• Experimental and Numerical Study on Tapping of Two Liquids through a Single Tap-Hole 

      Loomba, Varun; Olsen, Jan Erik Øvrebø; Reynolds, Quinn Gareth; Oxtoby, Oliver; Einarsrud, Kristian Etienne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The production of industrial metals in pyrometallurgical smelting furnaces is central to modern industry. Tapping of metal and slag from smelting furnaces is a complex and difficult process. Any variations from tap to tap ...
    • Mathematical Modeling of Furnace Drainage While Tapping Slag and Metal Through a Single Tap-Hole 

      Olsen, Jan Erik; Reynolds, Quinn Gareth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Furnace tapping is a critical operation on pyrometallurgical furnaces known for unpredictable performance in many cases. A reduced order mathematical model capable of predicting tapping rates of both slag and metal is ...
    • A Review of Ferroalloy Tapping Models 

      Bublik, Sergey; Olsen, Jan Erik; Loomba, Varun; Reynolds, Quinn Gareth; Einarsrud, Kristian Etienne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Tapping is an important furnace operation in the ferroalloy industry and poses a number of complex and coupled challenges of both practical and economical importance. Owing to the hazardous high-temperature conditions ...