Energy efficient, primary production of manganese ferroalloys through the application of novel energy systems in the drying and pre-heating of furnace feed materials.

Numerical Assessment of Packing Structures for Gas-Particle Trickle Flow Heat Exchanger for Application in CSP Plants

Author(s): Markus Reichart, Martina Neises-von Puttkamer, Reiner Buck, Robert Pitz-Paal
Published in: ASME 2021 15th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, 2021, ISBN 978-0-7918-8488-1
Publisher: ASME
DOI: 10.1115/es2021-62746

Process design for the pre-treatment of manganese ores

Author(s): Timur Kazdal, Richard Haas-Wittmuess, Sebastian Richter, Sebastian Lang, Christian Binder & Markus Reuter
Published in: Proceedings of the 16th International Ferro-Alloys Congress (INFACON XVI) 2021, 2021
Publisher: Elsevier

A Comparison of Direct Concentrating Solar Thermal Treatment of Manganese Ores to Fossil Fuel Based Thermal Treatments

Author(s): Lina Hockaday [MINTEK], Quinn Reynolds [MINTEK], Craig McGregor [SU] and Frank Dinter [SU]
Published in: Proceedings of the 16th International Ferro-Alloys Congress (INFACON XVI) 2021, 2021
Publisher: Elsevier

Large HelioPod™ field layout design and optimisation

Author(s): Tristan Mckechnie, Craig McGregor, Gerhard Venter
Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, 2022, ISBN 978-0-7354-4195-8
Publisher: AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/5.0085721

An investigation into the possible use of an existing rotary kiln for the pilot-scale investigation of the PREMA process

Author(s): M.B. Sitefane, J.D. Steenkamp, and P.J.A. Bezuidenhout
Published in: 5th Young Professionals Online Conference, 2021, ISBN 978-1-928410-27-0
Publisher: Camera Press

Solar Thermal Applications in Minerals Processing in South Africa

Author(s): Lina Hockaday
Published in: Proceedings of the 6th South African Solar Energy Converence, 2019, ISBN 978-0-7972-1825-4
Publisher: SASEC2019
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4001681

Wireless communication for a modular heliostat field

Author(s): Andreas Liebenberg and Willie Smit
Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, 2022, ISBN 978-0-7354-4195-8
Publisher: AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/5.0089824

Pretreatment of manganese ore for improved energy efficiency and smelting furnace stability

Author(s): Joseph Hamuyunia, Jarmo Saarenmaaa, Pasi Mäkeläa, Olli Pekkalab, Mari Lindgrena
Published in: Proceedings of the 16th International Ferro-Alloys Congress (INFACON XVI) 2021, 2021
Publisher: Elsevier

Pre-heating manganese ore in a pilot-scale rotary kiln

Author(s): Noémie Julia, Astrid Hecquet, Gilles Nussbaum, Simon Blancher and Aurélie Amalric
Published in: Proceedings of the 16th International Ferro-Alloys Congress (INFACON XVI) 2021, 2021
Publisher: Elsevier

Pretreatment of manganese ores in different gas-atmospheres - a method to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions in Mn-alloy production

Author(s): E. Ringdalen, J. E. Gjøvik, and M. Tangstad
Published in: Proceedings of the 16th International Ferro-Alloys Congress (INFACON XVI) 2021, 2021
Publisher: Elsevier

Utilization of Pretreated Mn-ore in a Pilot-Scale Ferromanganese Furnace: Effect of Ore Pretreatment on Carbon and Energy consumption

Author(s): Tichaona Mukono, Jonas E. Gjøvik, Heiko Gaertner, Michal Ksiazek, Maria Wallin, Eli Ringdalen, Merete Tangstad
Published in: Proceedings of the 61st Conference of Metallurgists, COM 2022, 2023, ISBN 978-3-031-17425-4
Publisher: Springer, Cham
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17425-4_25

Experimental study of packed bed heat transfer in a shaft kiln to pre-heat manganese ore with hot air

Author(s): S.N Sambo, S.A.C Hockaday, Dr T Seodigeng
Published in: Proceedings of the 16th International Ferro-Alloys Congress (INFACON XVI) 2021, 2021
Publisher: Elsevier

Digital Twin Data Pipeline Using MQTT in SLADTA

Author(s): Human, C., Basson, A.H. and Kruger, K.,
Published in: International Workshop on Service Orientation in Holonic and Multi-Agent Manufacturing, 2020, Page(s) pp. 111-122, ISBN 978-3-030-69373-2
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-69373-2_7

Wireless Communication For A Modular Heliostat Field

Author(s): Andreas Denan Liebenberg, W.J. Smit
Published in: 2020 International SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA Conference, Issue 2020, 2020, Page(s) 1-6, ISBN 978-1-7281-4162-6
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/saupec/robmech/prasa48453.2020.9041141

A CFD-Based Approach to Selecting a Concentrating Solar Thermal Plant Site Location Around a Ferromanganese Smelter

Author(s): Milan Swart; Lina Hockaday; Ken J. Craig
Published in: Proceedings of the 6th South African Solar Energy Conference, Issue 2, 2019, ISBN 978-0-7972-1825-3
Publisher: SASEC2019
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4001675

Slag reduction and viscosities interaction in ferromanganese process

Author(s): T. Mukono, M. Wallin and M. Tangstad
Published in: TMS Furnace Tapping, 2022, ISBN 978-3-030-92544-4
Publisher: Springer, Cham
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92544-4_12

