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Meeting 2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Symposium Cast Shop Technology
Presentation Title The Great Debate - High vs Low Water Direct Chill Casting Pits - Which is Safer
Author(s) Alex W. Lowery
On-Site Speaker (Planned) Alex W. Lowery
Abstract Scope Some in our industry believe high water vertical direct chill casting pits are less likely to have a molten metal explosion than a low water vertical direct chill casting pit. This lack of knowledge is very bad and leads to an increase danger to workers in our industry. My paper addresses the issue of molten metal explosions with special attention to the differences between high and low water vertical direct chill casting pits. Specifically, in my project, I will be looking at the potential damage of molten metal explosion caused to workers, equipment, and facilities. I argue that high water direct chill vertical casting pits are actually more dangerous than low water direct chill vertical casting pits. In conclusion, this project, by closely examining molten metal explosions, sheds new light on the rarely acknowledge issue of hazards associated with high water pits.
Proceedings Inclusion? Planned: Light Metals
Keywords Other,

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Aluminothermic Reduction of Sulfides via Reactive Vacuum Distillation
Aluminum Melt Cleanliness Analysis Based on Direct Comparison of Computationally Segmented PoDFA Samples and LiMCA Results
Analytical, Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Transient Heat Conduction in Launder during Casting Process
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Chlorine Free Degas System for Aluminum Slab Casting and Its Effect on Sheet Products
Continuous Chemical Analysis of Molten Aluminum
Control Pin Refractory Reaction in High Magnesium Aluminium-melts
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Heat Treatment of Mg-containing Aluminum Alloys 5182 and 6016 in an Oxidizing Atmosphere with 4 % CO2
Microalloying to Inhibit Oxidation of Al-Mg Alloys
Microstructural Modification of a High-pressure Die-cast A380 Alloy through Friction Stir Processing and Its Effect on Mechanical Properties
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Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer in the Solidification-deformation Zone during Twin-roll Casting of Aluminum Strips
Performance of Regular and Modified Ceramic Foam Filters (CFFs) during Aluminium Melt Filtration in a Pilot Scale Setup
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Quality Defects Metallurgical Root Cause Analysis for Aluminium Thin Foil Production
Quantitative Assessment of Operational Parameters on Die Temperature during an Industrial Low-pressure Die Casting Process
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