Validation of numerical model of a liquid flow in a tundish by laboratory measurements

Abstract

The article presents results of physical and numerical modelling of steel flow through a tundish of continuous casting machine. In numerical calculations the influence of mesh density was tested and the correctness of the flow description in the near-wall region was checked using Standard Wall Function model. Obtained results were verified using experimental results of velocity field (PIV method) coming from a water tundish model.

Keywords

• tundish
• numerical modelling
• physical modelling
• PIV method