Numerical investigation of slag entrainment in continuous casting molds

  • Kenneth E. Swartz
  • , Lance C. Hibbeler
  • , Brendan P. Joyce
  • , Brian G. Thomas

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Abstract

This article presents a three-dimensional, transient, multiphase, turbulent numerical model of slag entrainment in continuous casting molds. The model uses explicit time marching, the volume-of-fluid method with the geometric-reconstruction scheme for multiphase phenomenona, and the k-ω turbulence model. The numerical model is verified with analytical solutions, and then is validated with experiments of a rotating cylinder submerged in a tank of oil and water. These experiments report the critical angular velocity of the cylinder at which oil entrainment starts to occur, and the model reasonably agrees.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAISTech 2014 - Proceedings of the Iron and Steel Technology Conference
PublisherAssociation for Iron and Steel Technology, AISTECH
Pages1865-1879
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9781935117421
StatePublished - 2014
EventAISTech 2014 Iron and Steel Technology Conference - Indianapolis, IN, United States
Duration: May 5 2014May 8 2014

Publication series

NameAISTech - Iron and Steel Technology Conference Proceedings
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1551-6997

Other

OtherAISTech 2014 Iron and Steel Technology Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityIndianapolis, IN
Period5/5/145/8/14

Keywords

  • Computational model
  • Continuous casting
  • Model verification and validation
  • Slag entrainment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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