THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION ON BY-ONLY-CURRENT ELECTROMAGNETIC SEPARATION OF INCLUSION FROM MOLTEN METALS

The electromagnetic field under applied AC and DC current in round and rectangular pipe was systematically investigated, then a concept of 'equivalent current density' was proposed for evaluating the inhomogeneous electromagnetic pinch force, and the mono-component removal efficiency and the overall removal efficiency of inclusion were formulated. It is founded that flat pipe is superior to round pipe for the electromagnetic removal of inclusion, and DC current can get a higher removal efficiency than A C current due to absence of skin phenomenon. Under usual condition, a removal efficiency of 52% for 10μm inclusion or more than 92% for 20μm inclusion can be achieved by imposing a current density of 3×106A/m2 in a flat pipe.

In-situ A1/24Si Functional Graded Materials Prepared by Electromagnetic Separation

Cylinder-like in-situ AI/24Si FGMs were produced by using electromagnetic separating process. Si primary phase reinforced layer with volume fraction as high as 16 pct was formed at the outer region of the cylinder-like samples where the local hardness and wear resistance were enhanced remarkably. Moreover, both of strength and ductility in the inner region provided insurance of reliable strength for this as-cast gradient material. It indicated that general mechanical properties such as good wear resistance at the outer region and good ductility in the central part could be obtained with the optimized redistribution of the Si primary particles under the electromagnetic force.

Electromagnetic Separation of Nonmetallic Inclusions From Liquid Steel by High Frequency Magnetic Field

The currernt work is to investigate the removal of nonmetallic inclusionsfrom liquid steel using electromagnetic separation.In experiments,a certain amount of aluminum was added to the molten steel in a crucible to generate aluminum inclusions.A layer of aluminum clusters were observed close to the wall of the crucible.Three dimensional electromagnetic field and fluid flow simulation indicated that particles moved to the wall of the crucible by the EM force and were entrapped at the inside wall of the crucible.

Development of Clarification Technology for Molten-Al by a Combination of Cyclone and Electromagnetic Separation

Aluminum has high recyclability and promising future,so aluminum recycling is important for the future society.However aluminum recycling has some problems;one problem is inclusions remaining in final aluminum products.In this study,we have proposed a new separation process of inclusion particles from molten aluminum;it is the electromagnetic cyclone separator,which consists of the liquid cyclone and the electromagnetic separator.We carried out water model experiments,in which the magnetic separation was used instead of the electromagnetic separation.A theoretical model to estimate the separation efficiency was developed and the results agreed with the water model experiments.The theoretical model was used to estimate the separation performance of the electromagnetic cyclone separator for molten aluminum,and it was predicted that the separator was effective clarification process for aluminum recycling.

REMOVE INCLUSIONS FROM ALUMINUM MELT INELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD

Electromagnetic separation of non-metallic inclusions from Al-Si melt is studied by theoretical analysis and experiments on self-designed electromagnetic separation apparatus. Metallographs and LECO Image Analysis System were used to analyze the content of alumina in aluminum alloy before and after electromagnetic separation. It is seen that removal effciency increases with the increase of electromagnetic force (EMF) and diameter of inclusion particles while decreases with the increase of melt velocity and height of separator. All alumina particles with diamete of 14μm have been removed successfully from the melt.

Separation of Particles From Molten Aluminum With High Frequency Electromagnetic Field

The currentstudy is to investigate the separation of non-metallic inclusions from molten aluminum with 53-63 kHz high frequency electromagnetic filed.In the experiments,aAl-SiC composite material- pure aluminum with a certain amount of dispersed SiC particles with 10-20 μm diameter- was used.Both laboratory experiments and numerical simulation were performed.It was observed that SiC particles were pushed to the boundary layer of the aluminum close to the wall of the crucible,and the thickness of the particle layer was approximately 1.0-1.5 mm and the area fraction of the particle layer was 9-15%of the entire horizontal cross section area.With separation time going on,the accumulation layer became thinner,and the accumulation layer density became higher.The numerical simulation indicated that the magnetic flux density is larger at top and bottom than other locations and very small at the center of the crucible,and the EM force mainly acted on the outside 0.004 m layer of the melt due to the effect of the skin effect.There were recirculation eddies at the top and bottom and close to the corner where the EM force was the largest.The speed of the flow was 11-13 mm/s at the corner of the top and bottom and was as small as 1 mm/s at the center of the crucible. Both the numerical simulation and the experimental observation showed that the top free surface was not flat, approximately 1.0 mm high at the center of the top surface by numerical simulation and 4.0 mm by the experimental observation.More particles were entrapped at the lower part of the crucible.

The Droplet Evolution Trend and Purification Efficiency in ESR Process by Superimposing a Static Magnetic Field

The paper investigated the refinement effect on droplet size of Electroslag Remelting(ESR)Process by superimposing a transverse static magnetic field through physical simulation method.A transparent experimental model is built to visualize the ESR process under magnetic field,especially focusing on the formation and departure process of droplets on electrode tip.The results show that due to the interaction between alternating current and external transverse magnetic field,the resulting electromagnetic oscillation in the molten droplet and slag bath refined droplets remarkably, the higher the magnetic field intensity,the smaller the droplet size.However,there exists a suitable frequency of 10Hz for the current which will achieve an optimal effect of droplet's dispersing and refinement.Based on the theory of electromagnetic separation,a new mechanism of removing nonmetallic inclusions in ESR process is proposed.By a simplified circuit model,the inclusion removal efficiency is calculated and it proves that the refinement of droplets under magnetic field could increase the removal efficiency of nonmetallic inclusions in ESR significantly.