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CON1D 8.0 (Single shell)

CON1D8.0 Manual (.pdf)	400 KB	May 31, 2004
CON1D8.0 Source Code (.zip)	80 KB	May 31, 2004
CON1D8.0 Executable File (.exe)	700 KB	May 31, 2004
CON1D8.0 Example Input and Output Files (.zip)	50 KB	May 31, 2004

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CON1D 9.7 (Both sides)

CON1D9.7 Manual (.pdf)	0.3 MB	Aug. 13, 2009
CON1D9.7 Source Code (.zip)	0.1 MB	Aug. 13, 2009
CON1D9.7 Executable File (.exe)	1.1 MB	Aug. 13, 2009
CON1D9.7 Example Input and Output Files (.zip)	0.1 MB	Aug. 13, 2009
Graphics Files (wgnuplot) (.zip)	0.3 MB	Aug. 13, 2009

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CON1D 10.10.01 (Both sides)

CON1D10.10.01 Manual (.pdf)	570 KB	Oct. 2010
CON1D10.10.01 Source Code (.zip)	88 KB	Oct. 2010
CON1D10.10.01 Executable File (.exe)	1.24 MB	Oct. 2010
CON1D10.10.01 Example Input and Output Files (.zip)	91 KB	Oct. 2010

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CON2D (PC version)

CON2D Getting Started (.pdf)	10 KB	Aug. 24, 2000
CON2D Sources Code (.zip)	400 KB	Feb. 24, 2004
CON2D Slice Domain Demo (.zip)	100 KB	Feb. 24, 2004
Post Processor Text (.zip)	400 KB	Feb. 24, 2004
Post Processor X Windows (.tar)	4.10 MB	Aug. 24, 2000
Compiling CON2D Using Visual FORTRAN (.ppt)	1.68 MB	Feb. 24, 2004

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MIX1D (PC version)

MIX1D2.3 Manual (.pdf)	400 KB	Sep. 23, 2000
MIX1D2.3 Sources Code (.zip)	100 KB	Sep. 23, 2000
MIX1D2.3 Executable, Post Processor, Example Input and Output Files (.zip)	500 KB	Sep. 23, 2000

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EQPRECIP (PC version)

EQPrecip (.exe)	6.1 MB	Nov. 14, 2012
MCRInstaller (.exe)	433.4 MB	Nov. 14, 2012
Readme (.txt)	6.1 MB	Nov. 14, 2012
Xu Kun Equilibrium Precipitation Model-MTA Paper (.pdf)	1.1 MB	Nov. 14, 2012
EQPrecip (.zip)	439.5 MB	Nov. 14, 2012

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Reports

1998 Reports

Measurement and Modeling of Heat Transfer Across Interfacial Mold Flux Layers (1.20 MB)	D.T. Stone and B.G. Thomas	Aug. 17, 1998
Modeling of Inclusion Removal in a Tundish (900 KB)	Y. Miki	Sept. 01, 1998

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1999 Reports

Effect of Clogging, Argon Injection and Casting Condition on Flow Rate and Air Aspiration in Submerged Entry Nozzles (1.80 MB)	H. Bai	Dec. 20, 1999
Two-phase Flow in Tundish Nozzles during Continuous Casting of Steel (900 KB)	H. Bai	Dec. 20, 1999
Transient Flow Structure in Continuous Casting of Steel (2.60 MB)	S. Sivaramakrishnan, H. Bai, etc.	Dec. 20, 1999

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2000 Reports

Study of Transient Flow Structures in the Continuous Casting of Steel (600 KB)	B.G. Thomas and S.P. Vanka	Jan. 5, 2000
Heat Transfer in Oscillation Marks Using CON1D (700 KB)	Y. Meng	Mar. 18, 2000
Modeling Creep and Fatigue of Copper Alloys (700 KB)	G. Li	Mar. 21, 2000
Effect of Gas Bubble Size on Fluid Flow in a Continuous Casting Mold (6.10 MB)	T. Shi	Mar. 23, 2000
Turbulent Flow of Liquid Steel and Argon Bubbles in Slide-gate Tundish Nozzles -- Part I: Model Development and Validation (1.50 MB)	H. Bai and B.G. Thomas	May 24, 2000
Turbulent Flow of Liquid Steel and Argon Bubbles in Slide-gate Tundish Nozzles -- Part II: Effect of Operation Conditions and Nozzle Design (1.80 MB)	H. Bai and B.G. Thomas	May 24, 2000
Bubble Formation during Horizontal Gas Injection into Downward Flowing Liquid (800 KB)	H. Bai and B.G. Thomas	May 29, 2000
Effects of Clogging, Argon Injection and Continuous Casting Conditions on Flow and Air Aspiration in Submerged Entry Nozzles (1.30 MB)	H. Bai and B.G. Thomas	Sept. 7, 2000
Validation of Fluid Flow and Solidification Simulation of a Continuous Thin-slab Caster (1.70 MB)	B.G. Thomas, R. O'Malley, et al.	Sept. 11, 2000
Study of Transient Flow Structures in the Continuous Casting of Steel (400 KB)	S.P. Vanka and B.G. Thomas	Sept. 20, 2000
Analysis of Potential Productivity of Continuous Cast Molds (200 KB)	C. Li and B.G. Thomas	Sept. 20, 2000
Simple Model of Microsegregation during Solidification of Steels (1.00 MB)	Y.-M. Won and B.G. Thomas	Sept. 24, 2000
Continuous Casting (100 KB)	B.G. Thomas	Oct. 31, 2000
Continuous Casting Operation: Fluid flow (17.70 MB)	B.G. Thomas	Nov. 5, 2000
Fundamentals of Continuous Casting: Modeling (3.10 MB)	B.G. Thomas	Nov. 5, 2000
Tundish Nozzle Clogging - Application of Computational Models (1.50 MB)	B.G. Thomas and H. Bai	Dec. 5, 2000

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2001 Reports

Argon Injection Optimization in Continuous Slab Casting (3.60 MB)	T. Shi and B.G. Thomas	Mar. 21, 2001
Comparison of Four Methods to Evaluate Fluid Velocities in a Continuous Casting Mold (2.50 MB)	B.G. Thomas, Q. Yuan, et al.	Mar. 25, 2001
Billet Casting Analysis by CON1D (550 KB)	Y. Meng and B.G. Thomas	Mar. 25, 2001
Large Eddy Simulations of Turbulent Flow and Inclusion Transport in Continuous Casting of Steel (6.50 MB)	Q. Yuan, S.P. Vanka, and B.G. Thomas	Mar. 29, 2001

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2002 Reports

Evaluation and Control of Steel Cleanliness - Review (400 KB)	L. Zhang, B.G. Thomas, and X. Wang	Jan. 17, 2002
Nucleation and Growth of Alumina Inclusions during Steel Deoxidation (300 KB)	L. Zhang, W. Pluschkell, and B.G. Thomas	Jan. 17, 2002
Maximum Casting Speed For Continuous Cast Steel Billets Based On Sub-Mold Bulging Computation (4.20 MB)	C. Li and B.G. Thomas	Jan. 17, 2002
State of the Art in Evaluation and Control of Steel Cleanliness (1.37 MB)	L. Zhang and B.G. Thomas	Sept. 17, 2002
Ideal Taper Prediction for High Speed Billet Casting Part I (1.65 MB), Part II (917 KB)	C. Li, B.G. Thomas, and C. Ojeda	Dec. 17, 2002

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2003 Reports

State of the Art in Evaluation and Control of Steel Cleanliness (1.87 MB)	L. Zhang and B.G. Thomas	Jan. 1, 2003
Flow Dynamics and Inclusion Transport in Continuous Casting of Steel (675 KB)	B.G. Thomas, Q. Yuan, L. Zhang, and S.P. Vanka	Jan. 5, 2003
Heat Transfer and Solidification Model of Continuous Casting: CON1D (844 KB)	Y. Meng and B.G. Thomas	Mar. 10, 2003
Modeling Transient Slag Layer Phenomena in the Shell/Mold Gap in Continuous Casting of Steel (1.04 MB)	Y. Meng and B.G. Thomas	Mar. 24, 2003
Thermo-Mechanical Finite-Element Model of Shell Behavior in Continuous Casting of Steel (1.27 MB)	C. Li and B.G. Thomas	Aug. 12, 2003
Inclusion Nucleation, Growth and Mixing during Steel Deoxidation (337 KB)	L. Zhang and B.G. Thomas	Sept. 1, 2003
Inclusions in Continuous Casting of Steel (2.38 MB)	L. Zhang and B.G. Thomas	Nov. 26, 2003
Fluid Flow and Inclusion Motion in Continuous Casting Strand (4.44 MB)	L. Zhang and B.G. Thomas	Nov. 26, 2003
Thin Slab Continuous Casting Mould Taper Design (257 KB)	J. Paidipati, B. Sharos, C. Slayton, J. Wood, and B.G. Thomas
Turbulent Flow and Particle Motion in Continuous Slab-Casting Molds (2.5 MB) (doc 3.2 MB)	Q. Yuan, B.G. Thomas, and S.P. Vanka	ISS meeting, Indianapolis, IN, April 2003
Inclusion Investigation during Clean Steel Production at Baosteel (1.4 MB) (doc 6.6 MB)	L. Zhang and B.G. Thomas	ISS meeting, Indianapolis, IN, April 2003
Interfacial Friction-Related Phenomena in Continuous Casting with Mold Slags (851 KB) (doc 2.9 MB)	Y. Meng and B.G. Thomas	ISS meeting, Indianapolis, IN, April 2003
Ideal Taper Prediction for Billet Casting (565 KB) (doc 1.3 MB)	C. Li and B.G. Thomas	ISS meeting, Indianapolis, IN, April 2003
Ideal Taper Prediction for Slab Casting (737 KB) (doc 3.4 MB)	B.G. Thomas and C. Ojeda	ISS meeting, Indianapolis, IN, April 2003

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2004 Reports

On-line Detection of Quality Problems in Continuous Casting of Steel (1.59 MB)	B.G. Thomas	Jan. 5, 2004
Flow Dynamics and Inclusion Transport in Continuous Casting of Steel (891 KB)	B.G. Thomas, Q. Yuan, C. Li, B. Zhao, and S.P. Vanka	Jan. 5-8, 2004
Study of Transient Flow and Particle Transport in Continuous Steel Caster Molds: Part1. Fluid Flow (5.36 MB)	Q. Yuan, S.P. Vanka, and B.G. Thomas	Mar. 1, 2004
Study of Transient Flow and Particle Transport in Continuous Steel Caster Molds: Part2. Particle Transport (9.22 MB)	Q. Yuan, S.P. Vanka, and B.G. Thomas	Mar. 1, 2004
Simulation of Shrinkage and Stress in Solidifying Steel Shells of Different Grades (359 KB)	Y. Meng, C. Li, J. Parkman, and B.G. Thomas	Mar. 15-18, 2004
Computational and Experimental Study of Turbulent Flow in a 0.4-Scale Water Model of a Continuous Steel Caster (5.07 MB)	Q. Yuan, S.Sivaramakrishnan, S.P. Vanka, and B.G. Thomas	Apr. 19, 2004
Thin Slab Continuous Casting Mould Design (257 KB)	J. Paidipati, B. Sharos, C. Slayton, J. Wood, and B.G. Thomas	May 1, 2004
Numerical Study of Flow and Heat Transfer in a Molten Flux Layer (1.52 MB)	B. Zhao, S.P. Vanka, and B.G. Thomas	May 1, 2004
Thermal Stress Analysis of Bulging with Roll Misalignment for Various Slab Cooling Intensities (399 KB)	K.-J. Lin and B.G. Thomas	May 1, 2004
Study of CC Narrow Face Design - Influence of the Casting Speed and Steel Composition (687 KB)	B.G. Thomas, M. Dziuba, and G. Di Grecia	May 1, 2004
Simulation of Shrinkage and Stress in Solidifying Steel Shell of Different Grades (359 KB)	Y. Meng, C. Li, J. Parkman, and B.G. Thomas	May 1, 2004
The Use of Water Cooling during the Continuous Casting of Steel and Direct Chill Casting of Aluminum (1.43 MB)	J. Sengupta, B.G. Thomas, and M. A. Wells	May 1, 2004
Continuous Casting (Metallurgy): McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology (334 KB)	B.G. Thomas	Aug. 21, 2004
Computational Modeling of Flow, Heat Transfer, and Deformation in the Continuous Casting of Steel (4.50 MB)	B.G. Thomas	May 27-28, 2004
Recent Advances in Computational Modeling of Continuous Casting (4.70 MB)	B.G. Thomas	June 6, 2004
Investigation of Strand Surface Defects Using Mold Instrumentation and Modelling (170 KB)	B.G. Thomas, M. Jenkins, and R.B. Mahapatra	Aug. 2004
Thermo-Mechanical Finite-Element Model of Shell Behavior in Continuous Casting of Steel (1.27 MB)	C. Li and B.G. Thomas	Dec. 2004
Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Mixing in a Bottom Gas-Stirred Ladle (881 KB)	J. Aoki	Sept. 15-17, 2004
Physical, Numerical and Industrial Investigation of Fluid Flow and Steel Cleanlines in the Continuous Casting Mold at Panzhihua Steel (2.90 MB)	L. Zhang	Sept. 15-17, 2004
Effect of Mold Oscillation on Powder Consumption and Hook Formation in Ultra Low Carbon Steel Slabs (800KB)	H.-J. Shin	Sept. 15-17, 2004
Inclusion Removal by Bubble Flotation in Continuous Casting Mold (4.51 MB)	L. Zhang	Sept. 26-29, 2004
Analysis of Hook Formation Mechanism in Ultra Low Carbon Steel using CON1D Heat Flow - Solidification Model (780 KB)	H.-J. Shin	Sept. 26-29, 2004
Mold Slag Property Measurements to Characterize CC Mold - Shell Gap Phenomena (1.24 MB)	Y. Meng	Sept. 26-29, 2004
Understanding the Role Water-Cooling Plays during Continuous Casting of Steel and Aluminum Alloys (565 KB)	J. Sengupta	Sept. 26-29, 2004
Study of Computational Issues in Simulation of Transient Flow in Continuous Casting (1.83 MB)	Q. Yuan	Sept. 26-29, 2004

