连铸结晶器内湍流大涡模拟

采用大涡模拟研究连铸钢水非定常湍流特性,比较了雷诺平均数学模型与大涡模拟数学模型对预测结晶器内钢水湍流运动的影响.模型采用一种低温液态金属模型的超声波多普勒速度仪（UDV）的测量结果进行验证,表明大涡模拟比雷诺平均模拟与实验测量结果更加吻合.瞬态湍流研究表明,大涡模拟优于雷诺平均数学模型,能够捕捉到水口附近高频率的湍流脉动现象.水口出流钢水区域内小尺度湍流结构起支配作用,射流以阶梯状上下摆动向结晶器内扩散.受湍流大尺度作用,结晶器内流场偏流现象始终存在,并且呈周期性变化,随着对流场时间平均的增加,结晶器内的不对称现象逐渐消除.     

连铸中间包上水口及浸入式水口结瘤物分析

水口结瘤一直是困扰连铸生产的问题,对连铸生产中发生结瘤的中间包上水口和浸入式水口从上到下做了全面的解剖分析,通过SEM、EDS、X-RD等手段对水口的结瘤物进行分析研究。结果表明,中间包上水口结瘤严重,钢水完全凝结;在浸入式水口渣线以上,发生了严重的结瘤,厚度约为16 mm,渣线下的结瘤较轻,结瘤物主要是Al2O3夹杂着钢水凝结而成,由于钢水中的酸溶铝含量较高,水口处Al2O3的富集使钢水凝结,堵塞水口。根据研究得出,中间包上水口和浸入式水口结瘤堵塞的原因为钢水酸溶铝含量较高,钢水在水口处温降过大、拉速过低等。     

Advantageof anticlogging nozzles over conventional aluminographite nozzles in continuous casting of steel slabs

Abstract

The goal of this work was to establish the advantages of the application of anticlogging nozzles compared with conventional aluminographite nozzles in the continuous casting of steel slabs. Anticlogging nozzles are used in many steelmaking plants to inhibit scab formation at the internal side of the nozzle wall. The formation of aluminate-corundum scab decreases internal nozzle diameter, leading to the reduction of steel flow and eventual blocking of the nozzle. The results of monitoring the behaviour of a large number of conventional aluminographite and anticlogging nozzles in a campaign lasting two months are presented. The data reveal lower average values of internal erosion caused by the steel and reduced thicknesses of scab formed at the internal side of the anticlogging nozzle wall relative to conventional nozzles. At the same time, the average values of external erosion, caused by the action of ungranulated casting powders, were considerably increased relative to external erosion resulting from the action of granulated casting powder.     

Numerical calculation of fluid flow in a continuous casting tundish

The deposition of deoxidation and reoxidation products in continuous casting tundish nozzles results in poor surface quality of the cast product and in extreme cases, disruption of the operating schedule. Since the flow of steel in the tundish is central to the behavior of nonmetallic inclusions in the tundish, the details of the flow field are determined numerically by appropriate solutions of the equations of change. The effects of the changes of the internal configuration of the tundish and various casting parameters on the computed velocity fields, particle trajectories, and particle residence times are investigated. The conclusions drawn from the computed results are compared with the results of various independent water model studies. Formerly with The Pennsylvania State University, is now with the United States Navy assigned to the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company     

高拉速板坯连铸结晶器浸入式水口的水模型研究

利用染料示踪法,采用波高传感器和旋桨式流速仪在全比例水模型中研究了四种浸入式水口(A型:凹型,15°(上角度)-15°(下角度);B型:凸型,15°-15°;C型:凹型,40°-15°,D型:凸型,40°-15°)下板坯连铸结晶器内的流场和液面特征.发现采用凹型水口时结晶器液面的波动与表面流速均小于凸型水口.凹型水口F的表面流速变化的功率(频率为0.03~0.1Hz)比凸型水口小约50%,所以凹型水口更有利于减少结晶器内卷渣的发生.在高拉速条件下(拉速为1.8m·min^-1,较大的水口出口上角度有利于抑制水口出口流股的漩涡流,进而减少剪切卷渣的发生.四种水口中C型水口条件下结晶器液面的表面流速最小,约为0.27m·s^-1,为提高拉速留有较大余地,所以适合高拉速连铸的最佳浸入式水口为C型.     

Coupled turbulent flow,heat, and solute transport in continuous casting processes

A fully coupled fluid flow, heat, and solute transport model was developed to analyze turbulent flow, solidification, and evolution of macrosegregation in a continuous billet caster. Transport equations of total mass, momentum, energy, and species for a binary iron-carbon alloy system were solved using a continuum model, wherein the equations are valid for the solid, liquid, and mushy zones in the casting. A modified version of the low-Reynolds numberk-ε model was adopted to incorporate turbulence effects on transport processes in the system. A control-volume-based finite-difference procedure was employed to solve the conservation equations associated with appropriate boundary conditions. Because of high nonlinearity in the system of equations, a number of techniques were used to accelerate the convergence process. The effects of the parameters such as casting speed, steel grade, nozzle configuration on flow pattern, solidification profile, and carbon segregation were investigated. From the computed flow pattern, the trajectory of inclusion particles, as well as the density distribution of the particles, was calculated. Some of the computed results were compared with available experimental measurements, and reasonable agreements were obtained.     

