AI-Based Modeling and Optimization of Top-Submerged Swirling Lance in Bath Smelting Furnace for Non-ferrous Metals
摘要
The efficiency and stability of top-blown bath smelting depend critically on the performance of the top-submerged lance (TSL). Conventional design methods struggle to balance accuracy and computational cost in high-dimensional parameter spaces. To address this limitation, a CFD-assisted, machine learning optimization framework was established. A dataset of 1024 CFD cases was employed to train and benchmark several surrogate models, and the artificial neural network (ANN) model delivered the highest prediction accuracy and extrapolation capability. SHAP feature importance and sensitivity analysis identified the vane rotation angle as the dominant factor affecting SN. The validated ANN was then coupled with the crested porcupine optimizer (CPO) algorithm for high-precision, high-efficiency optimization of lance structural parameters, achieving an optimized SN value of 0.9349, with a relative error of only 2.56 pct compared with CFD simulation results. These results demonstrate the efficiency and reliability of the ANN + CPO strategy for TSL swirler optimization.