Prediction of Nozzle Clogging through Fluid–Structure Interaction in the Continuous Steel Casting Process

Analysis is performed for fluid–structure interaction (FSI) by nozzle clogging in the continuous steel casting process. The scope of the analysis is confined to a submerged entry nozzle (SEN) interacting with turbulent molten steel flow. The fluid and solid domains are discretized in a single framework of the finite volume method in the OpenFOAM‐Extend version. Flow displacement by the clog is tracked and modal analysis performed to predict the...