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2005 Reports

Numerical Study of Flow and Heat Transfer in a Molten Flux Layer (1.39 MB)	B. Zhao, S.P. Vanka, and B.G. Thomas	Mar. 24, 2005
The Use of Water Cooling during the Continuous Casting of Steel and Aluminum Alloys (665 KB)	J. Sengupta, B.G. Thomas, and M.A. Wells	Mar. 24, 2005
Study of Computational Issues in Simulation of Transient Flow in Continuous Casting (6.70 MB)	Q. Yuan, B. Zhao, and S.P. Vanka	Mar. 24, 2005
Designing a New Scrap-Based Continuous Steelmaking Process using CFD Simulation (1.02 MB)	L. Zhang, J. Aoki, and B.G. Thomas	Mar. 24, 2005
Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics to Steel Refining and Casting Processes (1.26 MB)	L. Zhang and B.G. Thomas	June 6-8, 2005
Mold Slag Property Measurements to Characterize CC Mold - Shell Gap Phenomena (3.09 MB)	Y. Meng, B.G. Thomas, A.A. Polycarpou, H Henein, and A. Prasad	Jan. 8, 2005
Optimization of Water Channel Design in Beam-Blank Molds (1.48 MB)	B.G. Thomas, J. Jiang, and D. Lorento	Feb. 28, 2005
Collaborative Research: Contacting and Solidification in Casting-by-Design (108 KB)	P.H. Steen, B.G. Thomas, and S.P. Baker	Mar. 24, 2005
Flow Dynamics and Inclusion Transport in Continuous Casting of Steel (760 KB)	B.G. Thomas, L. Zhang, Q. Yuan, and S.P. Vanka	Mar. 24, 2005
Inclusion Removal by Bubble Flotation in a Continuous Casting Mold (1.86 MB)	L. Zhang, J. Aoki, and B.G. Thomas	Aug. 4, 2005
Inclusion Nucleation, Growth, and Mixing during Steel Deoxidation in Ladle Refining (609 KB)	L. Zhang, B.G. Thomas, and W. Pluschkell
State of the Art in the Control of Inclusions during Steel Ingot Casting (3.96 MB)	L. Zhang and B.G. Thomas	Aug. 22, 2005
Investigation of Fluid Flow and Steel Cleanliness in the Continuous Casting Strand (1.55 MB)	L. Zhang, S. Yang, K. Cai, J. Li, X. Wan, and B.G. Thomas	Nov. 11, 2005
Modeling of Continuous-Casting Defects Related to Mold Fluid Flow (4.35 MB)	B.G. Thomas	May 9-11, 2005
Modeling of Inclusion Removal in Ladle Refining (1.36 MB)	J. Aoki, L. Zhang, and B.G. Thomas	May 9-11, 2005
Transport and Entrapment of Particles in Continuous Casting of Steel (1.69 MB)	Q. Yuan	May 9-11, 2005
Introduction of a Novel, Scrap-based, Fully Continuous Steelmaking Process (628 KB)	J. Peter, K.D. Peaslee, D.G.C. Robertson, B.G. Thomas, and L. Zhang	Mar. 24, 2005
Finite Element Analysis of the Heat Transfer in a Copper Mould during Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs (1.15 MB)	D. Hodgson, S. Vapalahti, and B.G. Thomas	May 14, 2005

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2006 Reports

Online Dynamic Control of Cooling in Continuous Casting of Thin Steel Slabs (623 KB)	B.G. Thomas, J. Bentsman, K. Zheng, S. Vapalahti, B. Petrus, J. Kim, A.K. Behera, A.H. Castillejos, and F.A. Acosta
Mathematical Modeling of Thermal-Fluid Flow in the Meniscus Region during An Oscillation Cycle (607 KB)	C. Ojeda, J. Sengupta, B.G. Thomas, J.Barco, and J.L. Arana
Measurement and Prediction of Lubrication, Powder Consumption, and Oscillation Mark Profiles in Ultra-low Carbon Steel Slabs (412 KB)	H.-J. Shin, S.-H. Kim, B.G. Thomas, G.-G. Lee, J.-M. Park, and J. Sengupta
Mechanism of Hook Formation in Ultra-low Carbon Steel based on Microscopy Analysis and Thermal-stress Modeling (1.41 MB)	J. Sengupta, B.G. Thomas, H.-J. Shin, and S.-H. Kim
Effect of a Sudden Level Fluctuation on Hook Formation during Continuous Casting of Ultra-Low Carbon Steel Slabs (1.25 MB)	J. Sengupta and B.G. Thomas
Large Inclusions in Plain-Carbon Steel Ingots Cast by Bottom Teeming (4.98 MB)	L. Zhang, B. Rietow, B.G. Thomas, and K. Eakin
Modeling of Stress, Distortion and Hot Tearing (1.35 MB)	M. Bellet and B.G. Thomas
Collaborative Research: Contacting and Solidification in Casting-by-Design (124 KB)	P.H. Steen, B.G. Thomas, and S.P. Baker
Research on Subwavelength Microphtonic Sensors for In-situ Monitoring with High Spatial and Temporal Resolution in Manufacturing Environments (645 KB)	X. Li, C.W. Wong, D.Dornfeld, and B.G Thomas
Simulation of Microstructure Behavior of Interfacial Mold Slag Layers in Continuous Casting of Steel (853 KB)	Y. Meng and B.G. Thomas	Feb. 7, 2006
Modeling of Continuous-Casting Defects Related to Mold Fluid Flow (1.0 MB)	B.G. Thomas
Basic Oxygen Furnace Based Steelmaking Processes and Cleanliness Control at Baosteel (490 KB)	L. Zhang, J. Zhi, F. Mei, L. Zhu, X. Jiang, J. Shen, J. Cui, K. Cai, and B.G. Thomas
Efficient Thermo-mechanical Model for Solidification Processes (440 KB)	S. Koric and B.G. Thomas
Mould Slag Property Measurements to Characterize CC Mould - Shell Gap Phenomena (2.17 MB)	Y. Meng, B.G. Thomas, A.A. Polycarpout, A. Prasad, and H. Henein
Transport and Entrapment of Particles in Continuous Casting of Steel (1.81 MB)	Q. Yuan and B.G. Thomas
Inclusion Nucleation, Growth, and Mixing during Steel Deoxidation in Ladle Refining (609 KB)	L. Zhang, B.G. Thomas, and W. Pluschkell

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2007 Reports

Thermo-Mechanical Model of Solidification Processes with Abaqus (0.5 MB)	S. Koric and B.G. Thomas
Mechanism of Hook Formation in Ultralow-carbon Steel Based on Microscopy Analysis and Thermal-stress Modeling (1.3 MB)	J. Sengupta, B.G. Thomas, H.-J. Shin, and S.-H. Kim
Investigating Mould Heat Transfer in Thin Slab Casting with CON1D (0.5 MB)	B. Santillana, B.G. Thomas, A. Hamoen, L.C. Hibbeler, A. Kamperman, and W. van der Knoop
Validation of Heat Transfer Modeling in Slab Casting Molds Using CON1D (0.2 MB)	L.C. Hibbeler and B.G. Thomas	Feb. 15, 2007
Three-dimensional Microstructure of Frozen Meniscus and Hook in Continuous-cast Ultra-low-carbon Steel Slabs (1.3 MB)	G.-G Lee, H.-J. Shin, B.G. Thomas, S.-H. Kim, D.-S. Kim, and S.-J. Yu	Feb. 15, 2007
Microstructure Near Corners of Continuous-cast Steel Slabs Showing Three-dimensional Frozen Meniscus and Hooks (1.2 MB)	G.-G. Lee, B.G. Thomas, H.-J. Shin, S.-K. Baek, C.-H. Choi, D.-S.Kim, S.-J. Yu, and S.-H. Kim	Jun. 3, 2007
Design and Implementation of a Real-time Spray Cooling Control System for Continuous Casting of Thin Steel Slabs (0.6 MB)	K. Zheng, B. Petrus, B.G. Thomas, and J. Bentsman	Feb. 15, 2007
Model of Thermal-Fluid Flow in the Meniscus Region during An Oscillation Cycle (1.0 MB)	C. Ojeda, B.G. Thomas, J. Barco, and J.L. Arana	Feb. 15, 2007
Validation of CON1D Slab Surface Temperature Prediction Using Goodrich Pyrometer Measurements at Mittal Riverdale (1.3 MB)	H. Li and B.G. Thomas	May 23, 2007
Thermo-mechanical Models of Steel Solidification Based on Two Elastic Visco-plastic Constitutive Laws (0.4 MB)	S. Koric and B.G. Thomas
Modeling of Stress, Distortion and Hot Tearing (1.4 MB)	B.G. Thomas and M. Bellet
Interaction between Molten Steel and Runner Materials during Steel Ingot Bottom Teeming Process (1.3 MB)	L. Zhang, B.G. Thomas, and K. Eakin
Investigation of Fluid Flow and Steel Cleanliness in the Continuous Casting Strand (0.9 MB)	L. Zhang, S. Yang, K. Cai, J.-Y. Li, X.-G. Wan, and B.G. Thomas

