Affiliations: [a] Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, P. R. China | [b] School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, P. R. China | [c] Institute of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany
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Corresponding author: E.G. Wang, Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), P.O. Box 314, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110004, P. R. China. E-mail: egwang@mail.neu.edu.cn
Abstract: A new type of EMBr, named Vertical-Combine Electromagnetic Brake (VC-EMBr) was introduced to investigate its applicability and adaptability. The characteristics of electromagnetic field and flow field inside a 1500 mm × 70 mm funnel shape mold with Ruler-EMBr and VC-EMBr have been compared. The simulation results indicate that in the funnel shape mold of thin slab continuous casting, the static magnetic field generated by Ruler-EMBr can cover the entire wide faces of the funnel shape mold, which can produce a breaking effect directly on the discharging jet flow. The static magnetic field generated by VC-EMBr can control both the funnel shape mold narrow faces and the impingement region of jet flow, which can effectively restrain the molten steel flow in the upper recirculation zone.
