Dynamic mechanical characteristics of NdFeB in electromagnetic brake

With the continuous development of artillery,the disadvantages of hydraulic recoil brakes gradually appear.At the same time,the appearance of high-performance Nd Fe B permanent magnet makes it possible to apply electromagnetic braking technology to recoil mechanism.In this paper,prototype tests of a certain artillery were carried out to verify the feasibility of the electromagnetic brake(EMB)and obtain the electromagnetic braking force.Due to the brittleness of Nd Fe B,in order to eliminate the worry about the safety of EMB,SHPB experiments of Nd Fe B were carried out.Then,based on the assumption of uniform crack distribution,the law of crack propagation and damage accumulation was described theoretically,and the damage constitutive model suitable for brittle materials was proposed by combining the Zhu-Wang-Tang(ZWT)equation.Finally,the numerical simulation model of the artillery prototype was established and through calculation,the dynamic mechanical characteristics of Nd Fe B in the prototype were analyzed.The calculation results show that the strength of Nd Fe B can meet the requirements of the use in the working process.From the perspective of damage factor,the damage value of the permanent magnet on the far right is larger,and the damage value of the inner ring gradually decreases to the outer ring.

Optimum Position of Electromagnetic Brake on Slab Caster

Three-dimensional mathematical models were developed for studying the molten steel flow and the trajectories of inclusions and bubbles in continuous casting mold with electromagnetic brake.The results show that the effect of the electromagnetic brake on the molten steel flow and the movement of inclusions and bubbles depends on the position of electromagnetic brake.While EMBR Ruler is installed at the exit of the submerged entry nozzle,the velocity of the main jet of molten steel from the nozzle can be decreased effectively,the velocity of the molten steel streams near the free surface and the narrow face is reduced obviously;Meantime more inclusions and bubbles could float up to the slag layer.

Numerical Modeling of Turbulent Melt Flow in a Continuous Casting Mold Affected by an Electromagnetic Brake

The current work combines numerical and experimental investigations based on a small-scale mockup using the eutectic alloy GaInSn.The jet flow discharging from the submerged entry nozzle was exposed perpendicularly to a DC magnetic field across the entire wide face of the mold.Numerical calculations were performed by using the commercial package CFX with an implemented RANS-SST turbulence model.The anisotropic properties of the MHD turbulence were taken into account by specific modifications of the turbulence model.The comparison between our numerical calculations and the experimental results shows a very well agreement.In particular,the modified RANS-SST turbulence model is capable to reconstruct the peculiar phenomenon of the excitation of non-steady,non-isotropic large-scale flow perturbations caused by the application of the DC magnetic field.Another important finding of our study is the feature that the electrical boundary conditions,namely the wall conductivity ratio,have a great impact on the mold flow subjected to an external magnetic field.

Turbulent Flow and Transport of Bubbles in Slab Continuous Casting Mold Under Electromagnetic Brake

Large eddy simulation model with magnetohydrodynamics(MHD)is developed to study the effect of electromagnetic braker(EMBr)on molten steel flow and transport of argon bubbles in the continuous casting process. The large eddy simulation with Smagorinsky sub-grid scale model is used to calculate the turbulent variables.The results indicate that the magnetic force can optimize the molten steel flow pattern in the braking area.The flow is asymmetric, especially in the lower of the mold,even if with applied electromagnetic effect.The flow deviation of the molten steel in the mold is inevitable existence.More bubbles tend to release from the top surface with LMF-EMBr,while,FCMF-EMBr has little effect on the overall removal fraction of bubbles,but it affects the trajectory of bubbles.

Study on fluid flow in the mold with electromagnetic braking

Multiphase flow control w ith electromagnetic braking（ EMBr） is w idely used in the continuous casting of steel slabs. The basic aim of the flow control system of the process is to deliver molten steel from the ladle through the tundish,upper tundish nozzle,slide gate,and submerged entry nozzle into the mold region w ith minimal defects. This requires the optimization of turbulence levels at a meniscus to avoid both an excessively fast flow（ which creates high fluctuations of the meniscus level in addition to slag entrapment,surface nonuniformities,and surface defects） and insufficient slow flow（ w hich leads to meniscus solidification,inadequate flux infiltration,and surface defects）. In this study,a Eulerian-Lagrangian approach is used to investigate the effects of EM Br and Ar bubble injection on the surface flow velocity. The results show that high Ar injection rates can lead to an increase in surface velocity.

