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搪瓷钢结晶器内氩氮气泡耦合及钢渣界面模拟

Numerical Simulation of Coupled Ar/N2 Bubbles and Steel-Slag Interface Behavior in an Enamel Steel Continuous Casting Mold

  • 摘要: 针对搪瓷钢连铸过程中易出现的皮下气泡和夹杂物卷入等表面缺陷,采用流体体积法和拉格朗日离散相方法,建立结晶器内钢-渣-气行为的数学模型,分析氩气与氮气泡的耦合行为及其对结晶器内气泡分布、钢液流动、渣金界面张力和气泡运动的影响。结果表明:氩气泡主要分布于浸入式水口附近,而氮气泡则多聚集于钢-渣界面处;随着吹氩量增加,中间包水口附近上部回流区流速由0.04 m/s升至0.42 m/s,气泡逃逸率和捕获率相应提高;当界面张力降低时,钢-渣界面处最大流速可达0.14 m/s,界面波高最大达1.98 mm,气泡逃逸率增加而捕获率降低。数值模拟揭示,吹氩工艺易导致卷渣与气孔缺陷,而界面张力的降低会进一步加剧卷渣倾向。通过量化气泡失控的风险区间及界面张力对钢-渣界面的影响,研究结果为优化吹氩制度、降低产品缺陷率提供了理论依据,有助于减少实际生产中的残次品比例,支撑钢铁生产过程的高效化与绿色化转型。

     

    Abstract: To address the severe surface defects such as subcutaneous blowholes and inclusion entrapment that are prone to occur during the continuous casting of enamel steel, a mathematical model of the steel-slag-gas behavior in the mold was established using the volume of fluid (VOF) method and the Lagrangian discrete phase model (DPM). The coupled behavior of argon and nitrogen bubbles and its influence on bubble distribution, molten steel flow, slag-metal interfacial tension, and bubble motion in the mold were investigated. The results indicate that argon bubbles are mainly distributed near the submerged entry nozzle (SEN), whereas nitrogen bubbles predominantly accumulate at the steel-slag interface. As the argon blowing rate increases, the flow velocity in the upper recirculation zone near the tundish nozzle increases from 0.04 m/s to 0.42 m/s, accompanied by an increase in both the bubble escape rate and the capture rate. When the interfacial tension decreases, the maximum flow velocity at the steel-slag interface can reach 0.14 m/s, and the maximum interface wave height reaches 1.98 mm; consequently, the bubble escape rate increases while the capture rate decreases. Therefore, the numerical simulation results demonstrate that the argon blowing process is prone to inducing slag entrapment and blowhole defects, while variations in interfacial tension further aggravate the occurrence of slag entrapment. By quantitatively identifying the risk range of bubble runaway and the influence of interfacial tension on the steel-slag interface through numerical simulation, this study provides a theoretical basis for optimizing the argon blowing regime and reducing defect rates, thereby decreasing the frequency of defective products in actual production and supporting the efficient and green transformation of the steelmaking process.

     

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