652-2304/01 – Fundamentals of simulation of metallurgical processes (ZSMP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Metallurgical Technologies | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Josef Walek, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Josef Walek, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | 3 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2023/2024 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Gained knowledge:
- the student will be able to describe the manufacturing technological flow of steel from primary production, through its processing at devices of secondary metallurgy to its own casting,
- the student will be able to to characterize the basic principles of physical and numerical modelling of metallurgical processes.
Acquired skills:
- the student will be able to practically create the 3D geometry of the studied system in the CAD system ANSYS Design modeler,
- the student will be able to apply the methods of metallurgical calculations and determine the necessary parameters of the physical and numerical model of the steel flow and casting.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Summary
The subject is focused on the basics of modelling methods, therefore numerical and physical modelling of metallurgical processes, further on the application possibilities of using software products in the field production of steel and casting of steel.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
The articles from the specialist journals of the Central Library, VŠB-TU Ostrava, such as Hutnické listy, Metals, ISIJ International, Metallurgical and Materials Transaction, Steel Research International, Iron and Steelmaker, Ironmaking and Steelmaking, etc.
The Articles from scientific publications obtained using e-sources and professional databases, such as WoS, Scopus, ScienceDirect, etc.
Conference proceedings, such as SteelSim, METAL, etc., research reports, final theses.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Full-time study
Credit: development of tasks from laboratory exercises, written test.
Exam: verbal exam with written preparation.
Combined study
Credit: elaboration of semester task.
Exam: verbal exam with written preparation.
E-learning
Other requirements
Attendance at least 80%. Get min. 20 points out of 30 for credit and min. 35 points out of 70 for exam.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to the Fundamentals of simulation of metallurgical processes.
2. Fundamentals production of steel and casting of steel.
3. Technical drawing, terminology.
4. The principle of numerical modelling of metallurgical processes. Overview of available softwares.
5. The project preparation in the ANSYS Workbench, scheme of the project, linking files, information transfer, output formats.
6. The principle of physical modelling of metallurgical processes. Similarity of systems, constants of similarity. Dimensionless parameters (similarity criterions), distribution and properties of similarity criterions.
7. Basic experimental procedures in the physical modelling of the flow of liquid metals.
8. Determination of technological parameters of steel casting - calculation of casting temperature.
9. Determination of technological parameters of steel casting - calculation of casting speed.
10. The methods of measurement in the metallurgical industry – the identification of necessary input parameters for setting of physical and numerical models.
Excerices outline
1. Introduction to the subject, program of exercises, condition of completion of the subject, introduction to the CFD program ANSYS Fluent.
2. Software Design modeler – creation of the geometry of the model and in the Mesh software - creation of the computational mesh of the model.
3. Model definition and selection, definition of material and thermophysical properties, setting of boundary and operating conditions in ANSYS Fluent software.
4. Solution and evaluation of simulations in ANSYS Fluent software.
5. Introduction to the use of FactSage software to simulate refining processes.
6. Simulation of refining processes in FactSage software.
7. Laboratory exercise – physical modelling of the transfer processes in the ladle.
8. Laboratory exercise – physical modelling of the refining of aluminium melts.
9. Laboratory exercise – physical modelling of the melt flow in the continuous casting tundish.
10. Final test, evaluation of tests, evaluation of tasks, granting of credit.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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