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2008 Reports

Transient Mold Fluid Flow with Well- and Mountain- bottom Nozzles in Continuous Casting of Steel (2.0 MB)	R. Chaudhary, G-G Lee, B.G. Thomas, and S.-H. Kim	CCC Report 2008
Flow Control with Local Electromagnetic Braking in Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs - Summary (1.7 MB)	B.G. Thomas and K. Cukierski	CCC Report 2008
Flow Control with Local Electromagnetic Braking in Con Casting of Steel Slabs (1.7 MB)	K. Cukierski and B.G. Thomas	Metals and Materials Transactions B, V. 39B, No. 1, 2008, pp 94-107
Using Nail Board Experiments to Quantify Surface Velocity in the CC Mold (0.9 MB)	B. Reitow, B.G. Thomas	AISTech 2008, Pittsburgh, PA, May 5-8, 2008.
Experimental and Computational Study of Multi-phase Fluid Flow in Nozzle and Mold during Continuous Slab Casting (3.6 MB)	G.-G. Lee	CCC Report 2008
Asymmetric Multiphase Fluid Flow and Particle Entrapment in a Continuous Casting Mold (4.1 MB)	G.-G. Lee, H.-J. Shin, B.G. Thomas, and S.-H. Kim	AISTech 2008, Pittsburgh, PA, May 5-8, 2008.
Particle Entrapment in the Mushy Region of a Steel Continuous Caster (1.1 MB)	C. Pfeiler, B.G. Thomas, A. Ludwig, and M. Wu	Steel Research Int 77 (2006) No.7
Thermal-Mechanical Behaviour during Initial Solidification in Continuous Casting: Steel Grade Effects (1.8 MB)	J. Sengupta, C. Ojeda, and B. G. Thomas	CCC Report 2008
Prediction and Control of Subsurface Hooks in Continuous-Cast Ultra-low-carbon Steel Slabs (3.2 MB)	G.-G. Lee, H.-J. Shin, S.-H. Kim, S.-K. Kim, W.-Y. Choi, and B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 2008
Investigating Mold Heat Transfer in Thin Slab Casting with CON1D (1.2 MB)	B. Santillana, B.G. Thomas, L.C. Hibbeler, A. Hamoen, A. Kamperman, and W. van der Knoop	Ironmaker and Steelmaker, Vol. 5, No. 7 (July), pp51-63, 2008
Online Dynamic Control of Cooling in Continuous Casting of Thin Steel Slabs (0.8 MB)	B.G. Thomas, J. Bentsman, B. Petrus, S. Vapalahti, H. Li, A.H. Castillejos, and F.A. Acosta	Proc. NSF CMMI Conf, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan. 7-10, 2008, 16p.
Longitudinal Face Crack Prediction with Thermo-mechanical Models of Thin Slabs in Funnel Moulds (0.5 MB)	L.C. Hibbeler, B. Santillana, B.G. Thomas, A. Hamoen, and A. Kamperman	6th European Continuous Casting Conf., Assoc. Italiana Metallurgia, Ricionne, Italy, June 3-6, 2008.
Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Beam Blank Casting (0.9 MB)	L.C. Hibbeler, S. Koric, K. Zhu, B.G. Thomas, and C. Spangler	AISTech 2008, Pittsburgh, PA, May 5-8, 2008.
Mold Distortion Simulation of BB2 at SDI (0.5 MB)	L. Hibbeler and B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 200803
Explicit Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Finite Element Model of Steel Solidification (2.0 MB)	S. Koric, L.C. Hibbeler, and B.G. Thomas	Int. J. Num. Meths. Engg., Revised July, 2008
Modeling of Stress, Distortion and Hot Tearing (2.2 MB)	B.G. Thomas and M. Bellet	ASM Handbook, Vol 15, 2008
Thermo-mechanical Models of Steel Solidification Based on Two Elastic Visco-plastic Constitutive Laws (0.4 MB)	S. Koric and B.G. Thomas	J. Materials Processing Tech., Vol. 197, No. 3, (Feb.), 2008, pp. 408-418.
Heat Transfer during Melt Spinning of Al-7%Si Alloy on a Cu-Be Wheel (1.3 MB)	A. Sundararajan and B.G. Thomas	Cast Shop Tech., TMS Annual Meeting, Light Metals Proceedings, 2008, pp. 793-810
3-D Numerical Study of Impinging Water Jets in Run Out Table Cooling Processes (1.0 MB)	M.J. Cho, B.G. Thomas, and P.J. Lee	Metals and Materials Transactions B, 2008
Effect of Geometry on Void Formation in Commercial Electroplating of Thin Strips to Copper (1.4 MB)	M.K. Okelman, B.G. Thomas, and M. Powers	Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 202, No. 17, 2008, pp 4153-4158.
Fundamental Study on Metal Embedded Micro Photonic Sensors (0.6 MB)	X. Li, D. Dornfeld, B.G. Thomas, and C.W. Wong	Proc. 2008 NSF CMMI Conf., Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan. 7-10, 2008, #0529361, 9p.

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2009 Reports

Investigation of Refractory Properties on the Initial Bubble Behavior in the Water Model of Continuous Casting Process (0.6 MB)	G.-G. Lee, S.-H. Kim, and B.G. Thomas	Materials Science & Technology Conf., AIST/TMS, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 25-29, 2009
Differences between Physical Water Models and Steel Continuous Casters: A Theoretical Evaluation (1.2 MB)	R. Chaudhary, B. Rietow, and B.G. Thomas	Materials Science & Technology Conf., AIST/TMS, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 25-29, 2009
State of the Art in Electromagnetic Flow Control in Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs: Modeling and Plant Validation (0.6 MB)	B.G. Thomas and R. Chaudhary	6th International Conference on Electromagnetic Processing of Materials EPM 2009, Oct. 19-23, 2009
Direct Numerical Simulations of Magnetic Field Effects on Turbulent Duct Flows (0.9 MB)	R. Chaudhary, S.P. Vanka, and B.G. Thomas	Proc. ASME Int. Mech. Eng. Congress IMECE09, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Nov. 13-19, 2009.
Thermal-Mechanical Behaviour during Initial Solidification in Continuous Casting: Steel Grade Effects (0.8 MB)	J. Sengupta, C. Ojeda, and B.G. Thomas	Int. J. Cast Metals Research, V. 22, No. 1-4, 2009, pp. 8-14
Prediction and Control of Subsurface Hooks in Continuous Cast Ultra-low-carbon Steel Slabs (1.0 MB)	G.-G. Lee, H.-J. Shin, S.-H. Kim, S.-K. Kim, W.-Y. Choi, and B.G. Thomas	Ironmaking and Steelmaking, 36: 1, 39-49, 2009.
Investigating Heat Transfer In Funnel-Mould Casting With CON1D: Effect of Plate Thickness (2.4 MB)	B. Santillana, L.C. Hibbeler, B.G. Thomas, A. Hamoen, A. Kamperman, and W. van der Knoop	ISIJ International, 48:10, 1380-1388, 2008
Utilization of CON1D at ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s No. 2 Continuous Caster for Crater End Determination (0.6 MB)	J. Sengupta, M.-K. Trinh, D. Currey, and B.G. Thomas	AISTech 2009 Steelmaking Conference Proc., (St. Louis, MO, May 4-7, 2009), Assoc. Iron Steel Tech., Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1, 2009
Online Dynamic Control of Cooling in Continuous Casting of Thin Steel Slabs (0.9 MB)	B.G. Thomas, J. Bentsman, B. Petrus, S. Vapalahti, H. Li, A.H. Castillejos, and F.A. Acosta	Proceedings of 2009 NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, 19p., Jun. 22-25, 2009.
Real-Time Model-Based Spray-Cooling Control System for Steel Continuous Casting (1.0 MB)	B.Petrus, K. Zheng, B.G. Thomas, and J. Bentsman	CCC Report 2009
Analytical Prediction of Funnel Mold Bending Effect and Hot Tearing Susceptibility (0.1 MB)	L.C. Hibbeler and B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 200902
Explicit Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Finite-Element Model of Continuous Casting of Steel in Funnel Molds (0.5 MB)	S. Koric, L.C. Hibbeler, and B.G. Thomas	Modeling of Casting, Welding and Advanced Solidification Processes XII, Vancouver, Canada, June 7-14, 2009, TMS, Warrendale, PA, 2009
Modeling of Hot Tearing and Other Defects in Casting Processes (0.9 MB)	B.G. Thomas	ASM Handbook V. 22, 2009
Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Beam Blank Casting (2.0 MB)	L.C. Hibbeler, S. Koric, K. Xu, B.G. Thomas, and C. Spangler	Iron and Steel Technology, Vol. 6, No. 7 (July), 2009, pp. 60-73. (reprinted from: AISTech 2008 Steelmaking Conference Proc., Pittsburgh, PA, May 5-8, 2008, Assoc. Iron Steel Tech., Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1, 2008)
Prediction of Grain Size, Precipitation, and Crack Susceptibility in Continuous Casting (0.8 MB)	K. Xu and B.G. Thomas	AISTech 2009 Steelmaking Conference Proc., (St. Louis, MO, May 4-7, 2009), Assoc. Iron Steel Tech., Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1, 2009
Longitudinal Face Crack Prediction with Thermo-Mechanical Models of Thin Slabs in Funnel Moulds (1.5 MB)	L.C. Hibbeler, B.G. Thomas, B. Santillana, A. Hamoen, and A. Kamperman	Metallurgia Italiana, 6:2, 1-10, 2009.
Industry Implementation of Mathematical Models: Examples in Steel Processing; Howe Memorial Lecture, 2009 (1.3 MB)	B.G. Thomas	AISTech 2009 Steelmaking Conference Proc., (St. Louis, MO, May 4-7, 2009), Assoc. Iron Steel Tech., Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1, 2009.
Towards A Continuum Multiphysics Simulation of Metal Solidification Processes (0.5 MB)	S. Koric, B.G. Thomas, and R. Liu	Proc. of the 8th Internat. Congress on Thermal Stresses, TS2009, 1–4 June, Univ. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009, pp. 249-253.
Explicit Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Finite Element Model of Steel Solidification (1.0 MB)	S. Koric, L.C. Hibbeler, and B.G. Thomas	Int. J. Num. Meths. Engineering, 78, 1-31, Mar., 2009

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2010 Reports

Investigation of Mold Flux Entrainment in CC Molds Due to Shear Layer Instability (519 KB)	L.C. Hibbeler and B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 201001
Effect of Stopper-Rod Misalignment on Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting of Steel (2.34 MB)	R. Chaudhary, G.-G. Lee, B.G. Thomas, S.M. Cho, S.-H. Kim, and O.-D. Kwon	CCC Report 201011
Effect of Stopper-Rod Misalignment on Asymmetric Flow and Vortex Formation in Steel Slab Casting (498 KB)	S.-M. Cho, G.-G. Lee, S.-H. Kim, R. Chaudhary, O.-D. Kwon, and B.G. Thomas	Jim Evans Honorary Symposium, TMS Annual Meeting, (Seattle, WA, Feb. 14-18, 2010), TMS, Warrendale, PA, 2010. (CCC Report 2010)
Assessment of LES and RANS Turbulence Models with Measurements in Liquid Metal GaInSn Model of Continuous Casting Process (3.68 MB)	R. Chaudhary, C. Ji, and B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 201013
Evaluation of Turbulence Models in MHD Channel and Square Duct Flows (1.81 MB)	R. Chaudhary, S.P. Vanka, and B.G. Thomas	Journal of Turbulence, in press, June, 2010. (CCC Report 2010)
Direct Numerical Simulations of Magnetic Field Effects on Turbulent Flow in a Square Duct (1.59 MB)	R. Chaudhary, S.P. Vanka, and B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 201012
A Novel Steady-state Technique for Measuring the Heat Extracted by Secondary Cooling Sprays (2.88 MB)	C.A. Hernández, A.H. Castillejos, F.A. Acosta, X. Zhou, and B.G. Thomas	AISTech 2010, Pittsburgh, PA, May 3-6, 2010, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA. (CCC Report 2010)
Real-Time Model-Based Spray-Cooling Control System For Steel Continuous Casting (1.00 MB)	B. Petrus, K. Zheng, B.G. Thomas, and J. Bentsman	Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, submitted, 2010. (CCC Report 2010)
Calibration of Mold Heat Transfer Models with Breakout Shell Measurements (490 KB)	J. Iwasaki and B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 201015
User-Friendly Interface Design and Development for Continuous-Casting Model CON1D (3.77 MB)	H. Jasti	CCC Report 201004
Equilibrium Model of Precipitation in Microalloyed Steels (805 KB)	K. Xu, B.G. Thomas, and R.J. O’Malley	Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, in press, 2010. (CCC Report 2010)
Microalloy Precipitation in Hot Charged Slabs (2.99 MB)	M.S. Dyer, J.G. Speer, D.K. Matlock, A.J. Shutts, S. Jansto, K. Xu, and B.G. Thomas	AISTech 2010, Pittsburgh, PA, May 3-6, 2010, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA. (CCC Report 2010)
Particle-Size-Grouping Model of Precipitation Kinetics in Microalloyed Steels (465 KB)	K. Xu and B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 201014
Measuring Mechanical Behavior of Steel during Solidification: Modeling the SSCC Test (866 KB)	M. Rowan, B.G. Thomas, C. Bernhard, and R. Pierer	CCC Report 201002
Multiphysics Model of Metal Solidification on the Continuum Level (1.80 MB)	S. Koric, L.C. Hibbeler, R. Liu, and B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 201016
Enhanced Latent Heat Method to Incorporate Superheat Effects into Fixed-Grid Multiphysics Simulations (746 KB)	S. Koric, B.G. Thomas, and V.R. Voller	Numerical Heat Transfer B, in press, 2010.
Modeling Steel Slab Heat Transfer during Scarfing Processing (3.64 MB)	X. Zhou and B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 201003
Effect of Refractory Properties on Initial Bubble Formation in Continuous Casting Nozzles (1.92 MB)	G.-G. Lee, B.G. Thomas, and S.-H. Kim	Met. Mater. Int., Vol. 16, No. 3 (2010), pp. 501-506 (CCC Report 2010)
Industry Implementation of Mathematical Models: Examples in Steel Processing; Howe Memorial Lecture 2009 (1.77 MB)	B.G. Thomas	Iron and Steel Technology, July, 2010, pp. 70-87 (CCC Report 2010)
Modeling of Hot Tearing and Other Defects in the Casting Processes (265 KB)	B.G. Thomas	ASM Handbook V. 22A, 2009, pp. 362-371 (CCC Report 2010)
Feedback Control of the Two-Phase Stefan Problem, with an Application to the Continuous Casting of Steel (741 KB)	B. Petrus, J. Bentsman, and B.G. Thomas	49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control December 15-17, 2010 Hilton Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA, USA
Application of Computational Model for Alumina Dissolution in Molten Slag (493 KB)	B.A. Hoa and B.G. Thomas	Journal of Science and Technology, No. 78A, 2010
Prediction of Centerline Cracks Incurred in the Bloom Continuous Casting of Steel (1.73 MB)	C. Li, B.G. Thomas, M. Feng, and F. Zhengjie	Baosteel Technical Research, Vol 4, No. 2, June 2010, pp. 40-43
Mold Flux Entrainment Mechanisms (1.69 MB)	L.C. Hibbeler and B.G. Thomas	Baosteel BAC 2010
Prediction of Hot Tearing Cracks during High-Alloy Continuous Casting at Baosteel (2.11 MB)	B.G. Thomas and Chengbin Li	Report to Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. Feb. 7, 2010

