Author(s)

Carlos A. Hernandez¹, Miguel A. Barron¹, Raul Miranda²

¹Departamento de Materiales, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico.
²Departamento de Electronica, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico.

An anchor-shaped geometrical design for a Submerged Entry Nozzle for the slab continuous casting of steel is presented in this work. To evaluate its performance, transient 3D multiphase numerical simulations were carried out using the Computational Fluid Dynamics technique. The performance of the proposed nozzle is numerically compared with that of a conventional cylindrical nozzle. Computer results show that the chance of formation of Karman’s vortexes and powder entrapment becomes small for the anchor-shaped SEN.

Anchor-Shaped SEN, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Continuous Casting, Numerical Simulations, Slab Casting, Submerged Entry Nozzle

Hernandez, C. , Barron, M. and Miranda, R. (2016) Anchor-Shaped Design of a Submerged Entry Nozzle for the Continuous Casting of Steel. Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 6, 593-600. doi: 10.4236/ojapps.2016.69058.