旋转流水口对结晶器钢水温度场影响的数值模拟

采用数值模拟的方法研究了不同旋转流水口工艺条件对结晶器内温度场的影响.结果表明:结晶器旋流水口会稍微增加水口两侧高温区的不对称性,但能提高弯月面处钢水的温度,使弯月面处钢水温度更均匀——传统水口从水口到弯月面处温降约为15℃左右,而旋流水口仅为10℃.增加拉速或降低旋流片高度,会增加钢水弯月面处的温度;旋流片角度为120°或旋流片距水口底部390mm时,钢水弯月面处温度最高.     

板坯连铸机结晶器内钢液流场的数值模拟

基于流体力学的基本理论,利用商业软件fluent的,κ-ε湍流模型,实现了对结晶器内钢液流场的三维数学模拟.重点分析了浸入式水口的形状、插入深度、水口侧孔倾角以及拉速等工艺参数对结晶器钢液流场的影响.结果表明,对于断面为1280 mm × 180 mm的板坯结晶器,水口插入深度为150 mm,水口倾角为向下15°,拉坯速度为1 m/min时,结晶器内的流场较好.     

双流连铸中间包流场优化方案的数值模拟

利用商业软件对武钢双流板坯连铸中间包原方案和优化方案进行了数值模拟,通过流场和停留时间分布曲线(RTD曲线)分析了各方案的中包流场特性,经水力学模型试验验证,其结果与数值模拟结果一致。研究表明,优化控流方案死区体积比Vd降至5.33%,比原方案降低了77.4%,平均停留时间Ta达到364.5s,比原方案增加了70.5s,优化后的中包流场更加合理,有利于夹杂物去除,该优化方案是适合双流板坯连铸中包的控流方案。     

宽板坯连铸结晶器内钢水流动的数值模拟

以150mm×1600～3250mm宽板坯连铸结晶器为研究对象,利用大型商业软件ANSYS CFX10.0建立了1个三维有限体积模型,对结晶器内钢液的流动进行数值模拟.研究了拉速、浸入深度、水口倾角、断面宽度等工艺参数对结晶器内流场和窄面冲击压力的影响.结果表明:随着拉速的增大,表面流速和钢液对窄面的冲击压力都显著增加,采用较大的水口倾角和浸入深度,可以抑制液面波动,减少卷渣.     

板坯连铸结晶器内非对称流动现象的数值模拟

基于流体力学基本原理,采用Fluent软件建立板坯连铸结晶器及浸入式水口的三维有限元体积模型,模拟研究了水口不对中和水口单孔结瘤条件下结晶器内流体的流动特征和温度场分布状况.结果表明:水口对中不良时,结晶器两侧回流明显不对称,液面会产生旋涡,水口偏向侧温度高于水口偏离侧;水口出口单孔结瘤时,未结瘤侧流股增强,液面流速增大,并且液面有涡流产生,结瘤侧新鲜钢液减少,温度偏低.     

Mechanism of alumina buildup in tundish nozzles during continuous casting of aluminum-killed steels

During continuous casting of aluminum-killed steels, the pouring rate through the tundish nozzle often diminishes, posing serious operating problems. This happens because a buildup of microscopic alumina particles at the nozzle orifice effectively decreases the nozzle orifice diameter and causes constriction of the liquid-steel pouring stream. There are two major aspects of the constriction problem: (1) the source of the depositing particles, and (2) the mechanism by which the particles deposit at the nozzle orifice. Detailed microscopic examination of the buildup of alumina particles in nozzles from various casting trials and petrographic examination of the nozzle refractory indicated that the particles depositing at the nozzle orifice were already present in the melt because of deoxidation and reoxidation processes. A model proposed herein explains why and how the alumina particles deposit and stay at the nozzle orifice. The model considers a microscopically thin boundary layer at the nozzle bore where the velocity of the liquid steel approaches zero. Particles passing close to the refractory surface and in the slow-moving boundary layer attach to the wall and to each other. The presence of eddy currents in and close to the turbulent boundary layer increase the particle to particle collision. Such collisions of the particles thrown from outer region of boundary layers with the already attached particles keep on dumping the particles toward the refractory surface. The high interfacial energy of alumina inclusions in steel is a driving force for particles to attach to the refractory wall and to each other, and high-température sintering then occurs to form a network of alumina particles.     