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2011 Reports

Multiphysics Model of Continuous Casting of Steel Beam-Blanks (1.24 MB)	B.G. Thomas, S. Koric, L.C. Hibbeler, and Rui Liu	4th Internat. Conf. on Modelling and Simulation of Metallurgical Process in Steelmaking, (STEELSIM2011), Dusseldorf, Germany, June 27- July 1, 2011. (CCC Report 2011)
Transient Turbulent Flow in a Liquid-Metal Model of Continuous Casting, Including Comparison of Six Different Methods (6.44 MB)	R. Chaudhary, C. Ji, B.G. Thomas, and S.P. Vanka	CCC Report 2011
Effect of Nozzle Clogging on Surface Flow and Vortex Formation in the Continuous Casting Mold (957 KB)	S.-M. Cho, S.-H. Kim, R. Chaudhary, B.G. Thomas, H.-J. Shin, W.-R. Choi, S.-K. Kim	AISTech 2011, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 2-5, 2011. (CCC Report 2011)
Measurement of Transient Meniscus Flow in Steel Continuous Casters and Effect of Electromagnetic Braking (527 KB)	S.-M. Cho, H.-J. Lee, S.-H. Kim, R. Chaudhary, B.G. Thomas, D.-H. Lee, Y.-J. Kim, W.-R. Choi, S.-K. Kim, and H.-S. Kim	TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2011 (CCC Report 2011)
Review of Mold Flux Entrainment Mechanisms and Model Investigation of Entrainment by Shear-Layer Instability (347 KB)	L.C. Hibbeler, R. Liu and B.G. Thomas	7th European Continuous-Casting Conf., (ECCC2011), Dusseldorf, Germany, June 27- July 1, 2011. (CCC Report 2011)
Thermal Distortion of Funnel Molds (578 KB)	L.C. Hibbeler, B.G. Thomas, R.C. Schimmel, and G. Abbel	AISTech 2011, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 2-5, 2011. (CCC Report 2011)
Monitoring of Meniscus Thermal Phenomena with Thermocouples in Continuous Casting of Steel (316 KB)	B.G. Thomas, M.A. Wells, and D. Li	TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2011 (CCC Report 2011)
Effects of Stopper Rod Movement on Mold Fluid Flow at ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s No. 1 Continuous Caster (2.38 MB)	R. Liu, J. Sengupta, D. Crosbie, M.M. Yavuz, and B.G. Thomas	AISTech 2011, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 2-5, 2011. (CCC Report 2011)
Measurement of Molten Steel Surface Velocity with SVC and Nail Dipping during Continuous Casting Process (526 KB)	R. Liu, J. Sengupta, D. Crosbie, S. Chung, M. Trinh, and B.G. Thomas	TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2011 (CCC Report 2011)
Implementation of Temperature and Strain Micro-Sensors into a Casting Mold Surface (360 KB)	B.G. Thomas and M.K. Okelman	TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2011 (CCC Report 2011)
Implemenation of a Real-Time Model-Based Spray-Cooling Control System for Steel Continuous Casting (475 KB)	B. Petrus, K. Zheng, X. Zhou, B.G. Thomas, J. Bentsman, and R. O’Malley	TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2011 (CCC Report 2011)
Model of Microalloy Precipitation during Continuous Casting and Reheating (599 KB)	K. Xu, B.G. Thomas, M.S. Dyer, J.G. Speer, and D.K. Matlock	AISTech2011, Indianapolis, IN, May 2-5, 2011, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA. (CCC Report 2011)
3D Thickness Measurement Technique for Continuous Casting Breakout Shells (1.30 MB)	B. Santillana, B.G. Thomas, G. Botman, and E. Dekker	7th European Continuous-Casting Conf., (ECCC2011), Dusseldorf, Germany, June 27- July 1, 2011.
Modeling and Measurement of Residual Stresses in a Steel Vessel Containing Glass (1.58 MB)	S. Nakhodchi, B.G. Thomas, and D.J. Smith	Submitted to: Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 2011
Measuring Mechanical Behavior of Steel during Soldification: Modeling the SSCC Test (1.03 MB)	M. Rowan, B.G. Thomas, and R. Pierer	Submitted to: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B
Equilibrium Model of Precipitation in Microalloyed Steels (1.04 MB)	K. Xu, B.G. Thomas, and R. O'Malley	Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, Vol 42A, pp. 524-539, Feb. 2011
Particle-Size-Grouping Model of Precipitation Kinetics in Microalloyed Steels (452 KB)	K. Xu and B.G. Thomas	Submitted to: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
Hybrid Control of Continuous Casting for Whale and Crack Prevention and Resonance Control in Mold Oscillation System (1.65 MB)	J. Bentsman, B.G. Thomas, B. Petrus, X. Zhou, V. Natarajan, and R. O'Malley	Proceedings of 2011 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Atlanta, Georgia

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2012 Reports

Effect of Electromagnetic Ruler Braking (EMBr) on Transient Turbulent Flow in Continuous Slab Casting using Large Eddy Simulations (3.5 MB)	R. Chaudhary, B.G. Thomas, S.P. Vanka	CCC Report 2012
Effect of Nozzle Clogging on Surface Flow and Vortex Formation in the Continuous Casting Mold (6.1 MB)	S.-M. Cho, S.-H. Kim, R. Chaudhary, B.G. Thomas, H.-J. Shin, W.-Y. Choi, S.-K. Kim	CCC Report 2012
Measurement of heat flux in dense air-mist cooling: Part I – A novel steady-state technique (1.71 MB)	C. Hernandez-Bocanegra, A. H. Castillejos, F. Acost-Gonzalex, X. Zhou, B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 2012
Measurement of heat flux in dense air-mist cooling: Part II – The influence of mist characteristics on steady-state heat transfer (1.83 MB)	C. Hernandez-Bocanegra, J. Minchaca-Mojica, A. H. Castillejos, F. Acost-Gonzalex, X. Zhou, B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 2012
Calibration of Thermal Models of Continuous Casting of Steel (1.86 MB)	L.C. Hibbeler, M. Langeneckert, J. Iwasaki, I. Hwang, R. O'Malley, B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 2012
The Thermal Distortion of a Funnel Mold (2.31 MB)	L.C. Hibbeler, B.G. Thomas, R. Schimmel, G. Abbel	CCC Report 2012
Thermal-Mechanical model calibration with breakout shell measurements in continuous steel slab casting (875 KB)	J. Iwasaki and B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 2012
Thermal Stress Cracking of Sliding Gate Plates (862 KB)	H.-J. Lee, S.-M. Cho, S.-H. Kim, B.G Thomas, S.-W. Han, T.-I. Chung, J. Choi	CCC Report 2012
Model of Gas Flow through Upper Tundish Nozzle Refractory and Initial Bubble Size (3.27 MB)	R. Liu and B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 2012
Transient Turbulent Flow Simulation with Water Model Validation and Application to Slide Gate Dithering (4.83 MB)	R. Liu and B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 2012
Simulation of transient fluid flow in mold region during steel continuous casting (6.50 MB)	R. Liu, B.G. Thomas, J. Sengupta	CCC Report 2012
Kinetic Study of the Devitrification of Mold Powder Slags (1.76 MB)	Y. Maldonado, F.A. Acosta, A.H. Castillejos, B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 2012
Robust Rejection of Sinusoids in Stable Nonlinearly Perturbed Unmodelled Linear Systems: Theory and Application to Servo (277 KB)	V. Natarajan and J. Bentsman	CCC Report 2012
Enthalpy-based feedback control algorithms for the Stefan problem (1.59 MB)	B. Petrus, J. Bentsman, B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 2012
Transport and Entrapment of Particles in Steel Continuous Casting (1.75 MB)	B.G. Thomas, Q. Yuan, S. Mahmood, R. Liu, R. Chaudhary	CCC Report 2012
Transport and Entrapment of Particles in Steel Continuous Casting (1.22 MB)	B.G. Thomas, Q. Yuan, R. Liu, S. Mahmood, R. Chaudhary	CCC Report 2012
Multiphase Particle-Size-Grouping Model of Precipitation and Its Application to Thermal Processing of Microalloyed Steel (4.55 MB)	K. Xu	CCC Report 2012
Particle-Size-Grouping Model of Precipitation Kinetics in Microalloyed Steels (970 KB)	K. Xu and B.G. Thomas	CCC Report 2012
Measuring heat transfer during spray cooling using controlled inductionheating experiments and computational models (3.51 MB)	X. Zhou, B.G. Thomas, C.A. Hernandez, A.H. Castillejos, F.A. Acosta	CCC Report 2012

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2013 Reports

High Fidelity Numerical Investigations of Tailored Magnetic Fields for Defect Reduction in Continuous Casting of Steel Turbulent Flow in Continuous Slab Casting using Large Eddy Simulations (12.1 MB)	Ramnik Singh	CCC Report 201301
Large Eddy Simulations of Effect of Double-Ruler Electro-magnetic Field on Transient Flow during Continuous Casting (3 MB)	R. Singh, B.G. Thomas and S.P. Vanka	CCC Report 201302
Transient Fluid Flow During Steady Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs Part I: Measurements and Modeling of Two-phase Flow (1.5 MB)	Seong-Mook Cho, Seon-Hyo Kim, Brian G. Thomas, and Yong-Jin Kim	CCC Report 201303
Transient Fluid Flow During Steady Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs Part II: Effect of Double-Ruler Electromagnetic Braking (EMBr) (797 KB)	Seong-Mook Cho, Seon-Hyo Kim, and Brian G. Thomas	CCC Report 201304
Effects of a Magnetic Field on Turbulent Flow in the Mold Region of a Steel Caster (2.7 MB)	Singh, R., B.G. Thomas, and S.P. Vanka	Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, May, 2013, 10p.
Effect of Electromagnetic Braking (EMBr) on Turbulent Flow in Continuous Casting (4.25 MB)	Singh, R., B.G. Thomas, and S.P. Vanka	AISTech 2013 Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA, May 6-8, 2013, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, pp. 1323-1336.
Flow Control with Ruler Electromagnetic Braking (EMBr) in Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs (765 KB)	Thomas, Brian G., Ramnik Singh, Rajneesh Chaudhary, and Pratap Vanka	Fifth Baosteel Biennial Academic Conference (BAC2013), Shanghai, PRC, June 4-6, 2013, 10p.
Mold Slag Entrainment Mechanisms in Continuous Casting Molds (896 KB)	Hibbeler, L.C., and Brian G. Thomas	AISTech 2013 Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA, May 6-8, 2013, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, pp. 1215-1230.
Slidegate Dithering Effects on Transient Flow and Mold Level Fluctuations and Initial Bubble Size (4.2 MB)	Liu Rui, Brian G. Thomas, Love Kalra, Tathagata Bhattacharya, and Aloka Dasgupta	AISTech 2013 Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA, May 6-8, 2013, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, pp. 1351-1364.
Transport and Entrapment of Particles in Steel Continuous Casting and Application to Slide Gate Dithering (2.3 MB)	Thomas, B.G., Q. Yuan, S. Mahmood, R. Liu, and R. Chaudhary	Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, Vol. 45, pp. 22-35, 2013.
Computational Modeling of Temperature, Flow and Crystallization of Mold Slag during Double-Hot-Thermocouple-Technique Experiments (1.7 MB)	Zhou, L., W. Wang, R. Liu, and B. G. Thomas	Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, Vol. 44, pp. 1264-1279, 2013.
Kinetic Study of the Devitrification of Mold Powder Slags (1.4 MB)	Maldonado, Yadira G., F. Andrés Acosta, A. Humberto Castillejos, and Brian G. Thomas	Iron and Steel Technology, July, 2013, 11p.
Measuring Heat Transfer During Spray Cooling Using Controlled Induction Heating Experiments and Computational Models (1.2 MB)	Zhou, Xiaoxu, B. G. Thomas, C. Alberto Hernández B., A. Humberto Castillejos E., and F. Andrés Acosta G.	Applied Mathematical Modeling, 37, pp. 3181-3192, 2013.
Calibration of Thermal Models of Steel Continuous Casting Molds (1.2 MB)	Hibbeler, L., M. Langeneckert, J. Iwasaki, I. Hwang, R. O’Malley, and B.G. Thomas	Iron and Steel Technology Transactions, 10:5, Sept., 2013, 13p.
Particle Transport in a Turbulent Square Duct Flow with an Imposed Magnetic Field (6.4 MB)	Liu, R., Surya P. Vanka, and Brian G. Thomas	Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM2013, 16503, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA, July 07-11, 2013, 13p.
Multiphysics Simulation of Metal Solidification Processes with Abaqus (288 KB)	Koric, Seid, Brian G. Thomas, and Lance Hibbeler	Simulia Community Conference, Vienna, Austria, May 21-24, 2013, 10p.

