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This document provides an assignment for a metallurgy course involving calculations related to converting matte in a Pierce Smith converter and a Mitsubishi continuous converter. Students are asked to calculate: (1) the blowing time for an 8 ladle batch, flux requirements, converter slag weight, and slag ladles; and (2) the required blowing rate and daily slag weight/flux requirement for converting 1500 tons/day of matte in a continuous converter. The document provides relevant information about the matte composition, blowing conditions, and atomic weights of elements to complete the calculations.

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The Copperbelt University School of Mines and Mineral Sciences Metallurgy Department - Solwezi Campus

This document provides an assignment for a metallurgy course involving calculations related to converting matte in a Pierce Smith converter and a Mitsubishi continuous converter. Students are asked to calculate: (1) the blowing time for an 8 ladle batch, flux requirements, converter slag weight, and slag ladles; and (2) the required blowing rate and daily slag weight/flux requirement for converting 1500 tons/day of matte in a continuous converter. The document provides relevant information about the matte composition, blowing conditions, and atomic weights of elements to complete the calculations.

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THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF MINES AND MINERAL SCIENCES


METALLURGY DEPARTMENT – SOLWEZI CAMPUS

MT 411 / 520 – Pyrometallugy Assignment Four


Due Date: 8th November, 2021 at 18:00 hours

The following matte is converted in a Pierce Smith converter


8 ladles at 18 tons matte ladle factor
Blowing rate 20,000 standard cubic feet per minute and 27 % enrichment
Matte analysis 55% Cu, 22% Fe and 23% S assume molecular matte
1. Calculate:
A. The blowing time if air blow efficiency is 85% [5 marks]
B. Flux requirement if Muva Hill flux ore with 95% SiO2 is used. [5 marks]
C. The converter slag weight and the slag ladles to the nearest ¼ ladle if the
slag ladle factor is 14 tons [5 marks]
2. If 1500 tons/day this same matte is diverted for blowing in a Mitsubishi
continuous converter, calculate:
A. The required blowing rate in m3/minute if the enrichment is 33%. [5 marks]
B. The daily slag weight and flux requirement [5 marks]
15% of original copper in matte is lost to slag and there is 18% CaO in slag. The
limerock is 95% pure.

Element Cu Fe Ca C S O
Atomic weight 64 56 40 12 32 16

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