A three-dimensional simulation of coupled turbulent flow and macroscopic solidification heat transfer for continuous slab casters

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 40, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 4405-4423

  Seyedein, S H ^a   Hasan, M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS CASTING; ENTHALPY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLIDIFICATION; SPEED; STAINLESS STEEL; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

SLAB CASTER; STEADY STATE CONDITION;

HEAT TRANSFER;

CASTING; HEAT TRANSFER; MODELING; SOLIDIFICATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0031279997     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(97)00064-1     Document Type: Article

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