Abstract
A macrosegregation simulation model is developed by coupling solute and energy conservation equations with Lattice-Boltzmann Method (LBM), newly developing technique of computational fluid dynamics. Effect of the solidification shrinkage is taken into account in the present LBM as well as effects of the Darcy’s flow and thermos-solutal convection. The present LBM-coupled model is based on modified lattice Bhadnager-Gross-Krook method, the numerical stability of which is better than that of the standard LBM. Accordingly, the present LBM-coupled model can be applied to simulations of macrosegregation behaviors in metallic alloy systems that cannot be handled by the previous LBM-coupled model. The validity of the model was demonstrated by comparing the results for steady-state flows with those of analytical solutions and a conventional model based on the Navier-Stokes equation. In addition, the computational speed of the present model is compared with the one of conventional model in cases of lateral directional solidification of Sn-Bi alloy and continuous casting of a steel slab. It is shown that the present LBM-coupled model enables remarkably faster computation than the conventional model especially in the latter case.
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