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摘要
It is suggested that if liquid iron is in contact with an atmosphere of gaseous oxygen, the chemical reaction of oxidation inside the liquid metal is of a homogeneous type, as opposed to the heterogeneous reaction of oxidation which takes place in a solid metal. A system of equations describing the inter-related chemical and heat processes is formulated and solved numerically. The obtained solution demonstrated the existence of a relatively narrow reaction zone that moves inwards through the metal. It was shown that the temperature in the reaction zone could be rather high as a result of the following sequence of events: a chemical reaction heats the metal, which boosts the oxygen diffusion and the oxygen supply to the reaction zone, which in turn increases the rate of oxidation. Thermal conductivity and depletion of the reagents stop this explosive-like process. Calculations showed that after some initial period, the reaction zone motion follows the parabolic law.
- 出版日期2012-11-21
