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Nickel-Copper Matte Converting: Peirce-Smith Blow Simulator (2D)

A 2D Peirce-Smith converter cross-section that actually tracks the mass balance: blow oxygen-enriched air through molten Ni-Cu-Fe matte, watch FeS oxidize to FeO slag first as the correct real chemistry dictates, then decide when to stop before the finish blow starts eating into your Ni and Cu yield.

Materials Science2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

This is the 2D counterpart to the 3D converter model: a side-view vessel where the numbers are real, not decorative. Oxygen enrichment actually removes iron mass from a tracked charge before touching sulfur or metal, following the same preferential-oxidation order a real Peirce-Smith blow follows (2FeS+3O2→2FeO+2SO2 before any Ni/Cu sulfide reacts), and the silica flux ratio genuinely trades off slag fluidity against entrained metal loss — push the blow past the finish point and Ni+Cu grade stops climbing and starts falling, the same overblow risk real converter operators watch for.

⚙ Under the hood

2D Peirce-Smith converter cross-section: blow oxygen-enriched air through molten Ni-Cu matte, watch FeS oxidize to FeO slag first, then time the finish blow before Ni and Cu themselves start oxidizing away.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install