Melt flow,heat transfer and solidification in a flexible thin slab continuous casting mold with vertical-combined electromagnetic braking

During continuous casting of steel slabs,the application of electromagnetic braking technology(EMBr)provides an effective tool to influence solidification by controlling the pattern of melt flow in the mold.Thus,the quality of the final product can be improved considerably.A new electromagnetic braking(EMBr)method,named vertical-combined electromagnetic braking(VC-EMBr),is proposed to be applied to a flexible thin slab casting(FTSC)mold.To evaluate the beneficial effects of the VC-EMBr,the melt flow,heat transfer,and solidification processes in the FTSC mold are studied by means of numerical simulations.In detail,a Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes turbulence model together with an enthalpy-porosity approach was used.The numerical findings are compared with respective simulations using the traditional Ruler-EMBr.The results demonstrate that the application of the VC-EMBr contributes significantly to preventing relative slab defects.In contrast to the Ruler-EMBr,the additional vertical magnetic poles of the VC-EMBr preferentially suppress the direct impact of jet flow on the narrow face of FSTC mold and considerably diminish the level fluctuation near the meniscus region.For instance,by applying a magnetic flux density of 0.3 T,the maximum amplitude of meniscus deflection reduces by about 80%.Moreover,the braking effect of the VC-EMBr effectively improves the homogeneity of temperature distribution in the upper recirculation region and increases the solidified shell thickness along the casting direction.On this basis,the newly proposed VC-EMBr shows a beneficial effect in preventing relative slab defects for FTSC thin slab continuous casting.

Numerical Simulation of Level Magnetic Field

According to Maxwell electromagnetic field theory and magnetic vector potential integral equation,a mathematical model of LMF(Level Magnetic Field)for EMBR(Electromagnetic brake)was proposed,and the reliable software for LMF calculation was developed.The distribution of magnetic flux density given by numerical simulation shows that the magnetic flux density is greater in the magnet and magnetic leakage is observed in the gap.The magnetic flux density is uniform in horizontal plane and a peak is observed in vertical plane.Furthermore,the effects of electromagnetic and structural parameters on magnetic flux density were discussed.The relationship between magnetic flux,electromagnetic parameters and structural parameters is obtained by dimensional analysis,simulation experiment and least square method.

Experimental Investigation of Fluid Flow in CC Mold With Electromagnetic Filed

Fluid flow in continuous casting mold is one of the key factors to influence the process, because the operation of the casting process and most of the defects in steel quality are closely associated with fluid flow in the mold. Electromagnetic field(EMF) has been applied to control the fluid flow as an efficient technology, and a lot of research works on the effect of the EMF has been done by numerical simulation. Aware of the limitation of the numerical simulation of the flow under a static EMF, low melting metals have been adapted to the investigation of flow in EMF. In the report, some of works on electromagnetic brake ruler (EMBR) and Flow Control Mold (FC-Mold) in slab casting with mercury as an analogue of liquid steel are presented. In the experiment, the flow in the mold and fluctuation of meniscus were measured by the ultrasonic DOP2000 velocimeter. The effects of the magnetic flux density and location of the magnets on the flow in the mold have been studied. The results showed that the flow discharged from the SEN was suppressed, both of the distribution of the kinetic energy and the turbulence intensity were changed, and the flow stability of liquid metal in the mold was enhanced. In electromagnetic brake ruler when Bmax was more than 0.29T, the surface level fluctuations were suppressed,the flow at the meniscus became stable and the flow pattern at the meniscus were improved, and the impact strength of liquid metal was weakened simultaneously, and the penetration depth was reduced. It was beneficial to improve the flow in the upper eddy, fluctuation of meniscus and stability of the flow when the magnet was located near the SEN. However, it was good to reduce the impact action and penetration depth when the magnet was away from the SEN. Compared with EMBR, it was more effective to use FC-Mold for improving the flow in the upper eddy, fluctuation of meniscus and stability of the flow. Nevertheless, it was more effective for lower flow to reducing the impact action and penetration depth using EMBR. The experiment results showed that a magnetic field could not only damp flow, but also change the flow direction and distribute the flux of liquid steel. Thus, the flow in the mold could be improved by optimizing the distribution of magnetic field. The behavior of gas bubbles in the melt during continuous casting with EMBR has been investigated experimentally. It is found that the movement and distribution of the bubbles changed a lot. The bubbles tended to penetrate less and accumulate near the SEN when the EMBR switched on.

