Numerical Modeling of the Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting Tundish with Different Control Devices

Numerical Modeling of the Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting Tundish with Different Control Devices

Numerical simulations were conducted to study the melt flow under the influence of control devices in a T-type two-strand bloom caster tundish via the open source Computational Fluid Dynamics software OpenFOAM. Three different cases were studied: a bare tundish, a tundish with two pairs of baffles,...

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Main Authors: Zhu He, Kun Zhou, Shuang Liu, Wei Xiong, Baokuan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Abstract and Applied Analysis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/984894
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spelling doaj-df080738b8a643c6aa9b2b38d775ced92020-11-24T23:33:03ZengHindawi LimitedAbstract and Applied Analysis1085-33751687-04092013-01-01201310.1155/2013/984894984894Numerical Modeling of the Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting Tundish with Different Control DevicesZhu He0Kun Zhou1Shuang Liu2Wei Xiong3Baokuan Li4Key Laboratory for Ferrous Metallurgy and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, ChinaKey Laboratory for Ferrous Metallurgy and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, ChinaKey Laboratory for Ferrous Metallurgy and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, ChinaKey Laboratory for Ferrous Metallurgy and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, ChinaKey Laboratory for Ferrous Metallurgy and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, ChinaNumerical simulations were conducted to study the melt flow under the influence of control devices in a T-type two-strand bloom caster tundish via the open source Computational Fluid Dynamics software OpenFOAM. Three different cases were studied: a bare tundish, a tundish with two pairs of baffles, and a tundish equipped with a turbulence inhibitor and a pair of baffles. Turbulence inhibitor and baffles arrangement showed an improvement of the fluid flow characteristics, yielding lower values of dead volume and higher values of plug flow. With a turbulence inhibitor, the velocity of metal which flows directly toward the tundish floor is smaller and the turbulence kinetic energy of the melt top surface is lower than the other two arrangements.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/984894
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author Zhu He
Kun Zhou
Shuang Liu
Wei Xiong
Baokuan Li
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Kun Zhou
Shuang Liu
Wei Xiong
Baokuan Li
Numerical Modeling of the Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting Tundish with Different Control Devices
Abstract and Applied Analysis
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Kun Zhou
Shuang Liu
Wei Xiong
Baokuan Li
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title Numerical Modeling of the Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting Tundish with Different Control Devices
title_short Numerical Modeling of the Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting Tundish with Different Control Devices
title_full Numerical Modeling of the Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting Tundish with Different Control Devices
title_fullStr Numerical Modeling of the Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting Tundish with Different Control Devices
title_full_unstemmed Numerical Modeling of the Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting Tundish with Different Control Devices
title_sort numerical modeling of the fluid flow in continuous casting tundish with different control devices
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Abstract and Applied Analysis
issn 1085-3375
1687-0409
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Numerical simulations were conducted to study the melt flow under the influence of control devices in a T-type two-strand bloom caster tundish via the open source Computational Fluid Dynamics software OpenFOAM. Three different cases were studied: a bare tundish, a tundish with two pairs of baffles, and a tundish equipped with a turbulence inhibitor and a pair of baffles. Turbulence inhibitor and baffles arrangement showed an improvement of the fluid flow characteristics, yielding lower values of dead volume and higher values of plug flow. With a turbulence inhibitor, the velocity of metal which flows directly toward the tundish floor is smaller and the turbulence kinetic energy of the melt top surface is lower than the other two arrangements.
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