The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

Monthly
  • pISSN : 1738-8228
  • eISSN : 2288-8241

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Title Mathematical Modeling ; Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a DC Arc Furnace-Molten Steel Region (2)
Authors 정순효(Jeong Sun Hyo); 변지영(Byeon Ji Yeong); 오영주(O Yeong Ju)
Page pp.512-517
ISSN 1738-8228(ISSN), 2288-8241(eISSN)
Keywords DC arc furnace; Numerical analysis; Molten steel; Electromagnetic force; Buoyancy force
Abstract Heat- and fluid-flow phenomena in the molten steel region in a DC arc furnace were investigated by simultaneous analysis of electromagnetic, flow and temperature fields. It was found that the flow pattern in molten steel was determined by electromagnetic and buoyancy forces rather than the shear force at the melt surface due to the high velocity plasma arc. While the short arc with high current made the hot region beneath the arc expanded, the long arc with high current drove the melt temperature high. And the low arc current led to the non-homogeneous temperature distribution of the melt because the bottom region of the melt was not stirred sufficiently.