LAPSE:2023.5773
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LAPSE:2023.5773
Computational Investigation of Inclusion Removal in the Steel-Refining Ladle Process
February 23, 2023
In a steel-refining ladle, the properties of manufactured steel can be notably degraded due to the presence of excessive inclusions. Stirring via gas injection through a porous plug is often used as part of the steel-refining process to reduce these inclusions. In this paper, 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling is used to analyze transient multiphase flow and inclusion removal in a gas-stirred ladle. The effects of gas stirring with bubble-inclusion interaction are analyzed using the Euler−Euler approach for multiphase flow modeling, while the effects of inclusions aggregation and removal are modeled via a population balance model (PBM).
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argon injection, Computational Fluid Dynamics, inclusion removal, multiphase flow, stirring ladle
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Guo X, Godinez J, Walla NJ, Silaen AK, Oltmann H, Thapliyal V, Bhansali A, Pretorius E, Zhou CQ. Computational Investigation of Inclusion Removal in the Steel-Refining Ladle Process. (2023). LAPSE:2023.5773
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Guo X: Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, Purdue University Northwest, 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN 46323, USA
Godinez J: Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, Purdue University Northwest, 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN 46323, USA
Walla NJ: Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, Purdue University Northwest, 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN 46323, USA
Silaen AK: Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, Purdue University Northwest, 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN 46323, USA
Oltmann H: Nucor Steel, 3401 Process Dr NW, Decatur, AL 35601, USA
Thapliyal V: Nucor Steel, 3401 Process Dr NW, Decatur, AL 35601, USA [ORCID]
Bhansali A: Nucor Steel, 3401 Process Dr NW, Decatur, AL 35601, USA
Pretorius E: Nucor Steel, 3401 Process Dr NW, Decatur, AL 35601, USA
Zhou CQ: Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, Purdue University Northwest, 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN 46323, USA
Godinez J: Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, Purdue University Northwest, 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN 46323, USA
Walla NJ: Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, Purdue University Northwest, 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN 46323, USA
Silaen AK: Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, Purdue University Northwest, 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN 46323, USA
Oltmann H: Nucor Steel, 3401 Process Dr NW, Decatur, AL 35601, USA
Thapliyal V: Nucor Steel, 3401 Process Dr NW, Decatur, AL 35601, USA [ORCID]
Bhansali A: Nucor Steel, 3401 Process Dr NW, Decatur, AL 35601, USA
Pretorius E: Nucor Steel, 3401 Process Dr NW, Decatur, AL 35601, USA
Zhou CQ: Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, Purdue University Northwest, 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN 46323, USA
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Processes
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9
Issue
6
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1048
Year
2021
Publication Date
2021-06-16
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2227-9717
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PII: pr9061048, Publication Type: Journal Article
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