numerical modelling of casting powders and slag infiltration
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Numerical Modelling of Casting Powders and Slag Infiltration
Pavel E. Ramirez Lopez
SWERIM AB
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Introduction
▪ Numerical models are useful to
analize slag infiltration
▪ Traditional modelling
approaches split vertical and
horizontal heat transfer
▪ Solidification in the meniscus
occurs along the radius and is
affected by the slag infiltration
dynamics
▪ Transient behaviour of the
slag-bed must be included in the
calculations
Fig. 1: Radial heat transfer problem at the meniscus
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Key Lubrication concepts
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Dedicated to the memory of Professor Kenneth C. Mills
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Mills
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Key Lubrication concepts
Lubrication:
wet practice vs normal practice
L.I = fully lubricated region
effective mould length
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Thermo-physical properties of slags
• Viscosity & break
temperature
• Thermal Conductivity,
Crystallization and
Radiation
• Interfacial Contact
Resistance and Cooling
Rate
• Interfacial Tension
Slag viscosity
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Comparison of models vs measurements
Viscosity
Temp
time
Temp
time
melting
melting
solidification
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Dynamic slag behaviour during CC
Yonsei CC simulator samples[Met. Mater. Int., Vol. 20, No. 6 (2014), pp. 1103~1114]
Slag film evolution
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Effect of interfacial resistance (rint)
• rint has a strong effect on
shell thickness and heat
transfer
• Effect becomes more
important for thin slag films
(i.e. more crystalline)
• Rint should be measured
independently from film
thickness
• Samples from industrial
caster and simulator exhibit
similar characteristics such
as rugosity and cracking
susceptibility.
crystalline
samples
glassy
samples
caster slag films simulator samples
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Interfacial contact resistance (rint)
Interfacial contact resistance ranges obtained by laboratory tests and industrial sampling as well as used in numerical models (dotted boxes: experimental/plant; grey boxes: numerical modelling
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Modelling Slag Infiltration
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Slag modelling approach
Traditional algebraic approach:
SWERIM model:
eff
film
r
slagliquidliquid
liquid
slagsolidglassy
glassy
slagsolidcry
cry
K
dr
K
d
K
d
K
dr
film
+=
+
+
+
−−−
intint
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Approach
▪ Multiphase (slag+steel+gas)
▪ Slag behaviour (solid+liquid)
▪ Transient
▪ Mould oscillation
▪ Extremely fine mesh
in the slag film (ca. 50 m)
▪ Heat transfer & solidification
▪ 2D or 3D
SEN Walls
0=
=
=
z
w
y
v
x
u;
0=
x
T
Mould hot faces
0=
=
=
z
w
y
v
x
u;
Mould top
P = 101325 Pa; T = 300 K
SEN inlet
inlet
outletcinlet
A
AVv
= ;
T = 1833K
Cooling channels 3.05/4 PrRe023.0
hDwh =
Voutlet = Vc
Steel
Flux
bed/film Air / mould
mould
Mould top
Atmospheric pressure
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Multi-scale predictions2D model
2.0
1.0
0.0
Ve
loc
ity
m/s
200 mm
10 mm
VIDEO VIDEO
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Mould oscillationHeat transfer during solidification
Mould
velocity
(m/s)
0.08
- 0.08
Heat
Flux
(MW/m2)
4.24
4.08Time (s)
0.0
10 mm
Time (s)VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO
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Multi-scale predictions2D model
Velocity Pressure
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Infiltration mechanismSample Oscillation mode
dliquid dsolid consumptiondliquid dsolid consumption
nt mv
cvdispm
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Extension to 3D¼ slab model
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Meshing keypointsBoundary layer in slag film
100
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Application examples
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Slag infiltration in Billets under EMS effects
[K]
[m/s]
[K]
[K]
[m/s]Flow velocity contour with
solidified shell formation
Mold hot-face
temperature
contour with slag
infiltration
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Slag infiltration on pilot Slab
[K]
Mold hot-face temperature contour with slag infiltration Flow temperature contour with solidified shell formation
sec. sec.
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
1600
1550
1500
1450
1400
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Mould Wide Face Heat Flux
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Effects on flow, heat transfer & solidification
Parametric studies for different casting
parameters with results discussed with
companies for process optimization and
reduction of defects
This includes effects of jet impingement:
• Mould size
• Nozzle performance
• Slag film development
• Shell solidification
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Effects on flow, heat transfer & solidification
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SUMMARY
Modelling of Slag infiltration during Continuous Casting (as advanced as it is) is far from complete and avariety of phenomena are yet to be included in the simulations which have a direct impact on the process;and thereby, in the quality of the predictions and industrial applicability.
• DYNAMIC SLAG PROPERTIES!
• SLAG CRYSTALLISATION…
• SLAG-METAL REACTIONS combined with flow and solidification
• MODELLING VARIABLES IN THE REAL PROCESS (Operator praxis, Slag bed thickness, Powder feeding, etc.)
• MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES for mould powders during CC
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RFCS Projects
The research leading to these results has received funding from the EuropeanUnion's Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) for thefollowing projects:
RFCS DDT- Direct Defect Toolbox
RFCS SUPPORT-CAST
RFCS NNEWFLUX
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