Behavior of molten steel flow in continuous casting mold with different static magnetic field configurations

A three-dimensional mathematical model was established to investigate the behavior of molten steel flow and steel/slag interface with different processes and electromagnetic parameters under two different static magnetic field configurations [ruler-type electromagnetic brake （EMBr ruler） and vertical electromagnetic brake （V-EMBr）] in a continuous casting mold. The results showed that the brake effect of EMBr ruler is significantly influenced by its configuration parameters, the distance between the pole and bottom of the submerged entry nozzle （SEN）, and the port angle of the SEN outlet; therefore, it is not helpful to depress the diffusion of jet flow along the thickness direction of mold. For a constant SEN depth and port angle, there is a reasonable pole position （P = 0 mm） where the pole simultaneously covers three key zones, i.e., the jet flow impact zone and the upward and downward backflow zones. For V-EMBr, the magnetic field can simultaneously cover the three key zones and depress the diffusion of jet flow along the casting and thickness directions of the mold. Both the meniscus height and the impact intensity of the jet flow can be obviously depressed by V-EMBr even if the SEN depth and port angle have changed in the continuous casting process.

Experimental Modelling of the Impact of a DC Magnetic Field on the Melt Flow in a Continuous Casting Mould

This paper describes experimental investigations of flow structures and related transport processes in the continuous casting mould under the influence of an external DC magnetic field at laboratory scale.Experimental results will be presented here which have been obtained using a physical model(mini-LIMMCAST)operating with the low melting point alloy GaInSn.According to the concept of the electromagnetic brake the impact of a DC magnetic field on the outlet flow from the Submerged Entry Nozzle(SEN)has been studied up to Hartmann numbers of about 400.The Ultrasound-Doppler-Velocimetry(UDV)was applied for measurements of the flow pattern in the mould.Local conductivity anemometers were used to measure the turbulent quantities of the flow.The effect of the magnetic field on the flow structure turned out to be manifold and rather complex.The magnetic field causes a deflection of the jet,at which the respective exit angle from the nozzle ports becomes more flat.Thus,both the penetration depth of the discharging flow into the lower part of the mould and the impinging velocity of the jet onto the side wall are reduced.A significant return flow occurs in the adjacent regions of the jet.Specific vortices are formed with axes being aligned with the magnetic field direction.Such vortical structures are typical for quasi-two-dimensional magneto-hydrodynamic(MHD)flows.The flow measurements do not manifest a general braking effect which would be expected as an overall damping of the flow velocity and the related fluctuations all-over the mould volume.Variations of the wall conductivity showed a striking impact on the resulting flow structures.

The Effect of Slab FC-Mold Technology on Fluctuations of Liquid Steel

The application for FC-Mold(Flow Control Mold)technology is researched in Ansteel slab caster,and the fluctuations of liquid steel in different parameters are emphasis researched.The results show that the fluctuation of liquid steel can be decreased 50%by using FC-Mold,and the value is decreased from±5mm to±2mm.The casting velocity can be increased 0.5m/min by using FC-Mold.The effect of FC-Mold is increased with increasing of current.And FC-Mold can restrain the unstable liquid steel from velocity changing.The statistic application results for 610 strands show that the degraded ratio for automobile steel is decreased 6%.

Study on the liquid metal flow field in FC-mold of slab continuous casting

The flow pattern and the velocity distribution of a liquid metal in the flow control mold （FC-mold） were investigated with a mercury model by analogy to the molten steel during continuous casting. The velocity measurement was conducted by the ultrasonic Doppler velocimeter （UDV） under various magnetic distributions and flux densities. The impingement intensity and the scouring intensity of the liquid metal to the narrow wall of the mold were calculated based on the measured data, and the influence of the magnetic flux density on the liquid metal flow in the mold was analyzed. The results showed that the surface of the liquid metal became more active when only the lower magnet was assembled, and the surface fluctuation was suppressed when further applying the upper magnetic field. It was indicated that when the upper and lower magnetic flux densities were 0.18 T and 0.5 T, respectively, the optimum conditions could be obtained, under which the free surface fluctuation could be suppressed, and a flow recirculation could rapidly form.

Effect of flow control mold on flow field during high-speed continuous casting

An experimental mold was built to study the flow in a flow control mold under high speed continuous casting. The effect of the magnetic field on the flow was investigated using mercury. The results show that the magnetic field can not only dampen the flow of liquid metal but also change its direction, and then redistribute the flow in the mold. When maintaining a constant distance between magnets, the fluctuation of the free surface is dampened because of the increasing magnetic flux density. The flow at the free surface is improved, and the penetration depth of the downward stream is reduced. The decrease in the dis- tance between magnets promotes the brake effect and the flow is dampened in the upper eddy.