MEASUREMENT OF SURFACE TENSION IN BASE METAL SULFIDE MATTES BY AN IMPROVED SESSILE DROP METHOD by Joseph Hamuyuni Thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Engineering (Extractive Metallurgical Engineering) in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University Supervisor Prof. G. Akdogan Co-Supervisors Prof. S.M. Bradshaw Prof. P. Taskinen (Aalto University) December 2012
DECLARATION By submitting this thesis electronically, I declare that the entirety of the work contained therein is my own, original work, that I am the sole author thereof (save to the extent explicitly otherwise stated), that reproduction and publication thereof by Stellenbosch University will not infringe any third party rights and that I have not previously in its entirety or in part submitted it for obtaining any qualification. Joseph Hamuyuni Signature: Date: 15/11/2012 Copyright 2012 Stellenbsoch University All rights reserved
Ni S 3 2 Cu 2S FeS Ni S 3 2 FeS Cu 2 S
Ni S 3 2 FeS Cu 2 S
Ni S 3 2 Cu 2S FeS
Ni S 3 2 FeS Cu 2 S Ni S 3 2 FeS Cu 2S
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Ni S 3 2
Cu 2 S Ni S 3 2 FeS
ai c g h Pi Θ P r rdrop S T β γ γ m g γ m s γ s g Δ Δp
θ μslag v ρ drop ρslag τ s Φ ϕ
θ ϕ
Φ = γ s g γ γ s g m g γ m s γ m γ m g s
Δ γ γ + γ s g m g m s
o o o o Ni S 3 2 Cu 2S FeS
Ni S 3 2 Cu 2S FeS
CuFeS 2 CuSFe 4 Cu 2 S Cu Fe S Cu Fe S
FeO Fe SiO2 CuFeS matte + 2 + O2 Cu Fe S + FeO SO ( ) 2
Cu 3 2S + 2O2 Cu 2O + SO 2 FeO( slag ) + Cu2 S( matte ) FeS ( matte ) + Cu2O( slag ) 3FeO + 1 2O2 Fe3O4 ( s) FeO + SiO2 FeO. SiO2 ( slag ) Cu x O SiO2 SiO 2 SiO 2 SiO 2 SiO 2 PbO SiO 2
SiO 2 Φ = γ s g γ m g γ m s Δ γ γ + γ s g m g m s
γ m g
( ρdrop ρslag ) 2 2 v = g r drop 9 μ slag ρ ρslag drop μ slag rdrop
2γ cosθ h = rρg
L1 L1 L1 L2 L 1 L1 L2 L 1
dγ γ dt γ dc γ dϕ τ s = = + + dx T dx c dx ϕ dx ϕ
Ni S 3 2 FeS Cu 2S
Ni S 3 2CoS Cu 2S FeS FeS
Ni3S2 Cu2S FeS Cu 2 S Ni S 3 2 FeS FeS Ni3S2 FeS
Δ P = γ 1 1 + R1 R 2
A = ΔpdV = γds ΔpV γ S
( φx γ + x γ ) ( x + ) γ = φ 1 1 2 2 1 x2 γ 1γ 2 φ Cu 2 S FeS Ni S 3 2 FeS Cu2S
Cu2S Ni3S2 FeS Cu 2 S FeS
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J L dγ = d [] x [ x ] 0 θa θb
p 1 1 Δ = γ + = gz c R R ρ + 1 2 ρ Δp φ 1 2 sin φ ρgb z + = 2 + ( R b) ( x b) γ b
β ρgb 2 γ 1 sinφ z + = 2 + β ( R b) ( x b) b x b z b β φ β φ 2 ρgb γ = β
ρ Ni S 3 2 = 6.144 6.6 10 4 T 4 ρ = 6.075 5.4 10 T Cu S 2 4 ρ = 5.435 1.1 10 T FeS
S 3 2 Ni
X η % Difference = 100 η X Ni S 3 2
Cu 2 S Ni S 3 2 FeS
P O 2 a P P = i i Θ a i Pi Θ P
22 log P 14 2 O ( atm) exp( P ) P O = log 2 O 2
β φ x b z b x b z b x b z b x b z b x b z b
Log(Activity) 5 File: C:\HSC7\Gibbs\0.8 mol. % Ni3S2.OGI 0 FeS Ni3S2 Ni3S2(l) FeS(l) -5-10 NiS(g) FeS(g) -15 S2(g) -20-25 O2(g) SO2(g) -30 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 Temperature (oc) Log(Activity) 5 File: C:\HSC7\Gibbs\0.2 mol. % Ni3S2.OGI 0 FeS Ni3S2(l) Ni3S2 FeS(l) -5-10 NiS(g) FeS(g) -15 S2(g) -20-25 O2(g) SO2(g) -30 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 Temperature (oc)
Log(Activity) File: C:\HSC7\Gibbs\0.2 mol. % FeS(0.OGI 3-2 Cu2S FeS FeS(l) Cu2S(l) -7 Cu2S(g) FeS(g) -12 CuS(g) -17 O2(g) -22 S2(g) -27 SO2(g) -32 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 Temperature (oc) C Log(Activity) File: C:\HSC7\Gibbs\0.8 mol. % FeS.(0.OGI 4-1 FeS Cu2S FeS(l) Cu2S(l) -6 FeS(g) Cu2S(g) -11-16 -21 O2(g) -26-31 S2(g) SO2(g) -36 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 Temperature (oc)
Log(Activity) File: C:\HSC7\Gibbs\0.2 Cu2S.OGI 4-1 Cu2S Ni3S2 Ni3S2(l) Cu2S(l) -6 Cu2S(g) -11 CuS(g) -16 SO2(g) O2(g) -21 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 Temperature (oc) S2(g) C Log(Activity) File: C:\HSC7\Gibbs\0.8 mol. % Cu2S.OGI 0 Cu2S Ni3S2 Cu2S(l) Ni3S2(l) -5-10 CuS(g) Cu2S(g) SO2(g) -15 O2(g) S2(g) C -20 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 Temperature (oc)
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