Numerical Modeling of Horizontal Continuous Casting process of Copper Hollow billets Edson Fouad Beck Filho, Felipe Bertelli

Abstract

The obtaining of copper pipes for the most diverse engineering applications invariably goes through a casting step, whose microstructure will reflect in the mechanical properties and consequently in the subsequent conformation. The present work aims to present a simplified one-dimensional finite difference numerical model that represents the continuous horizontal casting process of pure copper hollow billets (tubes). It was possible to observe, for different casting velocities, the temperature distribution in the internal region along the longitudinal section of the billet as well as the formation of the solidified layer before the exit of the cooled mold, demonstrating the applicability of the proposed process control model in industrial environment, with a low computational cost and easy identification of the solidification and cooling conditions during the process.