Influence of Glass-cloth Size on Liquid Metal Distribution in the Sump of Slab DC Casting

摘要

Temperature measurements in actual DC casting and water model experiments have been performed to investigate the influence of glass-cloth size on liquid metal temperature distribution and fluid flow in the sump of slab DC casting. Measured temperature distributions in actual casting are strongly varied with the glass-cloth size. High temperature region in the sump is extended by using large glass-cloth. The results of water model experiments show that the critical glass-cloth size on fluid flow pattern exist. Large glass-cloth improves the uniformity of fluid flow.