Mathematical modeling of ingot caster filling systems

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 661-666

  Grandfield, J ^a   Cleary, P ^a   Prakash, M ^a   Sinnott, M ^a   Oswald, K ^b   Nguyen, V ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CRC for Cast Metals Manufacturing   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dross generation; Filling; Ingot casting

Indexed keywords

WATER SPRAYS; WHEEL-TYPE FILLING SYSTEMS;

CHAIN CONVEYORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILLING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL CASTING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

STEEL INGOTS;

EID: 2442426522     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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