Measuring and modeling of viscosity and surface properties in high temperature systems

In order to be able to understand and model the kinetics of heterogeneous reactions and transport phenomena it is necessary to have experimental data of physical properties like viscosity, surface energy and interfacial energy. In this study viscosity of high-melting slags containing chromium oxides were measured. Central results and observed relationships and modelling are described. The results showed that addition of chromium oxide into the slag decreases the viscosity but the influence becomes weaker at high CrOx contents. The viscosity-composition relation was evaluated by a modified lida's model and a good agreement between the experimental and calculated results was observed. Interfacial phenomena between liquid metal and slag with gas bubbles entering through the metal-slag interface were investigated by X-ray transmission technique. Bubble behaviour at metal-slag interface and dispersion of metal droplets into the slag were measured as a function of interfacial tension, gas bubble size and slag viscosity. The effect of different parameters on metal entrainment is discussed.