Mathematical and physical modelling of steel flow and solidification in twin-roll/horizontal belt thin-strip casting machines

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 851-872

  Guthrie, R I L ^a   Tavares, R P ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Horizontal belt thin strip casting; Mathematical modelling; Physical modelling; Twin roll casting

Indexed keywords

CASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PHYSICAL MODELING; STEEL;

EID: 0032436563     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0307-904X(98)10027-6     Document Type: Article

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