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2014 Reports

Transient Model of Preheating a Submerged Entry Nozzle (1.95 MB)	Y. Li, and B.G. Thomas	AISTech 2014, Indianapolis, IN, May 5-8, 2014, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, pp. 2907-2922.
Transient Model of Preheating a Submerged Entry Nozzle (3.78 MB)	Yonghui Li	CCC Report 201405
Model of Gas Flow through Porous Refractory Applied to an Upper Tundish Nozzle (3.59 MB)	Rui Liu and Brian G. Thomas	CCC Report 201402
Measurements of Molten Steel Surface Velocity and Effect of Stopper-rod Movement on Transient Multiphase Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting (2.46 MB)	Rui Liu, Brian G. Thomas, Joydeep Sengupta, Stephen D. Chung, and ManhKha Trinh	CCC Report 201401
Modeling Transient Multiphase Flow and Mold Top Surface Behavior in Steel Continuous Casting (2.46 MB)	Rui Liu	CCC Report 201406
Numerical Investigation of Slag Entrainment in Continuous Casting Molds (2.01 MB)	Swartz, Kenneth E, Lance C. Hibbeler, Brendan P. Joyce, and Brian G. Thomas	AISTech 2014, Indianapolis, IN, May 5-8, 2014, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, pp. 1865-1879.
Large Eddy Simulations of Double-Ruler Electromagnetic Field Effect on Transient Flow during Continuous Casting (1.87 MB)	Singh, R., B.G. Thomas, and S.P. Vanka	Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, Vol. 45B, No. 3, pp. 1098-1115, 2014.
Slidegate Dithering Effects on Transient Flow and Mold Level Fluctuations (910 KB)	Liu, Rui, Brian G. Thomas, Love Kalra, Tathagata Bhattacharya, and Aloka Dasgupta	Iron and Steel Technology, 11:7, July, 2014, 10p.
Transient Fluid Flow During Steady Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs Part I: Measurements and Modeling of Two-phase Flow (2.12 MB)	Seong-Mook Cho, Seon-Hyo Kim, and Brian G. Thomas	ISIJ International, Vol. 54, No. 4, (April), 2014, pp. 845-854.
Transient Fluid Flow During Steady Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs Part II: Effect of Double-Ruler Electromagnetic Braking (EMBr) (2.41 MB)	Seong-Mook Cho, Seon-Hyo Kim, and Brian G. Thomas	ISIJ International, Vol. 54, No. 4, (April), 2014, pp. 855-864.
Transport and Entrapment of Particles in Steel Continuous Casting (1.88 MB)	Thomas, B.G., Q. Yuan, S. Mahmood, R. Liu, and R. Chaudhary	Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, Vol. 45B, No. 1, pp. 22-35, 2014.
Particle Transport in a Turbulent Square Duct Flow with an Imposed Magnetic Field (7.44 MB)	Liu, R., Surya P. Vanka, and Brian G. Thomas	J. Fluids Engineering, 2014, 49p.
Round Continuous Casting with EMS-CFD Coupled (1.71 MB)	Galdiz, P., J. Palacios, J.L. Arana, and B.G. Thomas	8th European Continuous Casting Conference, (ECCC2014), Graz, Austria, June 23-26, 2014, pp. 1312-1321.
Combining Models and Measurements to Better Understand Steel Continuous Casting (739 KB)	Brian G. Thomas, Rui Liu, and Bret Rietow	8th European Continuous Casting Conference, Graz, (ECCC2014), Austria, June 23-26, 2014, pp. 1130-1139.
Estimation of Time-Temperature-Transformation Diagrams of Mold Powder Slags from Thermo-analysis of Non-Isothermal Crystallization (5.74 MB)	Maldonado, Yadira G., Claudia Barraza de la P., Sergio Rodríguez A., A. Humberto Castillejos E., and Brian G. Thomas	CCC Report 201404
Transient Thermo-Fluid Model of Meniscus Behavior and Slag Consumption in Steel Continuous Casting (4.40 MB)	ASM Jonayat and Brian G. Thomas	Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, (July), 2014, 23p.
Transient Thermo-Fluid Model of Meniscus Behavior and Slag Consumption in Steel Continuous Casting (8.77 MB)	ASM Jonayat	CCC Report 201407
Correlation for Mold Heat Flux Measured in a Thin Slab Casting Mold (.97 MB)	Duvvuri, Prathiba, Bryan Petrus, and Brian G. Thomas	AISTech 2014, Indianapolis, IN, May 5-8, 2014, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, pp. 2881-2893.
Simulation and Online Measurement of Narrow Face Mold Distortion in Thin-Slab Casting (1.16 MB)	Lance C. Hibbeler, Brian G. Thomas, Ronald C. Schimmel, and Henk H. Visser	8th European Continuous Casting Conference, (ECCC2014), Graz, Austria, June 23-26, 2014, pp. 675-684.
Multiphysics Modeling of the Steel Continuous Casting Process (3.79 MB)	Lance Hibbeler	CCC Report 201408
Distributed Parameter Control of Heat Diffusion with Solidification (3.67 MB)	Bryan Petrus	CCC Report 201409
Applications of Enthalpy-Based Feedback Control Methodology for the Two-Sided Stefan Problem (394 KB)	B. Petrus, J. Bentsman, and B. G. Thomas	American Control Conference 2014 (ACC)., Portland, Oregon, USA, June 4-6, 2014, pp. 1015-1020.

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2015 Reports

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Presentations

2000

Effects of Clogging, Argon Injection and Casting Conditions on Flow Rate and Air Aspiration in Submerged Entry Nozzles (1.20 MB)	H. Bai	ISS meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar. 29, 2000
Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Flow in Continuous Casting of Steel (2.40 MB)	S.Sivaramakrishnan	ISS meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar. 15, 2000
Natural Convection Effects on Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Liquid Slag Layers of Continuous Casters (300 KB)	S.Sivaramakrishnan	ISS meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar. 17, 2000
FEM Analysis of Bulging between Rolls in Continuous Casting (1.20 MB)	L. Yu	ISS meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar. 17, 2000
Stress Model to Predicted Critical Shell Thickness for Breakouts during Continuous Casting of Steel (1.00 MB)	C. Li	ISS meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar. 10, 2000
Ideal Mold Taper Prediction for Continuous Casting (400 KB)	C. Li	ISS meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar. 26, 2000
Heat Transfer and Solidification Model CON1D (100 KB)	Y. Meng	ISS meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar. 17, 2000
Predicting Mold Corner Temperature Based on Angled Water Slot Geometry (100 KB)	M. Langeneckert	ISS meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar. 17, 2000
Segregation Effects in Continuous Casting (400 KB)	Y.M. Won	ISS meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar. 17, 2000
Agenda, University of Illinois Meeting (40 KB)		CCC Annual Meeting, Sept. 25, 2000
Transient Fluid Flow and Inclusion Motion in the Mold Using LES Models (6.80 MB)	Q. Yuan	CCC Annual Meeting, Sept. 25, 2000
Effect of Argon Gas Distribution on Fluid Flow in the Mold Using Time-averaged k-e Models (11.90 MB)	T. Shi	CCC Annual Meeting, Sept. 25, 2000
Influence of 3-D Mold Geometry on Mold Heat Transfer and Thermocouple Temperature (300 KB)	M. Langeneckert	CCC Annual Meeting, Sept. 25, 2000
Modeling Interfacial Flux Layer Phenomena in the Shell/Mold Gap Using CON1D (700 KB)	Y. Meng	CCC Annual Meeting, Sept. 25, 2000
Bulging between Rolls in Continuously-cast Slabs (1.30 MB)	L. Yu	CCC Annual Meeting, Sept. 25, 2000
Application of Thermal-stress Models to Ideal Taper, Maximum Casting Speed to Avoid Breakouts, and the Prediction of Strand Width Variations (700 KB)	C. Li	CCC Annual Meeting, Sept. 25, 2000
Segregation and Microstructure in Continuous Casting Shell (400 KB)	B.G. Thomas and Y.-M. Won	CCC Annual Meeting, Sept. 25, 2000
Validation of Fluid Flow and Solidification Models - a Case Study at AK steel (1.50 MB)	B.G. Thomas	CCC Annual Meeting, Sept. 25, 2000

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2001

Transient Fluid Flow and Inclusion Motion in the Mold Using LES Models (3.34 MB)	Q. Yuan	ISS meeting, Baltimore, MD, Mar. 25, 2001
Large-eddy Simulation of Heat Transfer in Circular Impinging Jet (370 KB)	B. Zhao	ISS meeting, Baltimore, MD, Mar. 25, 2001
Heat Transfer & Solidification Model CON1D (240 KB)	Y. Meng	ISS meeting, Baltimore, MD, Mar. 25, 2001
Bulging between Rolls in Continuously-cast Slabs (1.40 MB)	L. Yu	ISS meeting, Baltimore, MD, Mar. 25, 2001
Argon Injection Optimization in Continuous Slab Casting (7.00 MB)	T. Shi	ISS meeting, Baltimore, MD, Mar. 25, 2001
Maximum Casting Speed for CC Steel Billets with No Submold Support (600 KB)	C. Li	ISS meeting, Baltimore, MD, Mar. 25, 2001
Agenda, University of Illinois Meeting		CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 18, 2001
Flow Dynamics and Inclusion Transport in Continuous Casting of Steel, Overview for NSF, Jan. 2002 (1.05 MB)	B.G. Thomas	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 18, 2001
Modeling of the Continuous Casting of Steel, Past, Present and Future (J.K. Brimacombe Lecture) (2.62 MB)	B.G. Thomas	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 18, 2001
Study of Transient Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting of Steel Using LES Models (4.83 MB)	Q. Yuan	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 18, 2001
Inclusion Entrapment - Literature Review and Modeling (5.38 MB)	L. Zhang	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 18, 2001
Large-eddy Simulation of Impinging Jet Heat Transfer (2.16 MB)	B. Zhao	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 18, 2001
Effect of Argon Gas Distribution on Fluid Flow in the Mold Using Time-Averaged k-e Models (5.67 MB)	B.G. Thomas, T. Shi, and L. Zhang	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 18, 2001
Modeling Interfacial Flux Layer Phenomena in the Shell/Mold Gap Using CON1D (3.29 MB)	Y. Meng	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 18, 2001
Maximum Casting Speed for Continuous Casting Steel Billets (5.54 MB)	C. Li	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 18, 2001
Billet Casting Thermal Stress Modeling (2.20 MB)	B.G. Thomas and J.K. Park	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 18, 2001
Thermal Stress Analysis of Bulging with Roll Misalignment for Various Slab Cooling Patterns (4.17 MB)	K.-J. Lin and B.G. Thomas	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 18, 2001
3D Simulation of Mold Heat Flow (1.87 MB)	B.G. Thomas and T. Morthland	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 18, 2001

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2002

Study of Transient Fluid Flow and Particle Transport during Continuous Casting of Steel Using Large Eddy Simulation (2.91 MB) Video	Q.Yuan	Nashville, TN, Mar. 10, 2002
Inclusion Removal from Steel Caster (4.60 MB)	L. Zhang	Nashville, TN, Mar. 10, 2002
LES Simulation of Transient Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Continuous Casting Mold (2.89 MB) Video	B. Zhao	Nashville, TN, Mar. 10, 2002
Modeling Interfacial Flux Layer Phenomena in the Shell/Mold Gap Using CON1D (1.14 MB)	Y. Meng	Nashville, TN, Mar. 10, 2002
Maximum Casting Speed for Continuous Casting Steel Billets (3.26 MB)	C. Li	Nashville, TN, Mar. 10, 2002
Agenda, University of Illinois meeting		CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 15, 2002
Transient Study of Turbulent Flow and Particle Transport in a Full-Scale Water Model and Continuous Slab Casting Machine Using LES (11.6 MB) (ppt 17.5 MB)	Q. Yuan	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 15, 2002
Inclusion Nucleation, Growth, Removal and Entrapment in Molten Steel and Continuous Casting (36.3 MB) (ppt 53.7 MB)	L. Zhang	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 15, 2002
Heat Transfer in the Molten Steel Pool Using LES (19.8 MB) (ppt 6.1 MB)	B. Zhao	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 15, 2002
Modeling Interfacial Flux Layer Phenomena in the Shell/Mold Gap Using CON1D (7.1 MB) (ppt 5.8 MB)	Y. Meng	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 15, 2002
Investigation of Ideal Taper in Billet Molds to Avoid in Mold and Sub-mold Cracks Using 2D FEM Thermal Stress Model (26.9 MB) (ppt 7.3 MB)	C. Li	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 15, 2002
New Computational Resources and Stress Model Validation (4.2 MB) (ppt 3.1 MB)	S. Koric	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 15, 2002
Taper Prediction in Slab and Thin Slab Casting Molds (8.4 MB) (ppt 3.9 MB)	C. Ojeda	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 15, 2002
Transient 3-D Models of Mold Temperature to Level Prediction - a Case Study at Columbus Stainless (4.2 MB) (ppt 999 KB)	B.G. Thomas and T. Morthland	CCC Annual Meeting, Oct. 15, 2002

