Title :
A comprehensive mathematical model of electromagnetic separation of inclusion in molten metals
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Metall. Eng., Alabama Univ., Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Abstract :
A mathematical model has been developed to describe the electromagnetic and fluid flow phenomena and the inclusion particle motion in an electromagnetic separation process in which the electromagnetic force field is produced by induction from a time-varying magnetic field. The technique of mutual inductance was used to calculate the electromagnetic force field, while the laminar Navier-Stokes equations and the momentum equation of the particle were used to represent the fluid flow field and the particle history in the system. On the basis of the model it is possible to predict the range of the particle size which can be removed from the melt in terms of the basic process variables. The model is demonstrated for the prototype system developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.<>
Keywords :
Navier-Stokes equations; electrohydrodynamics; laminar flow; liquid metals; separation; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; electromagnetic force field; electromagnetic separation; fluid flow phenomena; inclusion particle motion; laminar Navier-Stokes equations; mathematical model; molten metals; mutual inductance; time-varying magnetic field; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic forces; Electromagnetic induction; Fluid flow; History; Inductance; Magnetic fields; Mathematical model; Navier-Stokes equations; Separation processes;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1988., Conference Record of the 1988 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1988.25208
