Prediction of Ferroalloy Concentration in the Slab Using Residence Time Distribution of Steel Melt in a Tundish
박종인 Jong In Park , 권의혁 Eui Hyuk Kwon , 이기우 Ki Woo Lee , 김종철 Jong Chul Kim , 한정환 Jeong Whan Han
Abstract
In this study, the dispersion behavior of a ferroalloy containing cerium in a steel melt and the concentration along the slab length were predicted by a fluid analysis and spreadsheet-based model development in the continuous casting process. The residence time distribution of the ferroalloy according to the flow pattern was calculated and used for calculating the ferroalloy discharge rate from the tundish and concentration in the slab. Effective operating conditions for homogeneous concentration distribution of the ferroalloy were determined by controlling the injection speed and time of the ferroalloy obtained from this analysis model.
Key Words
alloys, casting, solidification, computer simulation, spread sheet model