LAPSE:2023.36173
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LAPSE:2023.36173
Mathematical and Physical Modelling of Transient Multi-Phase Flows in a Ladle Shroud during Start-Up
Daniel R. Gonzalez-Morales, Bruno Girard, Chantal Labrecque, Mihaiela M. Isac, Roderick I. L. Guthrie
July 4, 2023
The Ladle Shroud has become an important part of secondary steelmaking, with its role in reducing liquid steel contamination and process improvements. Due to the inherent negative pressure at the lower nozzle−Ladle Shroud joint, it is well known that Ladle Shrouds, protecting steel flows between a Ladle and a tundish below, can suffer from inadvertent ingress of air. Therefore, there is a need to apply inert gas injection at the joint. In the present paper, 3D transient multi-phase simulations of flows occurring for a Reverse Tapered Ladle Shroud during start-up were studied using CFD software ANSYS Fluent 19.1. This allowed us to study the initial multi-phase flow developed during the start-up and potential steel reoxidation, based on a first principles approach. Time-dependent phase fields as well as attendant velocity and turbulence fields were obtained, resulting in the prediction of a turbulent multi-phase flow during start-up and filling. Additionally, some transient phenomena like steel splashing and air suction were observed mathematically. A full-scale water model of the Ladle Shroud was used to qualitatively validate the initial multi-phase turbulent flow inside the Ladle Shroud, in the absence of inert gas injection.
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CFD modelling, Ladle Shroud, multi-phase flow
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Gonzalez-Morales DR, Girard B, Labrecque C, Isac MM, Guthrie RIL. Mathematical and Physical Modelling of Transient Multi-Phase Flows in a Ladle Shroud during Start-Up. (2023). LAPSE:2023.36173
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Gonzalez-Morales DR: McGill Metals Processing Centre, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Wong Bldg. Room 2M040, Montreal, QC H3A 0C5, Canada
Girard B: Rio Tinto Fer et Titane, 1625 Route Marie-Victorin, Sorel-Tracy, QC J3R 1M6, Canada
Labrecque C: Rio Tinto Fer et Titane, 1625 Route Marie-Victorin, Sorel-Tracy, QC J3R 1M6, Canada
Isac MM: McGill Metals Processing Centre, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Wong Bldg. Room 2M040, Montreal, QC H3A 0C5, Canada
Guthrie RIL: McGill Metals Processing Centre, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Wong Bldg. Room 2M040, Montreal, QC H3A 0C5, Canada
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Processes
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11
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6
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1628
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2023
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2023-05-26
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2227-9717
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