Abstract
The optimum condition for clean steel production in the tundish of a continuous casting process reactor can be obtained using numerical modelling. Five different arrangements of flow modifier in the form of impact pad systems deployed in an eight ton, delta shaped, and two strand bloom caster tundish are analysed and optimum design of the impact pad to improve the inclusion removal efficiency is evolved. Reynolds Averaged Navier-Strokes (RANS) equations with standard k-ε model of turbulence and energy equation are used to study fluid flow and inclusion flotation in the tundish. The inclusion separation efficiency is evaluated by solving the inclusion transport equation. Height variations along with additional notch amongst different impact pads yield best micro inclusion separation efficiency.
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