TY - JOUR
T1 - Mathematical model of the thermal processing of steel ingots
T2 - Part I. Heat flow model
AU - Thomas, B. G.
AU - Samarasekera, I. V.
AU - Brimacombe, J. K.
PY - 1987/3
Y1 - 1987/3
N2 - A two-dimensional mathematical model has been developed to predict stress generation in static-cast steel ingots during thermal processing with the objective of understanding the role of stress generation in the formation of defects such as panel cracks. In the first part of a two-part paper the formulation and application of a heat-flow model, necessary for the prediction of the temperature distribution which governs thermal stress generation in the ingot, are described. A transverse plane through the ingot and mold is considered and the model incorporates geometric features such as rounded corners and mold corrugations by the use of the finite-element method. The time of air gap formation between mold and solidifying ingot skin is input, based on reported measurements, as a function of position over the ingot/mold surface. The model has been verified with analytical solutions and by comparison of predictions to industrial measurements. Finally, the model has been applied to calculate temperature contours in a 760×1520 mm, corrugated, low-carbon steel ingot under processing conditions conducive to panel crack formation. The model predictions are input to an uncoupled stress model which is described in Part II.
AB - A two-dimensional mathematical model has been developed to predict stress generation in static-cast steel ingots during thermal processing with the objective of understanding the role of stress generation in the formation of defects such as panel cracks. In the first part of a two-part paper the formulation and application of a heat-flow model, necessary for the prediction of the temperature distribution which governs thermal stress generation in the ingot, are described. A transverse plane through the ingot and mold is considered and the model incorporates geometric features such as rounded corners and mold corrugations by the use of the finite-element method. The time of air gap formation between mold and solidifying ingot skin is input, based on reported measurements, as a function of position over the ingot/mold surface. The model has been verified with analytical solutions and by comparison of predictions to industrial measurements. Finally, the model has been applied to calculate temperature contours in a 760×1520 mm, corrugated, low-carbon steel ingot under processing conditions conducive to panel crack formation. The model predictions are input to an uncoupled stress model which is described in Part II.
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U2 - 10.1007/BF02658437
DO - 10.1007/BF02658437
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:51249176347
SN - 0360-2141
VL - 18
SP - 119
EP - 130
JO - Metallurgical Transactions B
JF - Metallurgical Transactions B
IS - 1
ER -