An asymptotic model for the formation and evolution of air gaps in vertical continuous casting

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 465, Issue 2105, 2009, Pages 1617-1644

  Vynnycky, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Air gap formation; Asymptotics; Continuous casting

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUOUS CASTING; METAL CASTINGS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; STRAIN; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

AIR-GAP; AIR-GAP FORMATION; ASYMPTOTIC MODEL; ASYMPTOTICS; CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTIC; GENERALIZED PLANE STRAIN; INELASTIC STRAIN; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LEADING ORDERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; MECHANICAL PROBLEMS; METAL INTERFACE; MOVING BOUNDARY PROBLEMS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PARABOLIC PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; THERMO-MECHANICAL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; TWO-WAY COUPLING;

METAL CASTING;

EID: 67149118147     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2008.0467     Document Type: Article

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