Ferromanganese Production from Pretreated Manganese Ores: From Laboratory scale to Pilot scale

Author(s): Tichaona Mukono
Published in: 2023, ISBN 978-82-326-6929-5
Publisher: NTNU

A design framework for aggregation in a system of digital twins

Author(s): Carlo Human
Published in: 2022
Publisher: Stellenbosch University

Performance Evaluation of Wireless Communication in a Modular Heliostat Field

Author(s): Andreas Liebenberg
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Stellenbosch University

Experimental investigation of the thermal performance of a direct contact particle-air trickle heat exchanger for solar tower power plants

Author(s): Jakob Technau
Published in: 2022
Publisher: Karlsruher Institute of Technology

Development of a particle-air direct contact trickle flow heat exchanger for concentrated solar power application

Author(s): Alexander Hirt
Published in: 2022
Publisher: University of Stuttgart

Decrepitation of manganese ores during the pre-heating process in a rotary kiln

Author(s): M.S. Moholwa
Published in: 2020
Publisher: Vaal University of Technology

Field layout and dispatch optimisation strategies for a concentrating solar thermal plant providing high-temperature process heat

Author(s): Tristan Mckechnie
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Stellenbosch University

Behavior of manganese ores during pre-reduction in small scale furnaces

Author(s): Henrik Stensdal Reiersens
Published in: 2021
Publisher: NTNU

A Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach to Selecting a Concentrating Solar Thermal Plant Site Location Around a Ferromanganese Smelter Based on Heliostat Soiling Potential

Author(s): Milan A. Swart
Published in: 2021
Publisher: University of Pretoria

Method to Quantify the Effect of Temperature and Rotational Speed on the Decrepitation of South African Manganese Ores in a Rotary Kiln

Author(s): M. Moholwa, J. Steenkamp, H.Rutto
Published in: MethodX, 2022, ISSN 2215-0161
Publisher: Elsevier B.V
DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2022.101720

Prereduction behavior of manganese ores with solid carbon and in CO/CO2 gas atmosphere

Author(s): T. Mukono, H. S. Reiersens, T.L Schanche, M. Wallin and M. Tangstad
Published in: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, Issue Volume 53, issue 5, October 2022, 2022, Page(s) 3292–3305, ISSN 1073-5615
Publisher: ASM International
DOI: 10.1007/s11663-022-02611-5

Fines generation from South African manganese ores during preheating in a rotary kiln

Author(s): M. Moholwa, J. Steenkamp, H.Rutto
Published in: Journal of South African institute of mining and metallurgy, 2022, ISSN 2225-6253
Publisher: South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
DOI: 10.17159/2411-9717/1724/2022

Dataset prepared for characterization of three South African manganese ores before or after preheating in laboratory-scale rotary kiln

Author(s): M. Moholwa, J. Steenkamp, H.Rutto
Published in: Data in brief, 2022, ISSN 2352-3409
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2022.108566

Phase Distribution During Slag Formation in Mn Ferroalloy Production

Author(s): T. Mukono, M. Wallin and M. Tangstad
Published in: Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, process metallurgy and materials processing science, 2022, ISSN 1073-5615
Publisher: ASM International
DOI: 10.1007/s11663-022-02441-5

The Impact of Solar Resource Characteristics on Solar Thermal Pre-heating of Manganese Ores

Author(s): Lina Hockaday, Tristan McKechnie, Martina Neises von Puttkamer, Matti Lubkoll
Published in: Energy Technology 2020: Recycling, Carbon Dioxide Management, and Other Technologies, Issue 2020, 2020, Page(s) 3-13, ISBN 978-3-030-36829-6
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36830-2_1

FactSage-Based Design Calculations for the Production of High-Carbon Ferromanganese on Pilot-Scale

Author(s): Joalet Dalene Steenkamp
Published in: 11th International Symposium on High-Temperature Metallurgical Processing, Issue 2020, 2020, Page(s) 757-771, ISBN 978-3-030-36539-4
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36540-0_67

Upgrading Pilot-Scale Facility at MINTEK to Evaluate the Effect of Preheating on Smelter Operations

Author(s): Joalet Dalene Steenkamp, Glen Michael Denton, Tertius Pieters
Published in: 11th International Symposium on High-Temperature Metallurgical Processing, Issue 2020, 2020, Page(s) 303-317, ISBN 978-3-030-36539-4
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36540-0_28

The Development of a Heat and Mass Transfer Model for a Shaft Kiln to Preheat Manganese Ore with Hot Air, Model Development Methodology

Author(s): Sifiso N. Sambo, Carolina S. A. Hockaday, Tumisang Seodigeng
Published in: 11th International Symposium on High-Temperature Metallurgical Processing, Issue 2020, 2020, Page(s) 43-53, ISBN 978-3-030-36539-4
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36540-0_5

Method to Quantify the Effect of Temperature and Rotational Speed on the Decrepitation of South African Manganese Ores in a Rotary Kiln

Author(s): M. S. Moholwa, J. D. Steenkamp, H. L. Rutto
Published in: 11th International Symposium on High-Temperature Metallurgical Processing, Issue 2020, 2020, Page(s) 811-821, ISBN 978-3-030-36539-4
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36540-0_72

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