Numerical simulation and analysis of tundish flow field of billet caster
GAO Yu-bo1,2, YANG Cheng1, WAN Wen-hua2, XIAO Wei1, WANG Min1, LIU Yu2, BAO Yan-ping1
1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy,University of Science and Technology Beijing,Beijing 100083,China; 2. Technology Center,Zenith Steel Co.,Ltd., Changzhou 213000,Jiangsu,China
Abstract:To study the effects of different shapes of turbulence inhibitors and baffle wall with diversion openings on the uniformity and characters of tundish flow as well as temperature field,the flow field of one of the symmetric double tundishes for the ten-strand billet caster was numerically simulated by using fluid dynamics package Fluent. The simulation research results showed that turbulence inhibitors could reduce turblence in injection area of tundish effectively, the flow field and temperature distribution in the pouring area of tundish varied obviously with the adjustment of the shape of baffle wall and its opening. Based on the numerical simulation results of flow image and index chart, optimized flow control devices for this tundish with specific shape and size were achieved, and also be further verified by actual temperature measurement on-site.
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