The Application of MHD Side Stirring Technology to Aluminium Melting Furnaces for Operational Efficiency Improvement – A Case Study
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Abstract
Electromagnetic stirring in aluminium melting and holding furnaces is widely introduced and accepted throughout the aluminium industry but this paper looks to discuss some of the differentiating factors that have allowed the air-cooled MHD technology to provide effective circulation of the molten metal in furnaces when applied to the side of the melting furnace (rather than the traditional bottom-mounted location). This technology has been installed by Constellium and we discuss some of the benefits that have been experienced from the various installations. As well as providing certain key operational benefits this new technology allows for low-energy use and has removed many of the inherent risks of the older water-cooled technology in proximity to aluminium.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Experimental and Stochastic Modeling of the Globular Microstructure and the Microsegregation Evolution during the Solidification of Magnesium Alloys Cast at Low Superheat via Containerless Melting
- On the Influences of Adjacent Conducting Media and Coil Frequency on the Electromagnetic Field and Flow Characteristics in Solidifying Melts
- Nucleation of Carbon Monoxide Gas Bubbles in Electromagnetically Levitated Molten Iron Drops
- Numerical Analysis of Electromagnetic Levitation Employing Meshless Method Based on Weighted Least Square Method
- Arrays of Rotating Permanent Magnet Dipoles for Stirring and Pumping of Liquid Metals
- Flow Visualization by Means of Contactless Inductive Flow Tomography in the Presence of a Magnetic Brake
- CFD of the MHD Mold Flow by Means of Hybrid LES/RANS Turbulence Modeling
- The Application of MHD Side Stirring Technology to Aluminium Melting Furnaces for Operational Efficiency Improvement – A Case Study
- Impact of Coil Geometry on Magnetohydrodynamic Flow in Liquid Aluminium and Its Relevance to Inclusion Separation by Electromagnetophoresis
- Mathematical Modeling of the Mold Current and Its Influence on Slag and Ingot Behavior during ESR
- Online Electromagnetic Filtration of Molten Aluminum Using a Multistage Separator System
- Effect of Single-Ruler Electromagnetic Braking (EMBr) Location on Transient Flow in Continuous Casting
- Optimization of an Electromagnetic Technology in ArcelorMittal Gent for Improving Products Quality in Steel Industry
- Control of Slag-Dragging Effects at the Metal–Slag Interface through Electromagnetic Brake in a Slab Mold
- Recent LIMMCAST Results on the Modeling of Steel Casting
- Magnetic Damping of Liquid Steel Flows in Horizontal Single Belt Casting (HSBC)
- A New Electromagnetic Heating Method to Study Spray Cooling
