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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2016.17.8.714

Fabrication of Metal Discs Using Molten Tin and Brass Droplets  

Song, Jeongho (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Seoul)
Lee, Tae-Kyeong (Department of Mechanical and Information Engineering, University of Seoul)
Rhee, Gwang-Hoon (Department of Mechanical and Information Engineering, University of Seoul)
Song, Ohsung (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Seoul)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.17, no.8, 2016 , pp. 714-721 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper proposes a simple process to fabricate tin and brass metal discs with a large surface area from molten droplets for the wet-refining process of nonferrous metals by assuming they have precious metal elements. To optimize the droplet condition in a graphite crucible, the appropriate nozzle size was determined using a simulation program (STAR-CCM+) by varying the diameters (0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mm). The simulation results showed that both tin and brass do not fall out with a 0.5 mm diameter nozzle but they do fall out in continuous ribbon mode with a 2.0 mm nozzle. Only the 1.0mm nozzle was expected to fabricate droplets. Finally, solidified metal discs were fabricated successfully with the 1.0 mm nozzle within 10 minutes by impacting the droplets with a cooling water flowing over a Ti plate placed at the $40^{\circ}$ falling direction. The weight, average thickness, and surface area of the tin discs were 0.15 g, $107.8{\mu}m$, and $3.71cm^2$, respectively. The brass discs were 1.16 g, $129.15{\mu}m$, and $23.98cm^2$, respectively. The surface area of the tin and brass disc were 8.2 and 17.6 times the size of the tin and brass droplets, respectively. This process for precious metal extraction is expected to save cost and time.
Keywords
brass; computer simulation; droplet; molten metal; surface area; tin;
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