Numerical calculations on inclusion removal from liquid metals under strong magnetic fields

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 98, Issue , 2009, Pages 359-373

  Sun, Z ^a   Guo, M ^a   Vleugels, J ^a   van der Biest, O ^a   Blanpain, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM METALLURGY; EFFICIENCY; LIQUID METALS; LIQUIDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETISM; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE; REMOVAL; SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS;

CYLINDRICAL CHANNEL; INCLUSION PARTICLES; INCLUSION REMOVAL; NON-METALLIC INCLUSIONS; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; STRONG MAGNETIC FIELDS;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 70749123849     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09100501     Document Type: Article

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