Physical modeling simulations of refining processes in Brazilian Steel Industry

Abstract

In this work, the techniques of physical modeling for optimization, control and improvement of metallurgical processes, such as RH degassing, continuous casting, IR-UT, etc with special reference to Brazilian steel plants such as Usiminas, CST, Belgo-Mineira etc. are discussed. Many of these have been industry-sponsored projects, involving development of physical models of laboratory scale, considering similarity principles and carrying over the results of experiments to the industrial unit, for optimizing the processes or suggesting alternative techniques for improved efficiency.