Investigation of the effect of bath temperature on the bath–freeze lining interface temperature in the CuO _x –FeO _y –MgO–SiO ₂ system at copper metal saturation

Abstract

In pyrometallurgy, freeze lining technology is used to ensure the integrity of the furnace wall. This involves cooling down the wall and solidifying part of the liquid bath material onto the wall, creating a protective layer. In the current study, the cooled probe technique was used to perform a series of laboratory experiments, producing freeze linings under controlled conditions in the CuO _x –FeO _y –MgO–SiO ₂ system. Earlier research has shown the bath–freeze lining interface temperature at thermal steady state can be at subliquidus temperatures under certain conditions. The current study focuses on the effect of bath temperature on this bath–freeze lining interface temperature and has indicated that increasing the bath temperature increases the interface temperature. Furthermore, the crystals forming the interface did not include the primary phase and formed a non-planar interface at thermal steady state.