A Practical Solution for Reducing Critical Height in Drain Sink Problem during Ladle Teeming Process

Roberto Schor; Vítor P. Monken; Raniro Coelho; Leandro S. Oliveira

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.798.180

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A Practical Solution for Reducing Critical Height in Drain Sink Problem during Ladle Teeming Process

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A common problem that affects the continuous casting process is the formation of a sink funnel or a vortex funnel in the end of the teeming process of a steel ladle. This causes the slag to be carried over with the molten steel to the tundish, generating inclusions in the produced steel ingot. In this work we propose an innovative device designed to delay the sink-funnel formation and hence decrease the critical draining height. The apparatus consists of an air-suctioning spear that induces a reduced pressure gradient just above the slag/air interface, in a position vertically alignedwith the draining nozzle axis. The device operation was modeled with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The results showed that the introduction of the suctioningspear allowedfor an optimizedladle teeming process, resulting in a shorter critical draining height, thus, reducing the amount of leftover steel to be recycled.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 798)

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180-184

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October 2015

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Roberto Schor, Vítor P. Monken, Raniro Coelho, Leandro S. Oliveira

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CFD, Drain Sink, Star CCM+, Steel Ladle

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