9th ECCC European Continuous Casting Conference – ECCC 2017

Flows in CC mould are a key parameter to control products quality. Mould Flow Monitoring (MFM) is a solution developed by Amepa Company. It is an electromagnetic technique using sensors implemented behind the copper plate of the mould which consist in permanent magnets and several highly sensitive detectors without direct steel contact. These sensors are able to measure the velocity of liquid...

In modern manufacturing, which aims at maximum productivity and quality assurance, it is essential to make use of high-grade materials, a well thought-out design, the latest coating techniques and intelligent sensor technology. System solutions that utilize new sensor technologies with “Industry 4.0” in mind open up a wide range of possibilities also in the field of continuous casting....

A computational fluid flow model has been developed to simulate the flow field of liquid steel within the square mold region of a billet caster. This study reports on the dramatic effect that a Submerged Entry Nozzle’s (SEN) position can have on fluid flows developed in square, curved mold, billet casters. In this study, ANSYS Fluent 14.5 software was used to model the 3-D turbulent flow of...

Electromagnetics is a well-established method to control steel flow patterns in the (slab) casting process. Improvements of process stability, surface and subsurface quality for a variety of casting conditions have been widely reported with the use of mold electromagnetic devices. Building on the success and flexibility of the braking and stirring capabilities of the FC Mold, a supplementary...

It is well known now that the cast product defects like hot tears or cracks are rooted at the first beginning of the solid shell birth. Damages result from the competition between hydrostatic pressure within the turbulent flow exit from the SEN and the solidifying skin under tensile stresses and strains state. In addition, the thermal energy extracted from the cast product by the mold has huge...