We perform the theoretical analysis of the process of motion of liquid metal in the tundish ladle of a continuous casting machine (CCM) in the course of inert-gas blowing. The hydrodynamic parameters of the flow of liquid metal in the confined space of a continuous casting machine in the process of blowing with inert gases are determined by the method of mathematical modeling. As the regulated parameters of blowing, we consider the distance of a tuyere from the center of the tundish ladle and the angle of inclination of the gas jet to the vertical.
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Él’darkhanov, A.S., Nuradinov, A.S., Nakhaev, M.R. et al. Mathematical Modeling of Hydrodynamic Processes in a Tundish Ladle of the CCM in the Course of Bottom Blowing with Inert Gases. Metallurgist 62, 401–411 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11015-018-0674-2
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