Modelling of metallurgical processes laboratory

Rafination of Metals

• Physical modelling of melt degassing in the refining ladle
• Equipment for  carrying out experiments using the physical modeling method, which can be used to optimize relevant parameters such as impeller speed, blowing argon (or nitrogen) flow, impeller shape, impeller height above the bottom of the ladle, etc.
• The findings are further verified using the numerical modeling method in the CFD environment of the ANSYS Fluent program.The results achieved can be transformed into actual equipment conditions.

Steelmaking ladle

The method of physical and numerical modeling using SW ANSYS Fluent

Tundish

• Modelling of steel flow in the tundish and modelling of slag emulsification into the steel strand during casting from ladle to tundish with the use of SW ANSYS Fluent.
• Study of processes in progress between steel melt and slag – optimization of slag composition and modification of inclusions with the use of thermodynamic calculations in SW FactSage.
• Physical modelling of the transfer phenomena between slag and metal.
• Physical modelling of slagless tapping from a BOF.
• Model investigation into liquid-steel flow in a round-shaped mould of the CCM.