Water modeling of molten steel flow in a multi-strand tundish with gas blowing  

作　　者：Jing Jiang Jing-she Li Hua-jie Wu Shu-feng Yang Tao Li Hai-yan Tang 

机构地区：[1]School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China [2]Engineering Research Institute, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China

出　　处：《International Journal of Minerals,Metallurgy and Materials》2010年第2期143-148,共6页矿物冶金与材料学报（英文版）

摘　　要：Fluid flow characteristics in a four-strand tundish with gas blowing were studied by water modeling experiments.It is found that gas blowing can greatly improve the flow characteristics in the tundish with a turbulence inhibitor.It dramatically increases the peak concentration time,and greatly decreases the dead volume,and reduces the minimum residence time.The gas blowing location,gas flow rate,and porous plug area greatly influence the flow characteristics in the tundish; the gas blowing location near the baffle,smaller gas flow rate,and smaller porous plug area are better for improving the fluid flow characteristics.Using gas blowing can reduce the difference of flows at the middle outlets and side outlets for the multi-strand tundish.Bubbles produced by gas blowing can absorb small inclusions and provide the condition for inclusion collision and aggregation.Therefore,introducing gas blowing into a tundish and combining the turbulence inhibitor can improve inclusion floating and removal,and the cleanness of molten steel can be advanced.Fluid flow characteristics in a four-strand tundish with gas blowing were studied by water modeling experiments.It is found that gas blowing can greatly improve the flow characteristics in the tundish with a turbulence inhibitor.It dramatically increases the peak concentration time,and greatly decreases the dead volume,and reduces the minimum residence time.The gas blowing location,gas flow rate,and porous plug area greatly influence the flow characteristics in the tundish; the gas blowing location near the baffle,smaller gas flow rate,and smaller porous plug area are better for improving the fluid flow characteristics.Using gas blowing can reduce the difference of flows at the middle outlets and side outlets for the multi-strand tundish.Bubbles produced by gas blowing can absorb small inclusions and provide the condition for inclusion collision and aggregation.Therefore,introducing gas blowing into a tundish and combining the turbulence inhibitor can improve inclusion floating and removal,and the cleanness of molten steel can be advanced.

关 键 词：continuous casting TUNDISH water modeling gas blowing porous plug 

分 类 号：TF777[冶金工程—钢铁冶金] TH814[机械工程—仪器科学与技术]