Objective The flow of steel in the mould of continuous slab casting machines, which can be extremely complex, has a large impact on final product quality leading to entrainment of argon bubbles, powder and mould slag in the solidifying strand and in the worst case breakouts. The aims of the project are: the development of advanced simulation methods in addition to instrumentation systems; the detection and measurement of the flow of steel in the mould of slab casters using thermocouples and electromagnetic measuring devices. The impact of flow conditions and asymmetric flow on product quality will be investigated over the range of casting speeds and strand dimensions available to the partners. The wished aim is to display dynamically to operators the flow of steel in the mould and to highlight conditions deleterious to as-cast semi-finished product quality. Programme(s) ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002 Topic(s) C3 - Casting and solidification Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator BRITISH STEEL EU contribution No data Address 15, marlebone road NW1 5JD London United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Betriebsforschungsinstitut des Verein Deutscher Eisenhüttenleute eV Germany EU contribution No data Address Sohnstraße 65 40237 Düsseldorf See on map Total cost No data INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANÇAISE France EU contribution No data Address Immeuble "pacific", la défense 7 11/13 cours valmy 92800 Puteaux See on map Total cost No data MEFOS, FOUNDATION FOR METALLURGICAL RESEARCH Sweden EU contribution No data Address Aronstorpsvägen 1 971 25 Luleå See on map Total cost No data