Gerardo Barrera C., Ramiro Escudero G.
The main role of the tundish is to provide and distribute the molten steel at a constant rate to the casting mold; however, due to the most rigorous quality requirements in recent years, the tundish has acquired great importance in eliminating inclusions. Traditionally, the continuous casting tundish is related to a rectangular container. In this research work, the fluid dynamics of an innovative design of a continuous casting tundish consisting of a cylindrical body with half spherical ends was studied using mathematical modeling. The dynamic behavior of the fluid in the new design showed that the curvature of the physical model decreases the impact of the steel jet at the inlet, causing the fluid to rise evenly through the walls of the tundish, as the spherical caps contain regions of low velocity and much of the dead volume of the system, which eliminates the phenomenon of vortex. This behavior was compared with that of the straight type tundish. From experimental results, the piston volume was greater in the new tundish design compared to the straight type, clearly evidencing the inhibitory effect of the concave shape. Based on these results, the lengthwise size of the tundish was reduced, leading to a decrease in the dead fraction volume of around 15%.
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