Current Projects

• (NSF) SIRG/Collaborative Research: Distributed Subwavelength Photonic Sensors for In-situ High Spatial and Temporal Resolution Monitoring in Manufacturing Environments
  B.G. Thomas, M. Okelman, J. Sengupta, C. Ojeda, G. Lee
  National Science Foundation SIRG # DMI-05-28668
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
  
• (NSF) GOALI: Online Dynamic Control of Cooling in Continuous Casting of Thin Steel Slabs
  B.G. Thomas, J. Bentsman, S. Vapalahti, K. Zheng, B. Petrus, H. Li, H. Castillejos, F. Acosta
  National Science Foundation GOALI # DMI-05-00453
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• (NSF) Collaborative Research: Contacting and Solidification in Casting-by-Design
  B.G. Thomas, A. Sundararajan
  National Science Foundation # DMI-04-23794
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Flow Dynamics and Electromagnetic Effects in Continuous Casting of Steel
  B.G. Thomas, Kevin Cukierski, R. Chaudhary
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Entrapment of Bubbles and Inclusions during Flow in the Mold
  B.G. Thomas, S.H. Kim, G. Lee, and R. Chaudhary
  Continuous Casting Consortium; POSTECH, Korea
  
  
• Thermal Stress and Surface Crack Formation in Continuous Casting
  B.G. Thomas, K. Xu
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Thermal Stress Analysis of Solidifying Steel Shells
  B.G. Thomas, S. Koric, K. Xu, C. Ojeda, L. Hibbeler
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Fluid flow, Heat transfer and Interfacial Phenomena in Nozzle Refractories
  B.G. Thomas, J. Bentsman, V. Natarajan
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Modeling of Clogging and Erosion of Nozzle Refractories in Steel Casting
  B.G. Thomas, O. Araromi
  Continuous Casting Consortium; LWB Refractories
  
  
• Initial Solidification and Meniscus Hook Formation in Continuous Slab Casting
  B.G. Thomas, C. Ojeda, and G. Lee
  Continuous Casting Consortium; POSTECH, Korea;
  Labein, Spain
  
  

Completed Projects

• Meniscus Solidification, Oscillation Marks, and Depression Formation (2007)
  B.G. Thomas, HoJung Shin, J. Sengupta, Gogi Lee, Y. Meng, & Seon-hyo Kim
  Continuous Casting Consortium; Postech, Korea
  
  
• Interface Heat Transfer and Friction in Continuous Casting (2006)
  B.G. Thomas, Y. Meng
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  

• (NSF) Flow Dynamics and Inclusion Transport in Continuous Casting of Steel (2004)
  B.G. Thomas, S.P. Vanka, L. Zhang, Q. Yuan, B. Zhao.
  National Science Foundation GOALI # DMI-0115486
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Investigation of Flow-Related Defects in Thin-Slab Casting (2003)
  I.V. Samarasekera, B.G. Thomas, J. Shaver
  Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC); University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  
  
• Influence of Mold Geometry on Mold Temperature in Continuous Cast Steel (2003)
  B.G. Thomas, M.M. Langeneckert
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• CON1D: Heat Transfer Model of Mold, Interface and Shell (2003)
  Y. Meng, G. Li, B.G. Thomas
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• CON2D: Coupled Thermal Stress Model of Continuous Casting (2003)
  C. Li, A. Moitra, H. Zhu, B.G. Thomas
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Bulging Between Rolls in Continuous Casting (2002)
  B.G. Thomas, L. Yu, K.-J. Lin
  Continuous Casting Consortium, China Steel
  
  
• Distortion and Cracking of Thin-Slab Continuous-Casting Molds (2002)
  B.G. Thomas, J.K. Park, U.S. Yoon
  Continuous Casting Consortium, University of British Columbia
  
  
• (NSF) Transient Flow Structures and Heat Transfer in the Continuous Casting Mold (2001)
  B.G. Thomas, S.P. Vanka, S. Sivaramakrishnan, T. Shi, Q. Yuan, B. Zhao
  National Science Foundation # DMI-98-00274
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Segregation and Microstructure in Solidifying Steel (2001)
  B.G. Thomas, Y.-M. Won
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Bubble formation at Orifice with Gas Injection into Turbulent Flowing Liquid (2001)
  B.G. Thomas, H. Bai
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Flow and Clogging in Continuous Casting Tundish Nozzles (2000)
  B.G. Thomas, H. Bai
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Two-Phase Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting Nozzles (2000)
  H. Bai, B.G. Thomas
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• 3D Thermal Distortion and Stress in the Mold (1998)
  G. Li, B.G. Thomas
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Inclusion Motion in the Mold and Pencil Pipe Defects (1997)
  A. Denissov, Y. Miki, B.G. Thomas
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• MIX1D: Intermixing during Grade Changes (1997)
  X. Huang, B.G. Thomas
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Interfacial Heat Transfer (1997)
  D. Lui, B.G. Thomas
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Behavior of Top Surface Layers (1996)
  R. McDavid, B.G. Thomas
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Fluid Flow through Continuous Casting Nozzles (1995)
  D. Hershey, F. Najjar, B.G. Thomas
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Clogging in Continuous Casting Nozzles (1995)
  K. Rackers, B.G. Thomas
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in the Liquid Pool (1992)
  X. Huang, B.G.Thomas
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  
• Flow and Heat Transfer Behavior in the Mold
  T. Shi, B.G. Thomas
  Continuous Casting Consortium
  
  

Completed Related Projects

• Investigation of Steel Cleanliness during Ingot Teeming (2006)
  B.G. Thomas, L. Zhang, B. Rietow, K. Eakin
  Ingot Metallurgy Forum
  
  
• Development of a Process to Continuously Melt, Refine, and Cast High-Quality Steel (2005)
  B.G. Thomas, L. Zhang, J. Aoki, J. Peter, K. Peaslee
  Department of Energy and University of Missouri - Rolla
  
  
• Thermo-Mechanical Phenomena in High-Speed Billet and Thin-Slab Casting (2002)
  J.K. Park, B.G. Thomas, I.V. Samarasekera
  Posco Steel, Korea; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  
  
• Mathematical Model of Thin Strip Casting (1996)
  H. Zhu, G. Li, B.G. Thomas
  Department of Energy, Armco
  
  
• Thermal-Mechanical Behavior of ITER (Fusion Reactor) First Wall
  G. Li, B.G. Thomas
  McDonald Douglas; Nulcear Engineering, UIUC