Physical Model of Liquid Steel Jets Impacting on Solid-Rigid Surfaces

Flores Jazmín, Octavio; Rodriguez, Jafeth; Martinez Villafañe, Jesus Fernando; Morales Davila, Rodolfo; Guarneros, Javier; Nájera-Bastida, Alfonso

doi:10.3390/met15040339

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Physical Model of Liquid Steel Jets Impacting on Solid-Rigid Surfaces

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Octavio Flores Jazmín

^1,*

,

Jafeth Rodriguez

²

,

Jesus Fernando Martinez Villafañe

²

,

Rodolfo Morales Davila

^1,*

,

Javier Guarneros

³ and

Alfonso Nájera-Bastida

⁴

¹

Department of Metallurgy, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ed 7 UPALM-Zacatenco, Mexico City 07738, Mexico

²

Faculty of Engineering, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Blvd. Fundadores Km 13, University City, Arteaga 25350, Mexico

³

K&E Technologies, Manizales 88, San Pedro Zacatenco, Mexico City 07369, Mexico

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Department of Extractive Metallurgy, Instituto Politécnico Nacional UPIIZ, Zacatecas 98160, Mexico

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Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Metals 2025, 15(4), 339; https://doi.org/10.3390/met15040339

Submission received: 13 February 2025 / Revised: 10 March 2025 / Accepted: 18 March 2025 / Published: 21 March 2025

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Casting Alloy Design and Characterization—2nd Edition)

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The study analyzes the splash dynamics of liquid steel jets impacting solid surfaces, using a physical model with scaled-down water experiments. Two turbulence inhibitor designs are compared, focusing on droplet formation and distribution. The interaction of the jet with the inhibitors influences droplet generation and dispersion, impacting the safety and quality of the continuous casting process. Key parameters such as the Weber number and surface tension are identified as factors affecting the stability of liquid films. Finally, similarities between splash dynamics in water and steel are highlighted.

Keywords: steel droplet; splashing; steel jet; potential energy; capillary energy; kinetic energy; tundish; turbulence inhibitor

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Flores Jazmín, O.; Rodriguez, J.; Martinez Villafañe, J.F.; Morales Davila, R.; Guarneros, J.; Nájera-Bastida, A. Physical Model of Liquid Steel Jets Impacting on Solid-Rigid Surfaces. Metals 2025, 15, 339. https://doi.org/10.3390/met15040339

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Flores Jazmín O, Rodriguez J, Martinez Villafañe JF, Morales Davila R, Guarneros J, Nájera-Bastida A. Physical Model of Liquid Steel Jets Impacting on Solid-Rigid Surfaces. Metals. 2025; 15(4):339. https://doi.org/10.3390/met15040339

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Flores Jazmín, Octavio, Jafeth Rodriguez, Jesus Fernando Martinez Villafañe, Rodolfo Morales Davila, Javier Guarneros, and Alfonso Nájera-Bastida. 2025. "Physical Model of Liquid Steel Jets Impacting on Solid-Rigid Surfaces" Metals 15, no. 4: 339. https://doi.org/10.3390/met15040339

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Flores Jazmín, O., Rodriguez, J., Martinez Villafañe, J. F., Morales Davila, R., Guarneros, J., & Nájera-Bastida, A. (2025). Physical Model of Liquid Steel Jets Impacting on Solid-Rigid Surfaces. Metals, 15(4), 339. https://doi.org/10.3390/met15040339

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