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In steel continuous casting, flow in the mold region is related to many quality problems such as surface defects and slag entrainment. An electromagnetic braking (EMBr) system is a method to control the steel flow field to minimize defects and capture inclusions. The position of the port of the Submerged Entry Nozzle (SEN) and the peak magnetic field both affect the performance of the EMBr. In the present work, an efficient multi-GPU based code, CUFLOW, is used to perform Large Eddy Simulations of the turbulent flow by solving the time-dependent Navier-Stokes equations in a domain that includes the slide gate, SEN and mold region. The computations were first validated by comparing the predicted surface velocity with plant measurements. Subsequently, eight LES simulations were conducted to study the effects of different EMBr values and SEN depths. The flow patterns in various regions are presented. The results show that applying EMBr greatly lowers top surface velocities and turbulent fluctuations.
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Jin, K., Vanka, S.P., Thomas, B.G., Ruan, X. (2016). Large Eddy Simulations of the Effects of Double-Ruler Electromagnetic Braking and Nozzle Submergence Depth on Molten Steel Flow in a Commercial Continuous Casting Mold. In: Nastac, L., et al. CFD Modeling and Simulation in Materials Processing 2016. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65133-0_20
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