The freeboard, which is an important region in COREX melter gasifier, has drawn more and more attentions, and as a key parameter for COREX melter gasifier operation, the temperature in freeboard must be within a certain range. In this paper, the temperature field of freeboard is simulated with computational fluid dynamics(CFD). The results show that the temperature in bottom is lower than that in upper. The temperature when oxygen nozzles are open is higher than that when oxygen nozzles are off, and the temperature under different operation conditions is all about 1000 °C.

In this paper, a numerical simulation model based on discrete element method (DEM) has been developed to analyze the burden distribution in the Melter gasifier of COREX process. The burden trajectory, the location and the burden surface profile are analyzed in the top charging of melter gasifier. The distribution of ore and coke and the porosity in the radial direction are given under the different charging mode. The results can be used to optimize the charging patterns in order to obtain the reasonable gas distribution.