Study the Effect of SEN Depth on Jet Flow and Level Fluctuation under Permanent Magnet Controlling in Continuous Casting Mould by Numerical Simulation

Abstract

In this paper, a new method named permanent magnet controlling mould to get majorization flow pattern and suppress fluctuation of free surface was proposed. The effect of permanent magnet controlling on the molten steel in the continuous casting process is simulated by using k-ε turbulence model. The features of permanent magnetic field and flow field inside a 1450 mm × 230 mm mould with combined permanent magnets have been calculated. The calculated results showed that the magnetic field generated by combined permanent magnets could take over both meniscus region and jet flow impingement region. Additionally, Lorentz force generated by the combined permanent magnets can effectively control the upper vortex and suppress the level fluctuation. With the SEN depth increasing, the fluctuation of free surface becomes more stable. However, the lower vortex core gets into the deeper of the slab.