Continuous Casting and Fluid Mechanics of Steels

Dear Colleagues,

The continuous casting process is a mature technology that has transformed the industry into the frontrunner of the metal processing industries. In the last 25 years, we have witnessed significant developments in refractories, automation, caster hydraulics, and mold monitoring in real time, resulting in record plant availability, productivity, and long casting sequences. Research and development support this technology through experimental and computing facilities. The advent of computers of high efficiency and the accessibility of modern software have permitted us to understand the associated phenomena of fluid flow, solidification, heat transfer, mold stresses, cooling operations, and steel cleanliness. Physical modeling incorporates experimental technologies such as tracer mixing, particle image velocimetry, and ultrasound sensors to evaluate the matching between mathematical simulations and physical modeling. Continuous casting is a vivid industry composed of an energetic community whose efforts are evident by the growing number of high-quality papers published year by year in specialized journals. In this Special Edition of Metals, as Guest editor, I have the honor to invite all scientists and engineers of the continuous casting world to publish your valuable contributions, which will help our industry to grow and keep steel as the material of choice.

Prof. Dr. Rodolfo Morales
Guest Editor

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• Physical Modeling
• Tundish
• Mold
• CFD
• Nozzle
• Clogging
• Inclusions
• Steel Reoxidation
• Refractories
• Automation