Metalurgija (Jan 2020)

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

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 59, no. 4
pp. 467 – 469

Abstract

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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.

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