Simulation on Effect of Divergent Angle of Submerged Entry Nozzle on Flow and Temperature Fields in Round Billet Mold in Electromagnetic Swirling Continuous Casting Process

A new process for swirling flow generation in the submerged entry nozzle （SEN） in continuous casting process of steel was proposed. A rotating electromagnetic field was set up around the SEN to induce swirling flow by Lorentz force. The flow and temperature fields in the SEN and round billet mold with electromagnetic swirling were numerically simulated and then verified by the electromagnetic swirling model experiment of low melting point alloy. The effects of divergent angle of the SEN on the flow and temperature fields in mold with electromagnetic swirling were investigated. The electromagnetic swirling flow generator （EMSFG） could effectively induce swirling flow of molten steel in the SEN, which consequently improved greatly the flow and temperature fields in the mold. Below the nozzle outlet in mold, with the increase of divergent angle, the stream of bulk flow diverged more widely, the high temperature zone shifted up, and the temperature field became more uniform. Above the nozzle outlet in mold, with 350 A electromagnetic swirling, when the divergent angle of the SEN increased, the upward flow velocity and the meniscus temperature first increased and then decreased. With a divergent angle of 60~, the upward flow velocity and meniscus temperature reaced the largest value.

A New Steel Teeming Technology by Using Electromagnetic Induction Heating System in Ladle

In order to overcome the pollution of the tratitional nozzle sand into the molten steel in tundish,a new method is proposed in this paper.In this method,the nozzle sand is substituted with iron-carbon alloy particles which have the same or similar compositions as the liquid steel.During casting processes,iron-carbon alloy forms solidification shell and the sintered layer in the upper nozzle to block the molten steel.When the slide gate is opened,the eletromagnetic induction heating is used to melt them so as to achieve 100%smoothly steel teeming.The electromagnetic induction heating effects were analyzed theoretically in the new slide gate system.Then the new method has been experimentally tested by using self-designed experimental device.The results show that the electromagnetic induction heating can complete the steel teeming within the required time.Furthermore,this steel-teeming technology can further improve the cleanliness of liquid steel.

Structural Optimization of Electromagnetic Swirling Flow in Nozzle of Slab Continuous Casting

During the slab continuous casting process, the flow field of molten steel in the mold plays a decisive role in the quality ofthe slab. In this paper, electromagnetic swirling flow in nozzle technology is proposed to control the flow field in mold.This technology can drive molten steel to rotate inside the submerged entry nozzle by electromagnetic force, therebycontrolling the flow field. This research shows that it can reduce the impact of molten steel on the bottom of nozzle andpartly reduce the negative pressure at the upper part of nozzle outlet which is even eliminated by optimizing the structureand angle of nozzle. The area of heat flux of the mold wall becomes larger, and the crest value of heat flux gets lower thanthat without swirling in nozzle and any nozzle optimization. The meniscus fluctuates smoothly, and the flow velocity at thetop surface is within a reasonable range. The temperature field distribution in the mold is uniform which was beneficial tothe growth of equiaxed crystal and decreased element segregation.