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2003

Effect of Oscillation Marks on Billet Casting (2.4 MB)	Y. Meng	Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 27, 2003
Interfacial Friction-Related Phenomena in Continuous Casting with Mold Slags (3.5 MB)	Y. Meng and B.G. Thomas	Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 29, 2003

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2004

Agenda, University of Illinois meeting		CCC Annual Meeting, May 10, 2004
Transient Studies of Turbulent Flow and Particle Transport in Water Models and Continuous Slab Casters Using LES (19.5 MB) Video	Q. Yuan	CCC Annual Meeting, May 10, 2004
Multiphase Flow, Inculsion Nucleation, Growth, Removal and Entrapment - in Molten Steel and Continuous Casting (28.2 MB)	L. Zhang	CCC Annual Meeting, May 10, 2004
Transient Heat Transfer in Slab Casting Molten Pool using LES (3.72 MB)	B. Zhao	CCC Annual Meeting, May 10, 2004
Ladle Mixing and Inclusion Removal by Bubbles (4.6 MB) Video	J. Aoki	CCC Annual Meeting, May 10, 2004
Measuring Mold Top Surface Velocities using Nailboards (1.93 MB)	B. Rietow	CCC Annual Meeting, May 10, 2004
Modeling Interfacial Flux Layer Phenomena in the Shell/Mold Gap using CON1D (2.9 MB)	Y. Meng	CCC Annual Meeting, May 10, 2004
Investigation of Oscillation Marks and Hook Formation in ULC Steels using Metallurgical Analysis and Models (2.4 MB)	H.-J. Shin	CCC Annual Meeting, May 10, 2004
Application of FEM Thermal Stress Model CON2D to Meniscus Behavior, Ideal Mold Taper, and Submold Cracks (8.6 MB)	C. Li	CCC Annual Meeting, May 10, 2004
Solidification Stress Modeling using Abaqus (3.4 MB)	S. Koric	CCC Annual Meeting, May 10, 2004
Analysis of Water Slot Design in Beam-blank Molds using FEM Models of Steady Heat Conduction (3.35 MB)	J. Jiang	CCC Annual Meeting, May 10, 2004
Continuous Steelmaking - Development of a New Process to Continuously Melt, Refine, and Cast High Quality Steel (1.6 MB)	J. Peter	CCC Annual Meeting, May 10, 2004
Thermal Distortion of Solidifying Shell Near the Meniscus (4.8 MB)	J. Sengupta	CCC Annual Meeting, May 10, 2004
Modeling of Fluid Flow, Mixing and Inclusion Motion in Bottom Gas Stirred Steel Vessels (4.5 MB)	L. Zhang	CCC Annual Meeting, May 10, 2004

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2005

Agenda, University of Illinois meeting		#01, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005
Multiphase Flow, Inclusion Nucleation, Growth, Removal and Entrapment in Molten Steel and Continuous Casting (2.0 MB)	L. Zhang	#02, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005
Continuous Casting Defects from Transient Flow, and Inclusion Entrampment (6.0 MB) Video	B.G. Thomas and Q. Yuan	#03, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005
Argon Gas Flow through Nozzle Refractories (1.85 MB)	B.G. Thomas and Z. Hashisho	#04, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005
Ladle Mixing and Inclusion Removal by Bubbles (4.6 MB) Video	J. Aoki	#05, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005
Fluid Flow in a Funnel Mold Thin-slab Caster (687 KB) Measuring Mold Top Surface Velocities Using Nailboards (855 KB)	Bret Rietow	#06, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005
Device to Measure Surface Velocity in Flowing Molten Steel(713 KB) Video	B.G. Thomas and ME470 Team	#07, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005
Thermal Analysis of CC Mold & Calibration of CON1D (589 KB)	S. Vapalahti	#08, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005
Online Control of Spray Cooling Using CON1D (274 KB)	K. Zheng	#09, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005
Prediction of Nitride Precipitation in Steelmaking (1.2 MB)	K. Xu	#10, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005
Investigation of Subsurface Hooks in ULC Steels: Metallurgical Analysis (463 KB)	H.-J. Shin	#11, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005
Study of Hook Formation in ULC Steels Slabs (2.9 MB) Mechanism for Oscillation and Hook Formation (480 KB)	J. Sengupta	#12, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005
Mold Powder Comsumption Rate, Oscillation Mark Profiles and Lubrication Prediction (457 KB)	H.-J. Shin	#13, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005
Modeling Meniscus Fluctuations during Oscillation (538 KB) Video	C. Ojeda	#14, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005
Solidification Stress Modeling Using ABAQUS (638 KB)	S. Koric	#15, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005
Designing New Scrap-Based Continuous Steelmaking Process Using CFD simulation (883 KB) Video	L. Zhang and J. Peter	#16, CCC Annual Meeting, June 1, 2005

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2006

Agenda, University of Illinois meeting		#01, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006
Asymmetric Fluid Flow and Particle Entrapment in the Nozzle and Mold (7.4 MB) Video	S. Mahmood	#02, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006
Steel Cleanliness Control and Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting Strands (2.8 MB)	L. Zhang	#03, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006
Hook Formation Near Slab Corners and Prediction of Argon Gas Bubble Size in the Slab Casting Mold (1.1MB) Video	G.-G. Lee	#04, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006
Electromagnetic Control of Fluid Flow in the Mold: Introduction (1.1MB)	K. Cukierski	#05, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006
Mathematical Modeling of Thermal-Fluid Flow in the Meniscus Region (5.0 MB) Video	C. Ojeda and J. Sengupta	#06, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006
Model of Mold Powder Consumption during CC of ULC steel (342 KB)	H.-J. Shin	#07, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006
Online Control of Spray Cooling Using CONONLINE (3.7 MB) Video	K. Zheng, B. Petrus, and J. Bentsman	#08, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006
Temperature evolution in the spray zones: Plant measurements and CON1D predictions (777 KB) Video	A.K. Behera	#09, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006
Modeling Of CC Secondary Cooling Sprays: An Experimental Study (2.1MB)	S. Vapalahti, H. Castillejos, A. Acosta, B.G. Thomas and S. Louhenkilpi	#10, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006
Coupled Heat Transfer Optimization Calculation of ABAQUS and DOT for Beam Blank Mold (610 KB)	K. Xu and P. Kumar	#11, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006
Prediction of Precipitate Formation in Steel Continuous Casting (1.4 MB)	K. Xu	#12, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006
Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of the Solidifying Shell in a Beam Blank and a Thin Slab Caster with a Funnel-mold (1.1 MB) Video	S. Koric	#13, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006
Design & Installation of Novel Sensors into the Continuous Casting Mold (432 KB)	M.K. Okelman	#14, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006
Heat Transfer Analysis of a Refractory Nozzle Assembly (649 KB)	A. Sundararajan	#15, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006
Thermal Analysis of Surface Depressions during Single-wheel Al Strip Casting (790 KB)	A. Sundararajan and J. Sengupta	#16, CCC Annual Meeting, June 15, 2006

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2007

2007 CCC Report List (18 KB)		#00, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Agenda, Overview of Projects (55 KB)	B.G. Thomas	#01, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Flow in a Funnel Mold (3.0 MB) Analysis of Steel Surface Velocity from Nailboard Tests (0.9 MB)	B. Rietow	#02, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Electromagnetic Control of Fluid Flow in the Mold (2.8 MB)	K. Cukierski	#03, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Multi-Phase Asymmetric Fluid Flow & Inclusion Entrapment in the Slab Mold (9.9 MB) Video	G.-G. Lee	#04, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Stopper Rod Tilt & Effect on Nozzle Flow (1.3 MB)	R. Chaudhary	#05, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Modeling 3D Meniscus Shape, Flow, Corner Effects, Heat Transfer, & Slag Consumption during Mold Oscillation (2.5 MB) Video	C. Ojeda	#06, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Modeling of Clogging/Erosion of Nozzle Refractories (0.9 MB) Video	O.A. Araromi	#07, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Online Control of Spray Cooling Using CONONLINE (0.8 MB) Video	B. Petrus	#08, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Delavan Nozzle Characterization at CINVESTAV (1.5 MB) Spray Heat Transfer Research (Cinvestav, Mexico) (1.7 MB)	S. Vapalahti, H. Castillejos, A, Acosta , A.C. Hernandez, and B.G. Thomas	#09, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Temperature Evolution in the Spray Zones: Plant Measurements and CON1D Prediction (1.3 MB)	H. Li	#10, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Modeling of Precipitate Formation in Continuous Steel Casting (0.8 MB)	K. Xu	#11, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Modeling of Mold Oscillation (0.4 MB)	V. Natarajan and J. Bentsman	#12, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Thermomechanical Behavior of the Solidifying Shell and Ideal Taper in the Funnel Mold (0.6 MB) Video	L.C. Hibbeler	#13, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Heat Transfer & Distortion of a Beam Blank Mold: Plant Measurements and Model Computations (0.7 MB)	K. Xu and L.C. Hibbeler	#14, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of the Solidifying Shell in a Beam Blank and Ideal Taper Design (0.8 MB)	S.Koric	#15, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Design & Installation of Novel Sensors into the Continuous Casting Mold (1.7 MB)	M. Okelman	#16, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007
Modeling Heat Transfer & Depression Formation in AI-Strip Casting (2.6 MB)	A. Sundararajan	#17, CCC Annual Meeting, June 12, 2007

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2008

2008 CCC Report List (0.1 MB)		#00, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
Agenda and Overview of Projects (0.1 MB)	B.G. Thomas	#01, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
1) Well-bottom vs. Mountain-bottom nozzles (3.4 MB)	R. Chaudhary	#02, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
2) Stopper-Rod Misalignment Effects (4.9 MB)	R. Chaudhary	#03, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
Electromagnetic Control of Fluid Flow in the Mold (10.5 MB)	C.-H. Min	#04, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
Multi-Phase Asymmetric Fluid Flow & Inclusion Entrapment in the Slab Mold (5.7 MB)	G.-G. Lee and B.G. Thomas	#05, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
1) Spray Heat Transfer Research at Cinvestav, Mexico (4.6 MB)	X. Zhou et al.	#06, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
2) New features of Con1D: Version 9.6 (1.1 MB)	X. Zhou	#07, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
3) Temperature Evolution in the Spray Zones (1.9 MB)	X. Zhou	#08, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
Online Control of Spray Cooling Using CONONLINE (1.7 MB) Video	B. Petrus	#09, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
Modeling Heat Transfer, Precipitate Formation, and Grain Growth during Secondary Spray Cooling (1.1 MB)	K. Xu	#10, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
Modeling of mold oscillation (0.7 MB)	V. Natarajan	#11, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
Thermal-mechanical Behavior of the Solidifying Shell and Ideal Taper in a Funnel Mold (1.3 MB)	L.C. Hibbeler	#12, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
Heat Transfer and Distortion of a Beam-blank Mold: Plant Measurements and Model Computations (1.8 MB)	L.C. Hibbeler	#13, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
Thermal-mechanical Behavior of the Solidifying Steel Shell in a Beam-blank Mold and Ideal Taper Design (2.2 MB) Video	G. Shi	#14, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
Thermal Distortion of a Slab Mold with Cavity for Electromagnetics (1.2 MB)	Z. Yuan	#15, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
Modeling of Experiment to Measure Solidification Stress and Cracks (1.2 MB)	M. Rowan	#16, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
Modeling Heat Transfer and Depression Formation in Al Strip Casting (1.3 MB)	M. Rowan	#17, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008
Novel In-mold Sensors (2.0 MB)	M. Okelman	#18, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 6, 2008

