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High Temperature Thermochemistry Lab
“Experiments and Thermodynamic/Kinetic simulations
for high temperature metallurgical processes”
(PI: In-Ho JUNG)
Dept. of Mining and Materials Engineering
McGill University
High Temperature Thermochemistry Laboratory, McGill University
Major Research Areas
• Thermodynamic / Kinetic
Models and Databases
• High Temperature Experiments
Pyrometallurgy
Metallic system
Thermodynamic database
Thermodynamic database
Process simulation model
Solidification / Diffusion
/ Precipitation model
Slag/metal/refractory
experiments
Oxidation kinetic model
High Temperature Thermochemistry Laboratory, McGill University
Steelmaking Process: Thermodynamic Database
Steelmaking consortium project (2009 ~ 2014) with
Thermodynamic Database Development
for Steelmaking process
Database for De – P Slag / Flux development (2009~ 2014)
• CaO-FetO-SiO2-MgO-MnO-Na2O-Al2O3-P2O5-CaF2 database
• Slag / Solid phases
• Experiment for phase diagrams
• Experiment for complex De-P reaction of
Hot metal treatment and Basic Oxygen Furnace process
Database for Steel refining slag and Casting mould flux containing Fluorine (CaF2) (2009~2014)
• CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-Na2O-Li2O-F (CaF2, NaF, LiF) database
• Slag / Solid phases
• Experiment for phase diagrams
• Experiment for Solidification of Mould Flux at Steel casting process
High Temperature Thermochemistry Laboratory, McGill University
Steelmaking Process: BOF Process Simulation (2013-2015)
Chemical Reactions: 200 ton BOF
Steel chemistry
Amount and temperature of slag
Slag chemistry
High Temperature Thermochemistry Laboratory, McGill University
Steelmaking Process: RH Process Simulation
O2 Lance
Steelmaking process
(Refractory design)
RH
Vessel
Kinetic Simulation for steelmaking process (2009~2013)
• De-Carburization process
• Slags / Refractories / Molten Steel / Gases reactions
• Refractory wear calculations
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High Temperature Thermochemistry Laboratory, McGill University
Experimental Equipment
All equipment in the lab are mainly designed for phase diagram study
•High Temperature Furnaces: All gas controlled
• 2 x vertical tube furnaces up to 1650oC
This two tube furnaces are designed for slag/metal/gas/refractory experiments
Max crucible size is about 8 cm in diameter.
• 3 x horizontal tube furnaces up to 1500oC
• 2 x box furnace up to 1500oC: (No gas controlled)
• 6 x horizontal tube furnaces up to 1200oC
•Netzch DTA/DSC/TGA: up to 1550oC
Common facility in the department
•Characterization tools: EPMA, SEM-EDS, XPS, X-ray tomography, etc.
Curses offered at McGill University
MIME 212: Engineering Thermodynamics (Undergraduate Core-Course)
Three laws of thermodynamics
Enthalpy, Heat capacity, Ellingham diagram,
Chemical reactions of pure substance, gases, regular/sub-regular solutions
Gibbs-Duehm relationship, Activity of solution, Henry’s and Raoult’s laws
Binary phase diagram, Gibbs energy and phase diagram relationship.
MIME 350: Extractive Metallurgical Engineering (Undergraduate Core-Course)
Dilute solution model (interaction parameter formalism)
Electrochemistry, Kinetics of chemical reactions
Phase diagram for ternary and high order systems
Extractive metallurgy (Steelmaking, Cu-, Al-, Mg-, Ti-, Zn-smelting process)
MIME 572: Computational Thermodynamics (Graduate course)
Teaching how to use FactSage
Materials design and process optimization project
(one project for each student related to his/her thesis related topics)
 This course is ideal for the Fire-students to take if they come to McGill.