Effect of energy mix on the phenomenon of agglomeration of non-metallic inclusion particles in liquid steel

In the research, computer calculations were performed, consisting in solving the equation of population balance and the equation of the collision frequency of non-metallic inclusion particles, depending on the type of collision. In the simulations, the PSG method (Particle Grouping Method) was applied. The studies were conducted for a specific number of aluminium oxide particles. The particle radius and the power of mixing ε were assumed as variables. The simulation results were presented in the form of diagrams showing the change of the number of precipitates in respect of their initial number (n₁/N₀) for the first group of sizes (n₁) in real-time, for each analyzed initial size of the particle radius: 1, 5 and 10 μm. The analysis of the elaborated results made it possible to conclude that, in the case of particles characterized by a larger radius, the increased energy mix intensifies the process of inclusions joining in agglomerates, which, in consequence, favours the processes of their removal from the volume of the liquid metal.

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