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How to make liquid metal transparent? a neutron radiography method for scaled-down metallurgical equipment

  • Paul Scherrer Institute
  • University of Latvia

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Abstract

Due to the non-transparency of metals it is nearly impossible to observe how solid inclusions behave within a liquid metal. At the same time numerical models, which generally are powerful tools for design of different types of metallurgical equipment, usually contain a high number of degrees of freedom due to the complexity of turbulent flows of liquid metal. Therefore, experimental verification of the numerical models is an essential task, which was hitherto not satisfactorily solved by established technologies. The paper presents a recent and breakthrough experimental method, which makes liquid metal transparent: dynamic neutron radiography. It allows to visualize dynamics of solid inclusions in metallurgical flows within a scaled-down equipment, keeping fixed non-dimensional hydrodynamic and electromagnetic parameters and applying a permanent magnets technology for electromagnetic agitation in the set-up.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 1st Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2015
PublisherBegell House Inc.
Pages779-792
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)9781567004311
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Event1st Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2015 - New York City, United States
Duration: 9 Aug 201512 Aug 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference
Volume2015-August
ISSN (Electronic)2379-1748

Conference

Conference1st Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew York City
Period9/08/1512/08/15

Keywords

  • Liquid metal
  • Metallurgical applications
  • Neutron Particle Image Velocimetry
  • Neutron radiography
  • Particle-laden flow
  • Turbulent flow

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