Numerical model of thermal and flow phenomena the process growing of the CC slab

Abstract

The mathematical and numerical simulation model of the growth of the solid metal phase within a continuous cast slab is presented in this paper. The problem was treated as a complex one. The velocity fields are obtained by solving the momentum equations and the continuity equation, whereas the thermal fields are calculated by solving the conduction equation with the convection term. One takes into consideration in the mathematical model the changes of thermophysical parameters depending on the temperature and the solid phase volume fractions in the mushy zone. This formulation of the problem is called a complex model in contrast to the simplified model in which the conduction equation is solved only. The problem was solved by the finite element method. A numerical simulation of the cast slab solidification process was made for different cases of continuous casting mould pouring by molten metal. The influences of cases of the continuous casting mould pouring on the velocity fields in liquid phase and the solid phase growth kinetics of the cast slab were estimated, because these magnitudes have essential an influence on high-quality of a continuous steel cast slab.