Inclusion removal by bubble flotation in continuous casting mold

Materials Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 161-177

  Zhang, Lifeng ^a   Aoki, Jun ^a   Thomas, Brian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment Probability; Bubble Flotation; Continuous Casting Mold; Inclusion Removal

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; INCLUSIONS; IRON AND STEEL PLANTS; MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS; MODELS; MOLDS; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; STEEL CASTINGS;

ATTACHMENT PROBABILITY; BUBBLE FLOTATION; CONTINUOUS CASTING MOLDS; INCLUSION REMOVAL;

CONTINUOUS CASTING;

EID: 18144430275     PISSN: 15462498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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