Stillwater Mining Improves Smelting Efficiency and Yield, Eliminates Dust with Tubular Drag Conveyor
Stillwater Mining Improves Smelting Efficiency and Yield, Eliminates Dust with Tubular Drag Conveyor
3 PagesHAPMAN CASE STUDY days. The infrequent feed rate resulted in a chemical in- balance in the furnace and subsequent temperature spikes. “We had a hard time controlling the temperature of the furnace because we were dumping entire bags into it at a time,” said Senior Metallurgist Dayle Flynn. “The addition of large quantities of excess carbon to the furnace resulted in temperature spikes, and smelting was not taking place efficiently. This resu