Effects of clogging, argon injection, and continuous casting conditions on flow and air aspiration in submerged entry nozzles

The inter-related effects of nozzle clogging, argon injection, tundish bath depth, slide-gate opening position, and nozzle-bore diameter on the steel flow rate and pressure in continuous-casting slide-gate nozzles are quantified using computational models of three-dimensional (3-D) multiphase turbulent flow. The results are validated with measurements on operating steel continuous slab-casting machines and are presented for practical conditions with the aid of an inverse model. Predictions show that initial clogging may enhance the steel flow rate due to a potential streamlining effect before it becomes great enough to restrict the flow channel. The clogging condition can be detected by comparing the measured steel flow rate to the expected flow rate for those conditions, based on the predictions of the inverse model presented here. Increasing argon injection may help to reduce air aspiration by increasing the minimum pressure, which is found just below the slide gate. More argon is needed to avoid a partial-vacuum effect at intermediate casting speeds and in deeper tundishes. Argon flow should be reduced during shallow tundish and low casting speed conditions (such as those encountered during a ladle transition) in order to avoid detrimental effects on flow pattern. Argon should also be reduced at high casting speed, when the slide gate is open wider and the potential for air aspiration is less. The optimal argon flow rate depends on the casting speed, tundish level, and nozzle-bore diameter and is quantified in this work for a typical nozzle and range of bore diameters and operating conditions.     

钢连铸电磁搅拌工艺中流场的数值模拟

利用旋转磁场特征变换模型方程并结合边界更新法,与k-ε湍流模型耦合计算了交变电磁场作用下连铸方坯内的流场.结果表明:电磁力使得钢液在水平方向形成旋转流动,能够降低向下过高的流速并增强回流;从搅拌区域垂直中心向下,水平旋转流动的速度逐渐变小.钢液旋转流速随电源电流和频率的增大而提高,并且在水平面上呈单峰值分布,在近壁面处最大.     

偏心M-EMS作用下连铸圆坯流动-传热模拟

 为探究偏心结晶器电磁搅拌(M-EMS)对圆坯钢液流动和传热的作用,减轻偏心M-EMS对圆坯的不利影响,通过建立三维耦合模型研究了偏心M-EMS作用下Φ380 mm连铸圆坯钢液流动和传热特点及M-EMS参数的影响。结果表明,在偏心M-EMS(300 A/2 Hz)作用下,由水口进入结晶器钢液流向外弧侧,碰壁后会形成较大回流;外弧侧钢液温度比内弧侧温度高;随着距弯月面距离增加,外弧侧钢液温度先增加后降低,温度最大处在M-EMS中心,为1 779 K;内弧侧钢液温度则一直降低。随着电流强度由100增加到500 A,圆坯下方回流区由1个变为2个;内、外弧侧钢液温差先减小后增加,在300 A时最小,为8.4 K。随着电流频率由1增加5 Hz,外弧侧回流区变小直至消失。当电流频率小于3 Hz时,内、外弧侧钢液温差小于10 K;而当频率大于3 Hz时,温差则大于16 K。Φ380 mm圆坯推荐M-EMS参数为300 A/2 Hz。     

Collision-controlled growth of composites in casting nozzles

Like the open-stream nozzles and submerged entry nozzles on c.c. tundishes, ladle nozzles can also become blocked. Accumulations of Al₂O₃, CaO · 2Al₂O₃, CaO · Al₂O₃, MgO · Al₂O₃ and Ti₃O₅ particles were observed on five sleeves removed from rotary ladle nozzles. The type of particles suspended in the steel depends on metallurgy. Growth takes place in bushy ramification in a coral-shaped structure and is controlled by flow separation, interfacial turbulence and gradient collision. Heat transfer on the nozzle wall is impaired. Steel which has infiltrated freezes if a heat sink is present. A stable composite of steel and oxide is formed. CaS depositions in c.c. tundish submerged entry nozzles are also examined. These CaS deposits become coated with viscous aluminates of the (C₁₂A₇ + CA) type, prior, here too, to impregnation with steel. The overall result is a reduction in interfacial energy.     

Three-dimensional FEM study of fluid flow in mould for beam blank continuous casting: influence of straight through conduit type SEN

Abstract

In order to increase the beam blank cleanliness, the aim of this work is to analyse the flow field in the mould of beam blank continuous casting, to find the factors influencing the strand cleanliness and then to optimise the process parameters. A three-dimensional steady finite element model was developed to simulate and analyse the turbulent flow field in the mould. The volume of fluid model was used to track the free surface evolution at the meniscus. The influences of processing parameters, such as casting speed and nozzle parameters, on the molten steel flow in the strand (such as vortex location, liquid steel impact depth, velocity and fluctuation of the liquid steel at free surface) were analysed and the optimum processing parameters determined based on mass calculation. The results of this research project have been applied in actual production, and it has been shown that they are very useful and efficient for improving the steel cleanliness and controlling the surface cracks on the beam blank web.