Numerical simulation of fluid flow and interfacial behavior in three‐phase argon‐stirred ladles with one plug and dual plugs

H Liu, Z Qi, M Xu - Steel research international, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A numerical investigation is performed to describe the quasi‐steady fluid flow and interfacial
behavior in a three‐phase argon gas‐stirred ladle with off‐centered bottom Ar injection …

Numerical simulation of slag eye formation and slag entrapment in a bottom-blown argon-stirred ladle

W Liu, H Tang, S Yang, M Wang, J Li, Q Liu… - … Materials Transactions B, 2018 - Springer
A transient mathematical model is developed for simulating the bubble-steel-slag-top gas
four-phase flow in a bottom-blown argon-stirred ladle with a 70-ton capacity. The …

Investigation of the air-argon-steel-slag flow in an industrial RH reactor with VOF–DPM coupled model

G Chen, S He, Y Li - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 2017 - Springer
A coupled three-dimensional volume of fluid method–discrete phase model (VOF–DPM) is
developed to investigate the air-argon-steel-slag flow in an industrial Rheinsahl–Heraeus …

Ladle eye formation due to bottom gas injection: a reassessment of experimental data

AN Conejo, W Feng - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 2022 - Springer
The ladle furnace was a watershed in the evolution of steelmaking when it was invented in
the 1980s. Both the BOF and the EAF were assigned a more specialized role. The ladle …

Numerical modeling of melt flow and mixing in an inductively stirred ladle and comparison with gas and mechanical stirring

K Avatar, D Mazumdar - steel research international, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fluid flow and mixing in an inductively stirred ladle are modeled mathematically. The effect
of two modes of electromagnetic stirring on motion is simulated; one produces a …

Process optimization of bottom-blown argon for 130t ladle furnace

L **ng, W **ao, Y Bao, M Wang… - Ironmaking & …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
A quarter scale water model experiment is employed to investigate the effect of single and
double porous plug placement and blowing flow rates on the mixing time, slag eye area, and …

Numerical study on flow, temperature, and concentration distribution features of combined gas and bottom-electromagnetic stirring in a ladle

Y Li, A Deng, H Li, B Yang, E Wang - Metals, 2018 - mdpi.com
A novel method of combined argon gas stirring and bottom-rotating electromagnetic stirring
in a ladle refining process is presented in this report. A three-dimensional numerical model …

Modeling of Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF) with electromagnetic stirring

N Arzpeyma - 2011 - diva-portal.org
The influence of electromagnetic stirring in an electric arc furnace (EAF) has been studied.
Using numerical modeling the effect of electromagnetic stirring on the thermal stratification …

Numerical Understanding of Electromagnetic Influence on Fluctuation Behavior at Slag/Steel Interface During LF Refining Process

Q Wang, C Liu, G Cheng, C Cheng, Z He… - Metallurgical and Materials …, 2024 - Springer
The objective of this study was to create a novel 3D coupled numerical model that explores
the impact of electromagnetism on the fluctuation of the slag/steel interface during the LF …

Inhibiting bulging deformation of liquid metal free surface by magnetic pressure

Y Li, A Deng, B Yang, H Xu, E Wang - Journal of Iron and Steel Research …, 2021 - Springer
A new method was presented to inhibit bulging deformation and fluctuation of free surface
by magnetic pressure. A research combined with numerical and experimental methods was …