Process Diagnosis of Liquid Steel Flow in a Slab Mold Operated with a Slide Valve

Slab molds receive liquid steel from the tundish through bifurcated submerged entry nozzles (SEN) using a slide valve as throughput control. Due to the off-centering position of the three plates’ orifices that conform to the valve to control the steel passage, the flow inside the nozzle and mold is...

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Main Authors: Jafeth Rodríguez-Ávila, Carlos Rodrigo Muñiz-Valdés, Rodolfo Morales-Dávila, Alfonso Nàjera-Bastida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Crystals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/11/1035