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Process Simulation for the Metallurgical Industry: New Insights into Invisible Phenomena

Prozesssimulation für die metallurgische Industrie: Neue Einblicke in unsichtbare Phänomene

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In order to demonstrate how advanced process simulation can help to understand metallurgical process details and thus to improve industrial productivity, a number of examples are shown and discussed. The paper covers recent simulation results gained at the Chair of Simulation and Modeling of Metallurgical Processes, namely (i) the flow and shell formation in thin slap casting of steel, (ii) multiphase flow and magneto-hydrodynamic during Electro-Slag-Remelting, (iii) mold filling, surface wave dissipation and solidification during horizontal centrifugal casting of rolls, and (iv) forced and natural convection during electro-refining of copper in an industrial-size tankhouse cell.

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In dieser Arbeit wird anhand von vier Beispielen gezeigt, wie fortschrittliche Prozesssimulationen helfen können, metallurgische Prozessdetails zu verstehen und somit die industrielle Produktivität zu erhöhen. Die Beispiele stammen aus laufenden Forschungsarbeiten des Lehrstuhls für Simulation und Modellierung metallurgischer Prozesse. Es werden i) Strömungen und Erstarrung beim Dünnbrammengießen von Stahl, ii) Mehrphasenströmung und Magnetohydrodynamik beim Elektroschlackeumschmelzen, iii) Formfüllung, Bewegung von Oberflächenwellen und Erstarrung beim horizontalen Schleuderguss von Großwalzen, und iv) erzwungene und natürliche Strömung in industriellen Aggregaten bei der Elektroraffinationselektrolyse von Kupfer behandelt.

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  1. Department Metallurgy, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria

    Andreas Ludwig, Menghuai Wu, Abdellah Kharicha, Jan Bohácek & Andreas Kemminger

  2. Christian-Doppler Laboratory for Advanced Process Simulation of Solidification and Melting, Department Metallurgy, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria

    Alexander Vakhrushev & Ebrahim Karimi-Sibaki

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Ludwig, A., Wu, M., Kharicha, A. et al. Process Simulation for the Metallurgical Industry: New Insights into Invisible Phenomena. Berg Huettenmaenn Monatsh 158, 184–188 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00501-013-0135-y

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