Effect of electromagnetic stirring on the aggregation and removement of liquid inclusions in continuous casting mold
LI Xiang-long1, SUN Qun2, QU Tian-peng1, WANG De-yong1
1. School of Iron and Steel, Soochow University, Suzhou 215137, Jiangsu, China; 2. No. 3 Steelmaking Plant, Angang Steel Co., Ltd., Anshan 114002,Liaoning, China
Abstract:The characteristics of high casting speed is high efficiency and low cost, which indicates the future of continuous casting process. In this work, the multiphase flow and inclusion removements in a CSP mold are studied based on the Large Eddy Simulation model and Eulerian-Lagrange approach. Results reveal that the electromagnetic stirring (EMS) significantly intensifies turbulence in a continuous casting mold and remove more inclusions into the liquid slag. What's more, the transverse velocity is enhanced due to EMS and thus the injection of steel is confined with the mold, which significantly reduces the injection depth of liquid steel and beneficial for the floating of inclusions. In addition, due to the fact that horizontal velocity is high, the injection is confined within the electromagnetic stirring zone, which significantly reduces the injection depth of molten steel, promoting floating of inclusions. In addition, because the flow field is intensified under the effect of EMS, the slag-metal interface fluctuates more frequently, so more slag drops are involved into the steel. So the EMS has double-sided effects: Although it may enhance the removing rate of inclusions, it may also run the risk of slag entrapment into the steel. This model has a certain guiding significance to control the production of high drawing speed continuous casting slab.
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