| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2023 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Cast Shop Technology
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| Presentation Title |
CFD Modeling of Thin Sheet Product Using The Horizontal Single Belt Casting Method |
| Author(s) |
Daniel Ricardo Gonzalez Morales, Mihaiela Minea Isac, Roderick Ian Lorence Guthrie |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Daniel Ricardo Gonzalez Morales |
| Abstract Scope |
The Horizontal Single Belt Casting (HSBC) process involves casting a thin “river” of molten metal directly onto a fast-moving, continuously cooled, endless belt. By casting at higher cooling rates than is common, uniform solidification rates across unconstrained “thin sheets” of melt are maintained, yielding excellent cast properties and microstructures. A non-isothermal analysis of heat flows in the critical region where the melt first pours onto the water-cooled belt is made and compared with results from an experimental caster. For this, the CFD ANSYS-Fluent 19.1 code was run, using various combinations of melt processing parameters. It provided accurate predictions of the “windows” available for stable strips of AA6111, AA5182, and AA2024 alloys, to be cast. The HSBC’s significant reductions in capital and operating costs, due to significantly reduced processing steps, lower energy consumption, and lower greenhouse gas emissions, make it a valuable alternative to current day practices. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |
| Keywords |
Aluminum, Modeling and Simulation, Other |