5. Conclusions

Figure 8. Fluid flow pattern obtained with the solutions of the model equations with parallel code version.

Figure 9. Model validation with industrial data acquisition along the steel slab and comparison with the solutions

obtained with the serial and parallel code versions.

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A unified formulation for the liquid metal flows and heat transfer within the tundish and continuous casting was presented and applied for actual industrial practices. New operational conditions for the metal flows aiming to allow the inclusion flotation and slag capture are suggested. The prediction of actual continuous casting practice is compared with industrial data. Thus, the simulation platform can be used for designing new thin slab continuous casting process, which could decrease the subsequent steps of hot rolling for thickness reduction.
