Modeling of electromagnetic separation of inclusions from molten metals

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1107-1114

  Reza Afshar, M ^a   Reza Aboutalebi, M ^a   Guthrie, R I L ^b   Isac, M ^b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic separation; Inclusion removal; Magnesium; MHD; Molten metals

Indexed keywords

DC CURRENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCES; ELECTROMAGNETIC SEPARATIONS; GENERALIZED MODELS; INCLUSION REMOVAL; INLET VELOCITY; METAL CLEANLINESS; METALLIC ALLOYS; MOLTEN METAL; NEWTON'S SECOND LAW; NON-METALLIC; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES; PHYSICAL MODEL;

CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; INCLUSIONS; LIQUID METALS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; METAL REFINING; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALS; PARTICLE SIZE; REMOVAL; SMELTING;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 77955304623     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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