Fluxes For Electroslag Refining: Dr. Satadal Ghorai
Fluxes For Electroslag Refining: Dr. Satadal Ghorai
Fluxes For Electroslag Refining: Dr. Satadal Ghorai
REFINING
Presented by
Special thanks to
Dr. Satadal Ghorai
IV. Modelling of slag viscosities
Several equations have been proposed for the estimation of the flux and
slag viscosities. Here we will use an equation proposed by Riboud and co-
workers to estimate the slag viscosity.
Riboud and co-workers have developed a model for estimating the
viscosities of Mold fluxes for continuous casting, by making use of the
Weymann equation. The Weymann equation is expressed in the following
form
μ = Ακ Τ exp(Βκ/Τ), (in Pas) ...........................(1)
where μ is the viscosity, Τ the absolute temperature, Ακ and Βκ are the
parameters, respectively. The parameters Ακ and Βκ of viscosity equation
are calculated from the mole fraction of the of slag component.
Ακ= exp (-19.81 +1.73XCao'+5.82 XCaF2 + 7.02 XNa2o-35.76 XAl2o3)
Βκ =31140 - 23896 XCa0 - 46356 XCaF2 -39159X' Na2 o'+6883 3 Al2O3.
From the equation of Riboud and co-workers we have estimate the slag
viscosity, we observed that as the temperature increases
the viscosity decreases.
we have calculated liquidus temperature of slag and we observed that
the liquidus temperature of slag is less than the temperature at which we
have calculated viscosity of different-different slag system.
we have calculated the liquidus slag temperature by varying composition of
slag system, here we observed that as we are decreasing the composition of
CaF2 the liquidus temperature of slag is increasing.
The slag system in the ESR process plays an important role ,as it absorbs non-