The mold region of the continuous caster, the most widely used casting device used by the steel industry has been modeled through a combination of a steady-state heat transfer approach and a recently developed pareto-converging genetic algorithm (PCGA). Due to highly non-linear nature of the objective functions, as well as the constraints, locating the pareto-front was quite a challenging job i...

B. Wang, Z. G. Yang, X. F. Zhang, Y. T. Wang, C. P. Nie, Q. Liu, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China Z. G. Yang, Special Steel Plant, Laiwu Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Laiwu, China B. Wang, H. B. Dong, Department of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK In the current study, a 260 mm × 300 mm bloom mould was investig...

The results of a numerical analysis unsteady heat transfer in the “metal-mold-environment” system during continuous combined casting and extrusion an aluminum alloy installation with horizontal carousel mold are presented. engineering zones characterized by different intensity between melt surface have been determined. A quantitative assessment influence rate heating crystallizer on temperature...

The importance of smooth mould filling in the foundry casting process has been recognized for a long time. More uniform the filling process is, the better the quality of the casting of the products produced. Successful computer simulations can help to reduce the number of trials and cut down the lead time in the design of new casting products by better understanding the complex mechanisms and i...

The demand of highest possible effectiveness is put on all production processes, while the highest quality is demanded from products. These requirements are particularly justifi ed in the steel industry, due to high cost of technical equipment assembly and production cost. In such conditions continuous processes are of signifi cant meaning, since they facilitate maximum utilization of productio...

UNLV investigators will evaluate and select a process for the melt casting of metallic fuel pins that contain volatile actinides. This work will be performed with the guidance of Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) engineers to insure that their knowledge and experience benefits the project. The research to be conducted during year one will center on selecting, evaluating, and modeling potential ...

This paper discusses an inverse solution consisting of the boundary condition estimation and the phase change front identification in continuous casting process. The solution procedure utilizes sensitivity coefficients and temperature measurements inside the solid phase. The algorithms proposed make use of the Boundary Element Method (BEM) in both 2D and 3D case. With the purpose of limiting a ...