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2009

2009 CCC Report List (0.02 MB)		#00, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Agenda, Overview of Projects (0.1 MB)	B.G. Thomas	#01, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Mold Flux Entrainment at the Surface due to High-Velocity Shear Flow (0.7 MB) Video	L.C. Hibbeler	#02, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Differences between Water Models and Steel Casters (1.5 MB)	R. Chaudhary	#03, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Stopper-Rod Misalignment Effects on Fluid Flow (2.4 MB)	R. Chaudhary	#04, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Misalignment Effects on Vortex Formation (0.6 MB)	S.-M. Cho	#05, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Effect of Stopper Rod Movement on Mold Flow and Sliver Formation (0.4 MB)	D. Crosbie, J. Sengupta, and B.G. Thomas	#06, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Electromagnetic Effects on Multi-phase Flow in the Slab Casting Mold - Models (5.9 MB)	R. Chaudhary	#07, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Electromagnetic Effects on Multi-phase Flow in the Slab Casting Mold – Plant Measurements (0.5 MB)	S.-M. Cho	#08, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Electromagnetic and Multi-phase Flow Effects on Particle Entrapment in the Slab Casting Mold (4.7 MB)	R. Liu	#09, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Beam Blank Mold (5.8 MB)	R. Liu and S. Koric	#10, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Calibration of Mold Heat Transfer Models with Breakout Shell Measurements (1.2 MB)	J. Iwasaki	#11, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Online Control of Spray Cooling Using CONONLINE (1.7 MB) Video	B. Petrus	#12, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Heat Transfer during Spray Cooling Using Steady Experiments (1.9 MB)	X. Zhou, H. Castillejos, A. Acosta, A. Hernandez, and B.G. Thomas	#13, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Modeling Heat Transfer, Precipitate Formation, and Grain Growth in Secondary Spray Cooling (2.2 MB)	K. Xu	#14, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Thermal-Mechanical Behavior of the Solidifying Shell, Ideal Taper, and Longitudinal Crack Formation in a Funnel Mold (1.3 MB) Video	L.C. Hibbeler	#15, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Stress and Hot Tearing of Solidifying Steel Shells: Experiment and Simulation (1.3 MB)	M. Rowan	#16, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Modeling Heat Transfer and Skull-Clogging in Submerged Entry Nozzles (5.9 MB)	V. Singh	#17, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009
Modeling of Mold Oscillation (0.2 MB)	V. Natarajan	#18, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 5, 2009

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2010

2010 CCC Report List (169 KB)		#00, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Agenda, Overview of Projects (99 KB)	B.G. Thomas	#01, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Evaluation of Turbulence Models in MHD Channel and Square Duct Flows (1.90 MB)	R. Chaudhary, B.G. Thomas and S.P. Vanka	#02, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Assessment of LES and RANS Turbulence Models with Measurements in a GaInSn Model of Continuous Casting Process (4.64 MB) Video	R. Chaudhary, C. Ji and B.G. Thomas	#03A, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
LES of Turbulent Flow in GaInSn Model of Continuous Casting Process with and without EMBr using GPU based in-house CFD code (2.20 MB) Video	R. Chaudhary, B.G. Thomas and S.P. Vanka	#03B, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Quantitative Measurement of Molten Steel Surface Velocity with Nail Boards and SVC Sensors in CC Molds (5.13 MB)	R. Liu, J. Sengupta, D. Crosbie, S. Chung, M. Trinh, and B.G. Thomas	#04, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Transient Turbulent Multiphase Flow and Level Fluctuation Defects in Slab Casting (5.93 MB)	R. Liu, J. Sengupta, D. Crosbie, and B.G. Thomas	#05, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Clogging Effects on Asymmetric Flow and Vortex Formation (2.74 MB) Video	S.-M. Cho, S.-H. Kim, R. Chaudhary, and B.G. Thomas	#06, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Review of Slag Entrainment Mechanisms (503 KB)	L.C. Hibbeler	#07, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
CON1D User-friendly Interface (502 KB)	H. Jasti	#08, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Heat Transfer during Spray Cooling Using Steady Experiments (2.34 MB)	X. Zhou, B.G. Thomas, A. Hernandez, H. Castillejos, and A. Acosta	#09, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Scale Layer Thickness Measurement and Effect of Heat Transfer Calculation by CON1D (2.63 MB)	X. Zhou and B.G. Thomas	#10, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Online Control of Spray Cooling Using Cononline (3.62 MB) Video	B. Petrus	#11, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Modeling Heat Transfer, Precipitate Formation and Grain Growth in Casting and Reheating (1.76 MB)	K. Xu	#12, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Continuous Casting Funnel Molds (787 KB)	L.C. Hibbeler	#13A, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Multiphysics Model of Shell Growth in a Beam Blank Caster (1.41 MB)	L.C. Hibbeler	#13B, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Review of Longitudinal Facial Cracking and Preliminary Crack Simulations (2.77 MB)	L.C. Hibbeler and H. Jasti	#13C, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Stress and Hot Tearing of Solidifying Steel Shells: Experiment and Simulation (2.99 MB)	M. Rowan	#14, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Analysis of Off-Corner Longitudinal Crack Formation in Slab Casting and Comparison of Hot-Tearing Criteria (1.17 MB)	J. Iwasaki	#15, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
User-Friendly Model of Heat Transfer in Submerged Entry Nozzles during Preheating, Cool Down and Casting (529 KB)	V.K. Singh and B.G. Thomas	#16, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Modeling and Control of Mold Oscillation (976 KB)	V. Natarajan, J. Bentsman	#17, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Modeling Steel Slab Heat Transfer during Scarfing Processing (2.46 MB)	X. Zhou and B.G. Thomas	#18, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010
Stress Distribution and Crack Formation on Sliding Gate (321 KB)	H.-J. Lee, S.-M. Cho, S.-H. Kim, B.G. Thomas, S.-W. Han, T.-I. Jung, and J. Choi	#19, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 12, 2010

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2011

Agenda, Overview of Projects (34 KB)		#1, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
Model of Argon Flow through UTN Refractory and Bubble Size Estimation (7.47 MB)	R. Liu, B.G. Thomas, and J. Sengupta	#2, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
Transient Flow, Vortex Formation, and Slag Entrainment in the Mold with Water Models and URANS Modeling (3.07 MB)	S.-M, Cho, H.-J. Lee, S.-H. Kim, and B.G. Thomas	#3, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
Mold Flow with Local EMBr and Evaluation using Nailboard and Oscillation-mark Measurements (4.00 MB)	C. Ji and B.G Thomas	#4, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
Effect of EMBr onTransient Turbulent Flow in CC using DNS models and Ga-In-Sn Benchmark Measurements (7.50 MB)	R. Chaudhary, B.G. Thomas, and P. Vanka	#5, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
Transient Turbulent Flow Simulation with Water Model Validation and Application to Slide Gate Dithering (10.96 MB)	R. Liu, B. Forman, H. Yin, and B.G. Thomas	#6, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
Heat Transfer During Air Mist Spray Cooling (1.29 MB)	A. Hernandez, H. Castillejos, A. Acosta, X. Zhou, and B.G. Thomas	#7, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
CON1D and Cononline Spraycooling Heat Transfer Model and Validation (5.61 MB)	B. Petrus and R. Yang	#8, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
Modeling Precipitate Formation during Casting and Reheating (870 KB)	K. Xu	#9, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
Thermomechanical Behavior of Continuous Casting Funnel Molds (1.28 MB)	L.C. Hibbeler	#10, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
Semi-Analytical Method for 1D Solidification Stresses (185 KB) Micromechanical Model for the Delta Ferrite-to-Austenite Transition (177 KB) Micromechanical Model of the Mushy Zone and Hot Tearing Predictions (538 KB)	L.C. Hibbeler	#11, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
Preliminary Model of Ideal Soft Reduction (990 KB)	P. Srisuk, Y. Wang, L.C. Hibbeler, and B.G. Thomas	#12, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
Automation of Mold Thermal Analysis for CON1D Calibration (332 KB)	I. Hwang and L.C. Hibbeler	#13, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
Modeling Heat Transfer in SEN during Preheating (1.11 MB)	Y. Li	#14, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
Thermal Stress Cracking of Sliding Gate Plates (6.62 MB)	H.-J. Lee, S.-M. Cho, S.-H. Kim, B.G. Thomas, S.-W. Han, T.-I. Jung, J. Choi	#15, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
Modeling and Control of Mold Oscillation (2.09 MB)	V. Natarajan, J. Bentsman	#16, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011
Table of Contents (51 KB)	B.G. Thomas	#17, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 18, 2011

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2012

Agenda, Overview of Projects (62 KB)

B.G. Thomas

#1, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

Slide-gate Dithering Effects on Transient Flow and Mold Level Fluctuations (6.15 MB)

Video

R. Liu and B.G. Thomas

#2, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

Bubble Formation, Breakup and Coalescence in Stopper-rod Nozzle Flow and Effect on Multiphase Mold Flow (1.25 MB)

Video

S.-M. Cho, S.-H. Kim, H.-J. Lee, D.-W. Yoon, B.G. Thomas

#3, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

EMBr Effect on Mold Level Fluctuations (331 KB)

Video

S.-M. Cho, S.-H. Kim, B.G. Thomas, Y.-J. Kim

#4, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

Mold Flow with Argon Gas, EMBr and Evaluation using Nailboard Measurements (14.1 MB)

Video

K. Jin and Z. Fan

#5, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

Effect of EMBr on Transient Mold Flow with DNS Modeling and Ga-In- Sn Benchmark Measurements (7.37 MB)

Video

R. Singh

#6, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

Modeling crystallization process of mold slag (5.14 MB)

Video

L. Zhou

#7, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

Mold Heat Transfer Using CON1D and Slag Consumption Model (7.16 MB)

Video

ASM Jonayat

#8, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

CON1D Mold Geometry Calibration: “Offset Method” (583 KB)

I. Hwang and L.C. Hibbeler

#9, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

Stress Analysis of Dendritic Microstructure During Solidification (1.07 MB)

Video

L.C. Hibbeler

#10, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

Cononline Implementation Issues (1.14 MB)

B. Petrus

#11, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

Multiphase Model of Precipitate Formation and Grain Growth in Continuous Casting (1.18 MB)

K. Xu

#12, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

Equilibrium Precipitation Model Graphical User Interface (433 KB)

M. Zappulla

#13, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

Heat Transfer and Ideal Shrinkage for Soft Reduction Modeling (1.18 MB)

Video

P. Srisuk, Y. Wang, L.C. Hibbeler, B.G. Thomas

#14, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

Modeling Heat Transfer in SEN during Preheating & Cool-down (1.34 MB)

Y. Li

#15, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

Thermal Stress Cracking of Sliding Gate Plates (1.05 MB)

H.-J. Lee, S.-M. Cho, S.-H. Kim, B.G. Thomas, S.-W. Han, T.-I. Jung, J. Choi

#16, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

Control of Mold Oscillation with New Periodic Disturbance Rejection System (2.00 MB)

V. Natarajan, J. Bentsman

#17, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

Table of Contents (40 KB)

B.G. Thomas

#18, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2012

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2013

Agenda, Overview of Projects (59 KB)

B.G. Thomas

#1, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Gas Flow Through Upper Tundish Nozzle Refractory and Bubble Size Evolution Inside SEN (5 MB)

Rui Liu and Seong-Mook Cho

#2, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Nailboard Measurements of Surface Flow at Severstal (789 KB)

Mihir Chivan

#3, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Modeling and Simulation of Multiphase Flows in CC Mold Region (8.3 MB)

Video

Rui Liu

#4, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Effect of Double-Ruler EMBr on Transient Mold Flow with LES Modeling and Scaling Laws (1.5 MB)

Video

Ramnik Singh

#5, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

EMBr Effect on Mold Level Fluctuations (768 KB)

Seong-Mook Cho, Seon-Hyo Kim, Brian G. Thomas, Yong-Jin Kim

#6, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Prediction, Measurement, and Optimization of Mold Fluid Flow in Continuous Slab Casting with FC Mold at Baosteel (8.65 MB)

Kai Jin and B.G. Thomas

#7, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Meniscus Region Thermo-Fluid Model For Predicting Transient Heat Transfer and Slag Consumption (11.8 MB)

Video

ASM Jonayat

#8, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Numerical Simulation of the Hagemann Entrainment Experiments (5.32 MB)

Video

K. Swartz and L. C. Hibbeler

#9, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Prediction of Mold Heat Flux from Casting Parameters (1.77 MB)

P. Duvvuri

#10A, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Spray Cooling Optimization using CON1D (1.98 MB)

P. Duvvuri

#10B, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Investigating Dynamic Thermal Behavior with CONOFFLINE (2.04 MB)

Video

B. Petrus

#11, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Modeling and On-Line Measurement of Narrow Face Mold Taper (3.8 MB)

Video

L. Hibbeler

#12A, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Mechanical Behavior of the Mushy Zone of Solidifying Steel (1 MB)
Video

L. Hibbeler

#12B, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Improvements to Equilibrium Model of Precipitate Formation (677 KB)

A. Murali, K.Xu, and M. Zappulla

#13, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Equilibrium Precipitation Model 1.1 Graphical User Interface (656 KB)

M. Zappulla

#14, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Heat Transfer, Bulging, and Machine Taper Modeling (822 KB)

K. Xu

#15, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

Modeling SEN Preheating with Fluent and GASEQ (1.04 MB)

Y. Li

#16, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 16, 2013

Table of Contents (51.7 KB)

B.G. Thomas

#17, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 14, 2013

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2014

Agenda, Overview of Projects (67 KB)

B.G. Thomas

#1, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

System of Models for Transient Multiphase Flow in UTN, Slidegate, SEN, and CC mold (4.46 MB)

