MHD simulation of a vortex produced by a LIM in a small cylindrical vessel filled with molten aluminum

Author

Morinigo, D. ; Rodriguez, M.A. ; Delgado, A. ; Rives, A. ; Martin, J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Valladolid Univ., Valladolid

fYear

2008

fDate

22-24 May 2008

Firstpage

39

Lastpage

44

Abstract

A computational and experimental investigation was carried out in an electromagnetically stirred molten aluminum. The molten metal was contained in a cylindrical vessel made of stainless steel. The vessel was positioned in front of a linear induction machine. The free-surface deformation was calculated using numerical simulation with ANSYS and FLUENT and was compared to experimental observations made on a laboratory-scale installation.

Keywords

asynchronous machines; linear machines; liquid metals; magnetohydrodynamics; LIM; MHD simulation; cylindrical vessel; electromagnetically stirred molten aluminum; free-surface deformation; linear induction machine; vortex; Aluminum alloys; Cooling; Electromagnetic forces; Electromagnetic induction; Furnaces; Induction machines; Magnetohydrodynamics; Numerical simulation; Pumps; Steel;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipment, 2008. OPTIM 2008. 11th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Brasov

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1544-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1545-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OPTIM.2008.4602341

Filename

4602341