Honoured to be awarded Best Alumina Paper at ICSOBA 2022. Congratulations to Ab Rijkeboer of Rinalco and co-authors John McFeaters and Dan Manché of SysCAD!
In the paper, we introduce a new agglomeration kernel based on the work of René David (implemented in SysCAD as ‘David-Rijkeboer’), accounting for both laminar and turbulent flow regimes within a precipitation tank. We also present an operations-focused calibration wheel, whereby plant data and fundamental correlations are employed simultaneously to balance productivity (A/C), particle count and %<45μm. The paper concludes with an in-depth review of the state of the art of simulation of growth, agglomeration and nucleation processes.
Thanks to ICSOBA for hosting a collaborative and interesting conference!
Copies of the paper “Advances in Process Simulation of Agglomeration in Bayer Precipitation” and the corresponding presentation are available on request. For additional information on Bayer circuit or particle size distribution (PSD) modelling in SysCAD, please contact us at info@syscad.net.
