Numerical simulation of transport phenomena during strip casting with EMBr in a single belt caster

A theoretical investigation of fluid flow, heat transfer and solidification （solidification transfer phenomena, STP） was presented which coupled with direct-current （DC） magnetic fields in a high-speed strip-casting metal delivery system. The bidirectional interaction between the STP and DC magnetic fields was simplified as a unilateral one, and the fully coupled solidification transport equations were numerically solved by the finite volume method （FVM）. While the magnetic field contours for a localized DC magnetic field were calculated by software ANSYS and then incorporated into a three-dimensional （3-D） steady model of the liquid cavity in the mold by means of indirect coupling. A new FVM-based direct-SIMPLE algorithm was adopted to solve the iterations of pressure-velocity （P-V）. The braking effects of DC magnetic fields with various configurations were evaluated and compared with those without static magnetic field （SMF）. The results show that 0.6 T magnetic field with combination configuration contributes to forming an isokinetic feeding of melt, the re-circulation zone is shifted towards the back wall of reservoir, and the velocity difference on the direction of height decreases from 0.1 m/s to 0. Furthermore, the thickness of solidified skull increases uniformly from 0.45 mm to 1.36 mm on the chilled substrate （belt） near the exit.