X-Ray and Neutron Radiographic Experiments on Particle-Laden Molten Metal Flows

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Contributors

  • T. Lappan - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) (Author)
  • M. Sarma - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) (Author)
  • S. Heitkam - , Chair of Transport Processes at Interfaces, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) (Author)
  • D. Mannes - , Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) (Author)
  • P. Trtik - , Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) (Author)
  • N. Shevchenko - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) (Author)
  • K. Eckert - , Chair of Transport Processes at Interfaces, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) (Author)
  • S. Eckert - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) (Author)

Abstract

In metallurgical processing, non-metallic inclusions contaminating metallic materials are one highly relevant challenge. Bubble injection into molten metals boosts the inclusion control and removal, thus enhancing metal homogenisation and purification. Although this principle of bubble flotation has been used for a long time, the effects of bubble–inclusion interactions in molten metals are not yet well researched. Imaging measurements of multiphase metal flows are challenging for two main reasons: the metals’ high melting temperatures and their opaqueness for visible light. This work focuses on X-ray and neutron radiographic experiments employing low-melting gallium alloys laden with model particles smaller than 1 mm in diameter. Both, bubbles and particles, are visualised simultaneously with high spatial and temporal resolution in order to analyse their motions by tracking algorithms. We demonstrate the capability of time-resolved X-ray and neutron radiography to image multiphase flows in particle-laden and optically opaque liquid metals, thus contributing to pave the way for systematic investigations on bubble–inclusion interactions in molten metals.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMaterials Processing Fundamentals 2021
EditorsJonghyun Lee, Samuel Wagstaff, Alexandra Anderson, Fiseha Tesfaye, Guillaume Lambotte, Antoine Allanore
PublisherSpringer, Cham
Pages13–29
Number of pages17
ISBN (electronic)978-3-030-65253-1
ISBN (print)978-3-030-65252-4, 978-3-030-65255-5
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesThe Minerals, Metals & Materials Series
ISSN2367-1181

External IDs

Scopus 85102762446

Keywords

Keywords

  • Bubble flotation, Liquid metal, Neutron radiography, Non-metallic inclusions, X-ray radiography