Numerical analysis on the enhancement of molten steel stirring by magnetic field strength control

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 70, Issue , 2012, Pages 13-20

  Im, Do Jin ^a   Hong, Jin Seok ^a   Kang, In Seok ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic stirring (EMS); Industrial modeling; Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD); Nonlinear dynamics

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC STIRRING; ENHANCEMENT EFFECTS; INCLUSION DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIAL MODELING; MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTHS; MOLTEN STEEL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS THEORY; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; OPTIMAL EXCITATION FREQUENCY; OPTIMAL FREQUENCY; OPTIMIZATION STRATEGY; PERTURBED MAGNETIC FIELDS; STIRRING EFFECTS; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

DYNAMICS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION;

STEEL FOUNDRY PRACTICE;

EID: 84867211750     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2012.08.027     Document Type: Article

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