Simulation study on effect of chassis water cooling on solidification of eleven tons flat steel ingot
Z. S. Zhang,
X. L. Zhu,
M. G. Shen,
G. W. Ao
Affiliations
Z. S. Zhang
Applied Technology College, University of Science and Technology of Liaoning, Anshan City, China
X. L. Zhu
State Key Laboratory of Metal Materials for Marine Equipment and Application of Iron & Steel Research Institutes of Ansteel Group Corporation, Anshan city, Liaoning, China
M. G. Shen
College of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology of Liaoning, Anshan City, China
G. W. Ao
Applied Technology College, University of Science and Technology of Liaoning, Anshan City, China
In this paper, the solidification process of eleven tons flat steel ingot is simulated by the finite element analysis software PROCAST, and the solidification state of the ingot with and without chassis is analyzed and compared. The results show that the forced cooling chassis makes low temperature area of the bottom ingot enlarged. And it has little influence on the temperature field and the solidification speed of the upper ingot. For the small flat steel ingot, the forced cooling chassis will deteriorate the shrinkage.
