Metallurgy, Vol. 50 No. 3, 2011.
Original scientific paper
Numerical and physical modelling of steel flow in a one-strand continuous casting tundish
M. Warzecha
; Department of Metals Extraction and Recirculation, Czestochowa University of Technology, Czestochowa, Poland
Abstract
The article presents the results of numerical and water model studies of a steel flow in a one-strand continuous casting tundish. The flow field measurements are obtained at a 1:3 scale water model of the tundish with the Laser-Doppler Anemometry (LDA) method, during steady-state casting. The LDA-measurements are performed using the Reynolds-similarity criterion. Numerical simulations of the three-dimensional turbulent fluid flow in a tundish are carried out with the finite-volume commercial code FLUENT. Mathematical model, validated with experimental results, is used to simulate liquid steel flow through a 1:1 scale industrial facility – a 16 t tundish.
Keywords
tundish; continuous casting; numerical modeling; physical modeling
Hrčak ID:
64372
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Publication date:
1.7.2011.
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