Bazzaro, G.; De Bona, F. Effectiveness of Travelling Slice Modeling in Representing the Continuous Casting Process of Large Product Sections. Metals2023, 13, 1505.
Bazzaro, G.; De Bona, F. Effectiveness of Travelling Slice Modeling in Representing the Continuous Casting Process of Large Product Sections. Metals 2023, 13, 1505.
Bazzaro, G.; De Bona, F. Effectiveness of Travelling Slice Modeling in Representing the Continuous Casting Process of Large Product Sections. Metals2023, 13, 1505.
Bazzaro, G.; De Bona, F. Effectiveness of Travelling Slice Modeling in Representing the Continuous Casting Process of Large Product Sections. Metals 2023, 13, 1505.
Abstract
In metal continuous casting process is important to estimate the temperature evolution of casted section along machine from meniscus (point in which liquid metal is poured) to cutting machine where product is cut at commercial length. Particularly in the case of large sections, a convenient approximated model to achieve this goal with a feasible computational effort, is the so called travelling slice: the transversal section of casted product is subjected to different thermal boundary conditions (e.g. thermal flux, radiation, convection) that are found during the movement at constant speed from meniscus to the end of machine. In the case of an axisymmetric section, a comparison with the exact solution can be easily achieved. The article will show pros and cons of both, namely the far lower computational cost of travelling slice model without losing precision. Results confirm the validity of the travelling slice approach also at low casting speed and huge dimensions.
Keywords
steel continuous casting process; travelling slice; FE transient thermal model; temperature evolution; metallurgical length
Subject
Engineering, Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering
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