Combined Electromagnetic Tomography for Determining Two-phase Flow Characteristics in the Submerged Entry Nozzle and in the Mold of a Continuous Casting Model

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Contributors

  • Thomas Wondrak - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Sven Eckert - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Gunter Gerbeth - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Konrad Klotsche - , Schaufler Chair of Refrigeration, Cryogenics and Compressor Technology (Author)
  • Frank Stefani - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Klaus Timmel - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Anthony J. Peyton - , University of Manchester (Author)
  • Natasa Terzija - , University of Manchester (Author)
  • Wuliang Yin - , University of Manchester (Author)

Abstract

This article describes experiments on the combined determination of the distribution of liquid metal and argon in the submerged entry nozzle (SEN) and of the flow in the mold of a small-scale physical model of a continuous slab caster. For visualizing the metal distribution in the SEN, mutual inductance tomography (MIT) is applied, while the flow in the mold is determined by contactless inductive flow tomography (CIFT). The results of the latter are validated in part by ultrasonic Doppler velocimetry (UDV). Accompanying measurements provide information about the levels in the tundish and in the mold, as well as on the pressure in the SEN. Depending on the gas flow rate, various flow regimes are identified, among them pressure and mold level oscillations, transitions between double and single vortex flows, and transient single port ejections.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1201-1210
Number of pages10
JournalMetallurgical and Materials Transactions B-process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
Volume42
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2011
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title4th International Symposium on Shape Casting held during the 140th TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition
Duration27 February - 3 March 2011
CitySan Diego
CountryCanada

External IDs

ORCID /0009-0001-6655-6656/work/141434963
Scopus 84857033088

Keywords

Keywords

  • Velocity reconstruction, Conducting fluids, Dynamics