Address:	RWTH Aachen University Depart­ment for Indus­tri­al Fur­naces and Heat Engineering Koper­ni­kus­str. 10 52074 Aachen
Pho­ne:	+49 (0) 241–80 26065
E‑Mail:	eickhoff@iob.rwth-aachen.de
Room:	01–202

Research

Phy­si­cal and nume­ri­cal flu­id flow simu­la­ti­ons of metall­ur­gi­cal melts and fur­nace atmo­sphe­res as well as phy­si­cal based pro­cess models of the­se reactors.

Fields of activity

• Remel­ting pro­ces­ses – Vacu­um Arc Remel­ting (VAR) and Elec­t­ro Slag Remel­ting (ESR)
• Refi­ne­ment of metall­ur­gi­cal melts by floa­ta­ti­on and buoyan­cy effects – SNIF box, tun­dish, ladle, …
• Water expe­ri­ments for phy­si­cal model­ling and vali­da­ti­on of nume­ri­cal simulations
• Case of dama­ge ana­ly­ses and refrac­to­ry optimization
• Pro­cess models of metall­ur­gi­cal reac­tors and furnaces
• Macro­sco­pic tex­tu­re examination

Projects

• Nume­ri­cal mode­ling of the momen­tum, heat and mass trans­fer in the Vacu­um Arc Remel­ting process
• Nume­ri­cal inves­ti­ga­ti­ons on the impact of the impel­ler flow to the gas bubble dis­tri­bu­ti­on in alu­mi­num degas­sing processes
• Con­ti­nuous scrap pre­hea­ting simu­la­ti­ons for the design of a con­ti­nuous­ly char­ged elec­tric-arc-fur­nace concept
• Deve­lo­p­ment of a pro­cess model for a block rehea­ting plant
• Nume­ri­cal inves­ti­ga­ti­ons for dura­bi­li­ty opti­miza­ti­on of a sub­mer­ged arc furnace
• Nume­ri­cal inves­ti­ga­ti­ons on refrac­to­ry wear for dif­fe­rent melt reactors
• Macro­sco­pic tex­tu­re exami­na­ti­on for huge metal plates

Teaching

• Basics of Indus­tri­al Fur­nace Technology
• Pro­cess Characterization
• Blen­ded Learning