7TH EUROPEAN COKE AND IRONMAKING CONGRESS - ECIC 2016

The objective of this paper is to develop the particle flow simulation in a charging process of a bell-less type blast furnace by using Discrete Element Method (DEM). The particles behaviour in a rotating chute was modelled, and the burden distribution was analysed. The measurement of the particle behaviour in a scaled-down experimental blast furnace was also carried out to validate the simulated results. The simulated results were compared with the experimental ones, and the good agreement between them such as an ore-coke ratio (O/C) and a particle size distribution was given.