Rui Liu and BG Thomas

#2, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Transient Two-phase Flow in a Slide-gate Nozzle and Mold with Double-ruler EMBr (9.25 MB)

Video

Seong-Mook Cho, Seon-Hyo Kim, and Brian G. Thomas

#3, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Effect of EMBr on Flow and Particle Capture and Parametric Studies of Transient Flow with LES on GPU (15.9 MB)

Video

Kai Jin

#4, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Effect of SEN Conductivity on Meniscus Solidification (2.98 MB)

Video

Xiaolu Yan

#5, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Validation of Modeling Methodology for Slag Entrainment (4.47 MB)

Kenneth E. Swartz and Lance C. Hibbeler

#6, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Molding Filling and Temperature Simulation of Continuous Casting (430 KB)

Video

Hai Hao, Muyi LI, Lance Hibbeler, and Brian Thomas

#7A, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Mold Heat Transfer and Distortion during Startup Transient (1.75 MB)

Video

Lance C. Hibbeler

#7B, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Correlation for Mold Heat Flux Measured in Slab Casters (1.78 MB)

Prathiba Duvvuri

#8, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Two-phase Turbulent Flow in a Wide CC Mold (12.7 MB)

Video

Hyunjin Yang

#9, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Applications of a Reduced-Order Model of CC Mold Heat Transfer (2.86 MB)

Lance C. Hibbeler

#10, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Thermomechanical Behavior of a Wide Slab Casting Mold (2.51 MB)

Gavin J. Hamilton and Lance C. Hibbeler

#11, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Grade Effects On The Initial Stress, Strain, And Solidification Behavior In Continuously Cast Steels (1.07 MB)

Video

Matthew L. S. Zappulla

#12, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Investigating Dynamic Thermal Behavior with Conoffline (982 KB)

Zhelin Chen

#13, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Thermal Stress Analysis of Columnar Microstructures and Intergranular Crack Formation (1.08 MB)

Video

Aravind Murali

#14, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Thermal Stress Cracking of Ladle Sliding Gate Plates (6.13 MB)

Video

Doo-Hoa Cheong, Sang-Woo Han, Seon-Hyo Kim, Yong-Hwan Kim, Hyoung-Jun Lee, and Brian G. Thomas

#15, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Modeling SEN Preheating (3.29 MB)

Yonghui Li

#16, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

Table of Contents (49.9 KB)

B.G. Thomas

#17, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 20, 2014

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2015

Agenda, Overview of Projects (68 KB)

B.G. Thomas

#1, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

Investigation of Flow Pattern, Surface Behavior, and Mold Slag Entrainment using an Oil-Water Model and CFD Model (5.3 MB)

Seong-Mook Cho, B.G. Thomas, Seon-Hyo Kim, Hyoung-Jun Lee

#2, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

Effect of Nozzle Port Angle on Mold Flow (4.4 MB)

Seong-Mook Cho, B.G. Thomas, Hyoung-Jun Lee, Seon-Hyo Kim, Ji-Joon Kim, Hyun-Jin Cho, Jong-Wan Kim, Yong-Hwan Kim

#3, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

Pressure-energy Model of Tundish, Slide-gate and Nozzle Flow and Application to Avoiding Aspiration (1.5 MB)

Hyunjin Yang, B.G. Thomas

#4, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

Two phase Modeling of Turbulent Flow in a Nozzle with Gas Pockets and Bubbles (1.6 MB)

Hyunjin Yang, B.G. Thomas

#5, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

Argon Bubble Behavior in EMBr Field (6.3 MB)

Kai Jin

#6, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

Effect of EMBr on Flow in SEN and Mold (4.9 MB)

Kai Jin

#7A, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

Particle Capture in Mold including Effect of Subsurface Hooks (2.1 MB)

Kai Jin

#7B, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

Thermo-Fluid Modeling of the Nail Board Experiment in the Continuous Casting Process using FLUENT (18.4 MB)

Adnan Akhtar

#8, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

Transient Thermo-fluid Model of Meniscus Behavior and Oscillation Mark Formation (4.4 MB)

Xiaolu Yan

#9, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

Effect of Non-Newtonian Slag Behavior on Gap Flow and Friction in CC (568 KB)

Shengji Yang

#10, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

Modeling of Depression Formation during Solidification in the Mold (14.7 MB)

Matthew L.S. Zappulla

#11, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

Spray-Cooling Control for Maintaining Metallurgical Length During Speed Drop (2.0 MB)

Zhelin Chen

#12, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

Constitutive Equations for Steel at Elevated Temperatures (451 KB)

Nathan Seymour

#13, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

Thermo mechanical Analysis of Solidifying Shell Including Bending and Unbending (3.1MB)

Nathan Seymour

#14, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

Capturing and Suppressing Resonance in Steel Casting Mold Oscillation Systems (1.6 MB)

Oyuna Angatkina, Vivek Natarjan, Zhelin Chen

#15, CCC Annual Meeting, Aug. 19, 2015

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Videos

2003

Investigation of ideal taper in billet molds to avoid in-mold and sub-mold cracks using 2D FEM thermal stress model	C. Li, B.G. Thomas
Transient Study of Turbulent Flow and Particle Transport/Capture during Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs	Q. Yuan
Fluid Flow and Inclusion Motion in a Slab Continuous Caster	L. Zhang, B.G. Thomas

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2010

Visualizing Initial Solidification

J. Sengupta, K. Thomas

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2011

Transverse Cracks

B. Santillana and G. Abbel

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Theses

Application of Mathematical Models to Investigate Defect Formation during Hot-Charging of Continuously-Cast Steel Slabs (M.S.) (3.15 MB)	Glen T. Haegele	Sept. 1988
Preliminary Steps in the Development of a 3-D Thermal-Stress Model of Continuous Casting (M.S.) (3.58 MB)	Jean A. Azzi	1988
Single Crystal Process Modeler Program (M.S.) (7.10 MB)	David D. Goettsch	1988
Simulation of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer inside a Continuous Slab Casting Machine (M.S.) (3.86 MB)	Lawrence J. Mika	1988
Optimization of Mold Taper Design Using Mathematical Models of Continuous Steel Slab Casting (M.S.) (6.75 MB)	William R. Storkman	1990
Finite-Element Modelling of Turbulent Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer through Bifurcated Nozzles in Continuous Steel Slab Casters (M.S.) (7.95 MB)	Fady M. Najjar	1990
Simple Constitutive Equations for Steel at High Temperature (19.0 MB)	Patrick F. Kozlowski	Feb. 5, 1991
Characterization of Interfacial Heat Transfer in the Continuous Slab Casting Process (M.S.) (10.29 MB)	Bryant Ho	1992
Turbulent Flow of Molten Steel through Submerged Bifurcated Nozzles in the Continuous Casting Process (M.S.) (5.11 MB)	Donald E. Hershey	1992
Thermo-Mechanical Model of Steel Shell Behavior in Continuous Slab Casting (Ph.D.) (11.96 MB)	Avijit Moitra	1993
Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Behavior of Top-Surface Flux Layers in Steel Continuous Casting (M.S.) (22.48 MB)	Robert M. McDavid	1994
Effect of Oscillation Marks on Heat Transfer in the Continuous Casting Molds (M.S.) (5.77 MB)	David T. Lui	1995
Mechasnism and Mitigation of Clogging in Continuous Casting Nozzles (7.0 MB)	Keith G. Rackers	1995
Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Finite-Element Model with Application to Initial Solidification (Ph.D.) (504 KB)	Hong Zhu	May 1996
Computational Modeling of Mutliphase Turbulent Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in the Continuous Slab Casting Mold (M.S.) (29.30 MB)	David T. Creech	Feb. 19, 1999
Argon Bubble Behavior in Slide-Gate Tundish Nozzles during Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs (Ph.D.) (9.10 MB)	Hua Bai	May 18, 2000
FEM Analysis of Bulging between Rolls in Continuous Casting (M.S.) (2.10 MB)	Lan Yu	May 18, 2000
Mathematical Modeling of Interfacial Heat Transfer in the Continuous Slab Casting Process (M.S.) (19.70 MB)	David T. Stone	May 18, 2000
Large Eddy Simulation, Particle Image Velocimetry in the Study of Mold Transients in Continuous Casting of Steel and Heat Transfer through Molten Slag Layers (M.S.) (5.50 MB)	Sivaraj Sivaramakrishnan	Aug. 2, 2000
Simulation of Thermal-Mechanical Behavior during Initial Solidification of Steel (M.S.) (900KB)	Jon Parkman	Sept. 20, 2000
Influence of Mold Geometry on Heat Transfer, Thermocouple and Mold Temperatures in the Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs (M.S.) (11.70 MB)	Melody M. Langeneckert	May 25, 2001
Effect of Argon Injection on Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in the Continuous Slab Casting Mold (M.S.) (11.80 MB)	Tiebiao Shi	July 2, 2001
Measurements of Molten Steel/Flux Interface Phenomena in Thin Slab Casting (M.S.) (4.11 MB)	Joe Shaver	Oct. 2002
Numerical Study of Heat Transfer in Continuous Casting of Steel (M.S.) (66.08 MB)	Bin Zhao	Dec. 2003
Thermal - Mechanical Model of Solidifying Steel Shell Behavior and its Applications in High Speed Continuous Casting of Billets (Ph.D.) (11.99 MB)	Chunsheng Li	Jan. 13, 2004
Modeling Interfacial Slag Layer Phenomena in the Shell/Mold Gap in Continous Casting of Steel (Ph.D.) (5.04 MB)	Ya Meng	Dec. 29, 2004
Transient Study of Turbulent Flow and Particle Transport during Continuous of Steel Slabs (Ph.D.) (25.44 MB)	Quan Yuan	Dec. 29, 2004
Modeling of Flow Asymmetries and Particle Entrapment in Nozzle and Mold during Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs (M.S.) (8 MB)	Sana Mahmood	June 30, 2006
Efficient Thermo-Mechanical Model for Solidification Processes and its Applications in Steel Continuous Casting (Ph.D.) (2.7 MB)	Seid Koric	2006
Investigations to Improve Product Cleanliness during the Casting of Steel Ingots (M.S.) (21 MB)	Bret Rietow	2007
Electromagnetic Flow Control in the Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs (M.S.) (3.4 MB)	Kevin Cukierski	2007
Heat Transfer during Melt-Spinning of Al-7% Si Alloy on a Cu-Be Wheel (M.S.) (1.70 MB)	Aravind Sundararajan	2007
Experimental and Computational Study of Multi-phase Fluid Flow in Nozzle and Mold during Continuous Slab Casting (Ph.D.) (3.56 MB)	Gogi Lee (Postech, Pohang, S. Korea)	2008
Design and Installation of Novel Sensors into the Continuous Casting Mold (M.S.) (5.42 MB)	Michael Okelman	2008
Thermo-Mechanical Behavior during Steel Continuous Casting in Funnel Molds (M.S.) (1.71 MB)	Lance C. Hibbeler	2009
Heat Transfer during Spray Water Cooling Using Steady Experiments (M.S.) (3.19 MB)	Xiaoxu Zhou	2009
User-Friendly Interface Design and Development for Continuous-Casting Model Con1d (M.S.) (3.77 MB)	Hemanth Jasti	2010
Study of Microalloy Precipitation in Hot Charged Slabs (M.S.) (12.01 MB)	Myra S. Dyer (Colorado School of Mines)	2010
Studies of Turbulent Flows in Continuous Casting of Steel with and without Magnetic Field (Ph.D.) (64.07 MB)	Rajneesh Chaudhary	2011
Multiphase Particle-Size-Grouping Model of Precipitation and its Application to Thermal Processing of Microalloyed Steel (Ph.D.) (4.44 MB)	Kun Xu	2012
High Fidelity Numerical Investigations of Tailored Magnetic Fields for Defect Reduction in Continuous Casting of Steel (M.S.) (12.1 MB)	Ramnik Singh	2013
Computational Modeling of Transient Multi-Phase Flow in the Nozzle and Mold of Continuous Steel Slab Casting with Electro-Magnetic Braking (EMBr) (Ph.D.) (6.82 MB)	Seong-Mook Cho (Pohang University of Science and Technology)	2014
Multiphysics Modeling of the Steel Continuous Casting Process (Ph.D.) (9.36 MB)	Lance Hibbeler	2014
Transient Thermo-Fluid Model of Meniscus Behavior and Slag Consumption in Steel Continuous Casting (M.S.) (8.77 MB)	ASM Jonayat	2014
Transient Model of Preheating a Submerged Entry Nozzle (M.S.) (3.78 MB)	Yonghui Li	2014
Modeling Transient Multiphase Flow and Mold Top Surface Behavior in Steel Continuous Casting (Ph.D.) (41.5 MB)	Rui Liu	2014
Distributed Parameter Control of Heat Diffusion with Solidification (Ph.D.) (3.67 MB)	Bryan Petrus	2014

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