A Numerical Benchmark Test for Continuous Casting of Steel - II

Abstract:

There is a continuously developing need for benchmarking of solidification simulations - from the theoretical [1] as well as from the applied [2] points of view. The history of related benchmarking shows differences of the results between different numerical methods, and differences in comparison with the experiments when solving even quite simple solidification situations. The present benchmark test proposes macrosegregation [3] upgrades to the verification benchmark for continuous casting of steel, first presented in [2]. The paper represents guidelines for the presentation of the numerical method, discretisation and results and shows a reasonable comparison between a commercial finite volume based code and our in-house developed meshless method based code.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 790-791)
• Pages: 279-284
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.790-791.279
• Online since: May 2014
• Authors: Božidar Šarler*, Robert Vertnik
• Keywords: Benchmark Test, Continuous Casting of Steel, Fluent, Macrosegregation, Meshless Method

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