About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Verification, Calibration, and Validation Approaches in Modeling the Mechanical Performance of Metallic Materials
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| Presentation Title |
Calibration, Verification, and Validation of Thermal-Mechanical Modeling of Steel Continuous Casting in Funnel Molds |
| Author(s) |
Ehsan Jebellat, Brian G. Thomas |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Ehsan Jebellat |
| Abstract Scope |
Accurate thermal-mechanical modeling of steel solidification and mold heat transfer in continuous casting is essential for understanding the behavior of the solidification front, shell growth, interfacial gap phenomena, shell shrinkage, stress, and surface defects. This work investigates heat transfer in a funnel mold slab caster using the in-house model Con1D. To capture multidimensional effects near water channels and thermocouples, a two-dimensional finite element model in Abaqus is developed for model calibration. Con1D is verified with detailed Abaqus simulations and validated with plant measurements of mold heat flux and temperature. Results demonstrate that Con1D predictions match plant measurements quantitatively, owing to its physics-based formulation and proper treatment of interfacial gap behavior. This validated and calibrated modeling framework enables new insights into mold heat transfer behavior in continuous casting. For example, the thermal results here are input into thermal-mechanical simulations to predict ideal taper design. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Iron and Steel, Modeling and Simulation, Solidification |