scholarly journals Influence of Segmented Rolls on Homogeneity of Cooling in Continuous Casting

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1232
Author(s):  
Jan Kominek ◽  
Tomas Luks ◽  
Michal Pohanka ◽  
Jong-Yeon Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Water Distribution ◽  
Continuous Caster ◽  
Infrared Camera ◽  
Cold Test ◽  
Rear Side ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Secondary Cooling ◽  
Cooling Section ◽  
Cooling Intensity ◽  
Experimental Approaches

This paper deals with secondary cooling in a continuous caster. In particular, it deals with cooling inhomogeneity caused by spray arrangement and segmented rolls used for leading the strand. The cooling section is placed under the mold. Segmented rolls are supported by bearings in several places across the strand. Sprayed water can flow in the gaps between rolls where the bearing pocket is located. The main question that was experimentally studied is how this geometry with segmented rolls can influence homogeneity of cooling. Two experimental approaches developed for this study were applied, and both used full-scale geometrical configuration. The first one was a cold test where water flow and water distribution were observed using a transparent board with the studied surface structures (rollers and bearing pockets) and four spraying nozzles. The second one was a cooling test using a heated steel plate with rolls and bearing pockets. Cooling homogeneity was studied based on the temperature distribution on the rear side of the sample, which was recorded using an infrared camera. Homogeneity of cooling distribution was experimentally studied for three levels of cooling intensity that are used in typical cooling sections in plants. The hot tests showed that the bearing pockets do not provide significant cooling inhomogeneity despite the fact that a large amount of water flows through the gap between the rollers (which has been observed in cold tests).

High-Resolution Measurements at Nucleate Boiling of Pure FC-84 and FC-3284 and Its Binary Mixtures

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Enno Wagner ◽  
Peter Stephan
Keyword(s):  
Binary Mixtures ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Contact Region ◽  
Infrared Camera ◽  
Nucleate Boiling ◽  
Heated Wall ◽  
Rear Side ◽  
Phase Contact ◽  
Pure Fluids ◽  
Three Phase

In a special boiling cell, vapor bubbles are generated at single nucleation sites on top of a 20μm thick stainless steel heating foil. An infrared camera captures the rear side of the heating foil for analyzing the temperature distribution. The bubble shape is recorded through side windows with a high-speed camera. Global measurements were conducted, with the pure fluids FC-84 and FC-3284 and with its binary mixtures of 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75mole fraction. The heat transfer coefficient (HTC) in a binary mixture is less than the HTC in either of the single component fluid alone. Applying the correlation of Schlünder showed good agreement with the measurements (1982, “Über den Wärmeübergang bei der Blasenverdampfung von Gemischen,” Verfahrenstechnik, 16(9), pp. 692–698). Furthermore, local measurements were arranged with high lateral and temporal resolution for single bubble events. The wall heat flux was computed and analyzed, especially at the three-phase-contact line between liquid, vapor, and heated wall. The bubble volume and the vapor production rate were also investigated. For pure fluids, up to 50–60% of the latent heat flows through the three-phase-contact region. For mixtures, this ratio is clearly reduced and is about 35%.

Self-aligning support mechanism for continuous caster secondary cooling zone

Metallurgist ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 847-849
Author(s):  
M. Z. Levin ◽  
N. G. Pirozhenko ◽  
D. A. Dyudkin ◽  
A. M. Kondratyuk ◽  
V. N. Bordyugov
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Caster ◽  
Cooling Zone ◽  
Secondary Cooling ◽  
Support Mechanism ◽  
Secondary Cooling Zone

Metallurgical Secondary Cooling of Continuous Casting Based on Neural Network Adaptive System Design of Water Distribution

2014 ◽  
Vol 926-930 ◽  
pp. 802-805
Author(s):  
Jun Li Jia ◽  
Jin Hong Zhang ◽  
Guo Zhen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Continuous Casting ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Control Level ◽  
Cooling Water ◽  
Heat Transfer Model ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Secondary Cooling ◽  
Water Control

Efficient secondary cooling water control level slab continuous casting process and quality are closely related. Casting solidification heat transfer model is the basis of process control and optimization, heat transfer model based on determining the secondary cooling system is the most widely used method for casting production process can be simulated. However, when considering the many factors affecting the production and input conditions change significantly, real-time and strain of this method is not guaranteed. Therefore, the artificial intelligence optimization algorithms such as genetic algorithms, neural networks, fuzzy controllers, introducing continuous casting secondary cooling water distribution and dynamics of optimal control methods, the rational allocation of caster secondary cooling water and dynamic control is important.

