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To meet the increasing cleanliness requirements in conticast steel production, innovative solutions must be developed. The tundish, which serves as the final refractory-lined reactor, provides ample space to eliminate inclusions through optimization of the steel flow. The key component of the tundish is the impact pad, which determines the flow pattern of steel and is a crucial element of tundish metallurgy. To prevent the formation of dead zones and slag eyes in the slag layer surrounding the ladle shroud, the optimal steel flow within the tundish must facilitate the removal of inclusions through reactions at the steel-slag interface. Additionally, the flow must prevent excessive erosion of the tundish refractory lining. This study compares the standard impact pad with the spherical impact pad using physical modeling, evaluating the residence time and flow within the tundish at three different casting speeds.

Keywords: Steel, spheric impact pad, continuous casting, tundish, physical model

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