Modelling of metal flow and oxidation during furnace emptying using smoothed particle hydrodynamics

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3396-3407

  Prakash, Mahesh ^a   Cleary, Paul ^a   Grandfield, John ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFD; Free surface flow; Ingot casting; Oxide generation; SPH modelling

Indexed keywords

CASTING; COILED TUBING; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INGOTS; SMELTING; SURFACES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CFD; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; FLUID FLOWS; FREE SURFACE FLOW; FREE-SURFACE MODELLING; FURNACE DESIGNS; INGOT CASTING; MASS FLOW RATE MEASUREMENTS; METAL FLOWS; OPTIMISATION; SMOOTHED PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS; SMOOTHED PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS METHODS; SPH MODELLING; SPH SIMULATIONS; VISUALISATION;

FURNACES;

EID: 62949224810     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.07.055     Document Type: Article

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