Numerical Simulation on Optimization of Center Segregation for 50CrMo Structural Alloy Steel

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 583-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangzhou Gao ◽  
Shufeng Yang ◽  
Jingshe Li ◽  
Hang Liao
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Casting ◽  
Alloy Steel ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Casting Process ◽  
Heat Transfer Process ◽  
Equiaxed Crystal ◽  
Secondary Cooling ◽  
Structural Alloy ◽  
Continuous Casting Process ◽  
Cooling Intensity

AbstractTo improve the center segregation of billet for 50CrMo structural alloy steel, a 3D numerical model of solidification and heat transfer process for continuous casting had been established. The influence law of continuous casting process parameters on the secondary dendrite arm spacing (SDAS) and equiaxed crystal ratio had been obtained. It was shown that reducing superheat and casting speed and increasing the secondary cooling intensity could decrease SDAS. Reducing any one of the three parameters could increase the equiaxed crystal ratio. Adjusting only secondary cooling intensity could not make the SDAS and equiaxed crystal ratio change in the desired direction, but regulating the other two parameters could supply this gap. After optimizing the continuous casting process parameters of 50CrMo billet, the defect of center segregation was solved basically.

Numerical Modeling of Water Impingement and Heat Transfer With Solid Slabs During Secondary Cooling in a Continuous Caster

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haibo Ma ◽  
Kaile Tang ◽  
Rui Liu ◽  
Michael Lowry ◽  
Armin Silaen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Continuous Caster ◽  
Cooling Water ◽  
Heat Removal ◽  
Heat Transfer Process ◽  
Standoff Distance ◽  
Slab Surface ◽  
Secondary Cooling ◽  
Cooling Effects

In the steel continuous casting process, cooling water is directly injected through multiple rows of nozzles to remove heat from the slab to allow the slab to solidify in secondary cooling. Effective heat removal from the slab without causing slab cracking and deformation is desired. The present study focuses on developing a reliable numerical model which can accurately predict the impingement and heat transfer between water droplet and solid slab. The flat fan atomizer is chosen as a representative nozzle to be simulated. The spray pattern on the slab surface, as well as the impingement behaviors of water droplets, are obtained through an Eulerian-Lagrangian approach. The wall jet model coupled with modified evaporation rate depending on the droplet Weber number has been applied in the numerical model. A series of parametric studies have been performed to investigate the effects of spray direction, standoff distance, and distance between adjacent nozzles on the impingement heat transfer process. Simulation results reveal that intense cooling effects can be found in the center of the spray, where the concentration of droplets is the highest regardless of the spray direction. Double the standoff distance can reduce the heat transfer coefficient on slab surface by 10%. Finally, the distance between two adjacent nozzles should be adjusted to be smaller than the standoff distance in order to avoid the “fountain” effect induced by the collision of the two neighboring wall jets.

Optimization Control for Solidification Process of Secondary Cooling in Continuous Casting Steel

2012 ◽  
Vol 263-266 ◽  
pp. 822-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao Feng Wang ◽  
Man Yao ◽  
Xiao Bing Zhang ◽  
Xu Dong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Casting ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Optimization Technique ◽  
Solidification Process ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Secondary Cooling ◽  
Continuous Casting Slab ◽  
Temperature Optimization ◽  
Casting Steel

In order to predict and control the temperature of continuous casting slab, a mathematical heat transfer model simulating the solidification process of continuous casting slab has been developed based on the realistic roller-layout and spray nozzle distribution. And the accuracy has been verified by comparing with the pin-shooting experiment results. An advanced control strategies are adopted to achieve the optimization of water quantity under different production conditions by the integration of energy saving water distribution module and slab temperature optimization module in the dynamic secondary cooling model. The total water consumption has a trend of dropping off after the utilization of the optimization technique. And the slab surface temperature increases which fits for the down stream direct hot rolling.

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