A Three-Dimensional Mathematical Model of Electromagnetic Casting and Testing Against a Physical Model: Part Ⅰ. The Mathematical Model

摘要

This first of two related articles describes a mathematical model for electromagnetic casting in three dimensions, i.e., where the dependent variables are functions of all three spatial coordinates. It is shown how the method of inductances can be extended to three dimensions in order to solve Maxwell's equations for the electromagnetic field in and around the caster. The principal task here is the calculation of the inductances between loops of irregular shape, and the method by which this is done is described. The computations are self-consistent ones in that the free surface of the molten metal is adjusted in response to the supporting electromagnetic forces which are themselves dependent on the shape of that surface. The computed electromagnetic forces are input into a second phase of the calculations where melt flow is computed in three dimensions using the finite element package FIDAP.