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Efficiency of Aluminum Oxide Inclusions Removal from Liquid Steel as a Result of Collisions and Agglomeration on Ceramic Filters

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Filtration is one of the most efficient methods of removing Al 2 O 3 inclusions from liquid steel. The efficiency of this process depends on the physicochemical parameters of liquid… Click to show full abstract

Filtration is one of the most efficient methods of removing Al 2 O 3 inclusions from liquid steel. The efficiency of this process depends on the physicochemical parameters of liquid metal, inclusion and properties of the applied filters. The particles attracted during filtration undergo agglomeration, collisions and chemical reactions on the filter surface, with the emphasis on the mechanism of particle collisions and the role of material from which the filter was made. The aluminum oxide inclusions collide with the filter surface and as the growing process continues, the particles also collide with the previously adsorbed inclusions. At the interface of particle and filter the mixing of the metal bath is most intense, being a result of a sudden change of flow direction and breaking up the stream of liquid metal which is in a direct contact with material. The efficiency of filtration is defined not only by the behavior of individual particles but of all population. The simulations revealed that only a small fraction of these particles adheres directly to the filter material; most of them stick to the former ones. Attention should be also paid to the fact that some of the inclusions which contacted the filter walls do not form a permanent connection and are then entrained by metal. Authors solved the problem of agglomeration and collisions of Al 2 O 3 inclusions with the ceramic surface of the filter with the PSG method, mainly used for the analysis of agglomeration of inclusions during steel refining in the ladle.

Keywords: steel; filter; liquid steel; aluminum oxide; oxide inclusions

Journal Title: Archives of Foundry Engineering
Year Published: 2023

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