APPLYING A NUMERICAL MODEL OF THE CONTINUOUS STEEL CASTING PROCESS TO CONTROL THE LENGTH OF THE LIQUID CORE IN THE STRAND

摘要

This paper presents development and the application of a numerical model of the continuous steel casting process to optimise the strand solidification area. The design of the numerical model of the steel continuous casting process was presented and which was developed based on the actual dimensions of the slab continuous casting machine in ArcelorMittal Poland Unit in Krakow. The S235 steel grade and the cast strand format of 220x1280 mm were selected for the tests. Three strand casting speeds were analysed: 0.6, 0.8 and 1 m min(-1). An algorithm was presented, allowing the calculation of the heat transfer coefficient values for the secondary cooling zone. In order to verify the results of numerical simulations, additional temperature measurements of the strand surface within the secondary cooling chamber were made. The ProCAST software was used to construct the numerical model of continuous casting of steel.