Abstract
Optimal cooling strategies for the secondary cooling zone of the continuous casting process are crucial for the production of high-quality steel slabs. To find such strategies it is necessary to understand the influence of spray properties on the cooling performance. Our experimental set-up allows a comparative monitoring of water droplet impingement characteristics on cold and hot steel surfaces. Droplet sizes and velocities at different air-mist spray conditions were examined by laser diffraction analysis and high-speed imaging. Partly, discrimination between incoming primary spray and secondary droplets formed during splashing could be achieved. For all experiments, the area of spray overlapping was of special interest.
Original language | German |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the AISTech 2019, Pittsburgh |
Number of pages | 10 |
Publication status | Published - 6 May 2019 |