Drag and non-drag force influences in numerical simulations of metallurgical ladles

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 296-305

  Méndez, Carlos G ^a   Nigro, Norberto ^a   Cardona, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Multiphase flow; Non drag forces; Stirred ladle

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; DRAG; FORCE MEASUREMENT; LADLES; LIQUID METALS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; THERMAL PLUMES;

DATASETS; DRAG FORCES; NON-DRAG FORCES; STIRRED LADLE;

METALLURGY;

EID: 13944278902     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2004.06.018     Document Type: Article

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