3rd International Workshop Surface quality of continuously cast products – IWSQ-3

Session

FLUID FLOW IN SEN AND MOLD: SIMULATION AND MEASUREMENTS

12 Mar 2026, 15:40

Hotel Weitzer Graz

Conveners

FLUID FLOW IN SEN AND MOLD: SIMULATION AND MEASUREMENTS

• Carlo Mapelli (Politecno di Milano)

8. Continuous Casting Mold Flow with Original and Used Nozzle Geometries: Numerical Flow Simulations and Water Model Measurements

Mirko Javurek (Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Institut für Strömungslehre und Wärmeübertragung)

12/03/2026, 15:40

Fluid flow in SEN and Mold: Simulation and measurements

Oral Presentation

In continuous steel casting, the turbulent liquid steel flow in the mold has a significant influence on the produced steel quality. The varying process parameters casting speed and inert gas injection at the stopper rod tip influence the mold flow pattern. Most investigations consider the original geometry of the submerged entry nozzle. During the casting process, material deposition and...

9. Ways to study fluid flow in the mould – The application of Simulation Technology and Supplementary Tools for SEN Design Characterization and its Development

Gernot Hackl (RHI Magnesita GmbH)

12/03/2026, 16:05

Fluid flow in SEN and Mold: Simulation and measurements

Oral Presentation

Simulation-based analysis of flow phenomena in continuous casting moulds is a mature and well-established practice. Commonly applied approaches include Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and physical modelling techniques, such as water modelling and, more recently, liquid metal experiments. These methods enable detailed evaluation of submerged entry nozzles (SEN) performance and support their...

22. Advanced Modeling of Multiphase and Magnetohydrodynamic Phenomena in Continuous Casting

Ebrahim Karimi Sibaki (Montanuniversitaet)

12/03/2026, 16:30

Oral Presentation

Surface defects in continuous casting are often initiated by transient multi-phase flow in the mold: asymmetric/oscillating jets, meniscus instabilities, and near-surface transport and entrapment of inclusions and slag droplets. This talk presents multi-phase flow simulations to quantify these mechanisms, benchmarked against water-model experiments.
Electromagnetic braking (EMBr) is discussed...

18. to be announced

Alma Olivos-Suarez (Tata Steel)

Fluid flow in SEN and Mold: Simulation and measurements

Oral Presentation

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