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Simulation of turbulent metal flows

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Comprehensive knowledge of the heat and mass transfer processes in turbulent metal flows is required to realize efficient and reliable melting and casting processes. Experimental and numerical studies of the melt flow in induction furnaces show that the flow pattern, which comprise several vortexes of the mean flow, and the temperature distribution in the melt are significantly influenced by low-frequency large scale flow oscillations. Two- and three-dimensional hydrodynamic calculations of the melt flow, using two-equation turbulence models based on Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes approach, do not predict the large scale periodic flow instabilities obtained from the experimental data. That's why the Large Eddy Simulation (LES) numerical technique was approved to be an alternative for the various k -e model modifications. In order to investigate convective scalar transport mechanism in the considered flow the discrete particle tracing approach has been carried out. The studies, presented in this paper, content the numerical simulation of turbulent melt flow of experimental and industrial size induction furnaces and demonstrate the possibility of using the three-dimensional transient LES approach for successful simulation of heat and mass transfer processes in metallurgical applications. (© 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)