This state-of-the-art reference presents papers from one of the largest annual gatherings of extraction specialists from around world, the 2013 Annual Meeting of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. Addressing many aspects of extraction and processing metallurgy, this volume covers in three sections modeling of multi-scale phenomena in materials processing; production, refining, and recycling of rare earth metals; and solar cell silicon. Essential reading for scientists, engineers, and metallurgists in the global extractive and process metallurgy industries.
Table of Contents:
EPD Council 2013 xi
EPD Honors and Awards 2013 xiii
Modeling of Multi-Scale Phenomena in Materials Processing - III
Microstructure Evolution I
Numerical Simulation of Solute Diffusion-Controlled Dendritic Growth with Cellular Automaton Method 5
S. Luo, and M. Zhu
Multi-Scale Modelling Using 3-Dimensional Adaptive Meshing with an Implicit, Multigrid Solver: A Crystallization Example 13
A. Mullis, C. Goodyer, P. Bollada, and P. Jimack
Modeling of Electromagnetic Stirring in the DC Casting of Aluminum with ANSYS 21
S. Bogovalov, E. Pavlov, V. Timofeev, I. Tronin, and V. Kislov
Microstructure Evolution II
Computational Multi-Phase Modeling of Cast Energetic Materials 31
R. Mudryy, and L. Nastac
Large Scale Parallel Lattice Boltzmann Model of Dendritic Growth 39
B. Jelinek, M. Eshraghi, and S. Felicelli
Thin Wall Ductile Iron Castings Modeling by Cellular Automaton 47
D. Gurgul, A. Burbelko, M. Górny, and W. Kapturkiewicz
Coupled Flow-Thermal-Microstructural Modeling of the Scanning Laser Epitaxy Process 55
R. Acharya, J. Gambone, R. Bansal, P. Cilino, and S. Das
Heat Treatment
Internal Stress Generation during Quenching of Thick Heat Treatable Aluminium Alloys 65
J. Drezet, N. Chobaut, P. Schloth, and H. van Swygenhoven
A High Order Mathematical Model for Calculating Casting Temperature Field Based on ADI Method 73
X. Niu, W. Liang, and H. Hou
Microstructure Evolution Modeling for Solution Treatment of Aluminum Alloys 79
H. Yin, A. Sabau, T. Skszek, and X. Niu
Yield Strength Prediction for Rapid Age-hardening Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloys 87
H. Yin, A. Sabau, G. Ludtka, T. Skszek, and X. Niu
Microstructure Effects
Study on Effects of Interfacial Anisotropy and Elastic Interaction on Morphology Evolution and Growth Kinetics of a Single Precipitate in Mg-Al Alloy by Phase Field Modelling 97
G. Han, Z. Han, A. Luo, A. Sachdev, and B. Liu
Simulation of Microstructural Morphology Evolution of Ni-45wt.%Mo Droplets during Rapid Solidification Process 107
J. Ma, J. Zhang, S. Zhao, and J. Zhao
Fluid Dynamics and Solidification
Numerical Simulating Study on the Solidification Process of Continuous Casting Billet 117
T. Zhang, J. Li, H. Yang, F. Song, and T. Huang
Optimum Effect of Factors Influencing on Sacrificial Cathodic Protection for Steel Wall 125
S. Kaskah
Modeling on Fluid Flow and Inclusion Motion in a Continuous Casting FC-Mold 135
Q. Wang, S. Li, Y. Li, L. Zhang, and X. Wang
Numerical Simulation of Temperature Field and Pressure in Super Large Regenerative Rotary Hearth Furnace 143
Q. Li, H. Lu, and L. Zhou
Production, Refining and Recycling of Rare Earth Metals
The Ternary System Thermodynamics of Phase Diagram Analysis of Cerium Rare Earth Oxides in Supercritical Water 155
C. Li, H. Li, C. Jiao, Z. Zhang, and C. Wu
Removing Aluminum from Chlorinated Rare Earth Solution by Hydrolysis 165
S. Ding, W. Chen, C. Ji, Z. Shan, and F. Yan
Solar Cell Silicon
Silicon Production and Refining
Production of Silicon from Silica: Solid-Oxide-Membrane Based Electrolysis Process 177
Y. Jiang, J. Xu, B. Lo, U. Pal, and S. Basu
Carbochlorination Reduction of Silica Oxides 185
M. Song, M. Hu, L. Liu, Q. Deng, X. Lv, and C. Bai
Solar Grade Silicon Purification Using Liquid Phase Migration Technique 193
K. Matsunaga, T. Yoshikawa, and K. Morita
Alloying Refining of Metallurgical Grade Silicon with Rare Earth Elements 201
Y. Meteleva-Fischer, Y. Yang, R. Boom, B. Kraaijveld, and H. Kuntzel
Effect of Oxygen and Carbon on Lifetime in Cz Silicon Pulled from Top-Cuts of Casted Multi-crystalline Ingot 211
S. Zhang, E. Øvrelid, Y. Hu, and G. Tranell
Effect of Impurities in Monocrystalline Silicon for Solar Cells 219
M. Knudson, M. Juel, E. Øvrelid, and M. Di Sabatino
Slag-based Refining of Silicon and Solar Cell Advances
Reductive Removal of Phosphorus in Silicon Using CaO-CaF2 Slag 229
H. Kawamura, Y. Yanaba, T. Yoshikawa, and K. Morita
Boron and Phosphors Distribution Equilibria among the Molten Si, Slag and Metal Phases 237
K. Tang, E. Krystad, G. Tranell, and M. Tangstad
Antireflective Silicon Nanostructures Fabricated by Cheap Chemical Etchant and Coated by Atomic Layer Deposited Al2O3 Layer 243
Z. Yue, H. Shen, Y. Jiang, and Y. Teng
General Poster Session
General Session
Application of Non-stationary Thermal Model for Simulation and Investigation of Heat and Refining Processes of Ti During EBMR 253
K. Vutova, V. Donchev, V. Vassileva, D. Amalnerkar, N. Munirathnam, and T. Prakash
Investigation of Optimum Cementation Conditions of Ruthenium with Experimental Design 261
B. Zeytuncu, M. Morcali, O. Çelik, and O. Yucel
Kinetic Study of Recovery of Iron from Cassiterite Ore 269
G. Onyedika, T. Onwumere, and M. Ogwuegbu
Non-isothermal Kinetics Research of the Pellet under High Reduction Potential 277
H. Zuo, K. Jiao, R. Xu, and J. Zhang
Reduction of Pellets of Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) Dust Using Hydrogen 287
TMS, E. Junca, G. Rodrigues, V. Telles, D. Espinosa, and J. Tenório
Author Index 293
Subject Index 295
About the Author :
Michael L. Free, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Andreas H. Siegmund, Gas Cleaning Technologies LLC, Lantana, Texas, USA.
