Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, and technical reports produced by CCC researchers since 1984. Click on a title to download the PDF where available.
2009
- Thermo-mechanical Behavior of Oscillation Marks and Surface Distress During Continuous Casting of Ultra-Low-Carbon Steel Slabs
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 40A:3, 643-658
2008
- Mechanism of Hook and Oscillation Mark Formation in Ultra-Low Carbon Steel Slabs
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 39A:13, 3092-3102
- Formation of Surface and Subsurface Microstructures in Continuously-Cast Ultra-Low-Carbon Steel Slabs
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 39A:13, 3103-3120
2007
- Chapter 27, Solidification Macroprocesses (Thermal-mechanical Modeling of Stress, Distortion and Hot Tearing)
Materials Processing Handbook, CRC Press
- Investigation of Fluid Flow and Steel Cleanliness in the Continuous Casting Strand
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 38B:1
- Mechanism of Hook Formation in Ultra-low Carbon Steels based on Microscopy Analysis and Thermal-stress Modeling
Iron and Steel Technology, 4:7, 83-95
- Microstructure near corners of continuous-cast steel slabs showing three-dimensional frozen meniscus and hooks
Acta Materialia, 55:20
- Design and Implementation of a Real-time Spray Cooling Control System for Continuous Casting of Thin Steel Slabs
AISTech 2007, Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Indianapolis, IN
- Heat Transfer Modelling of Continuous Casting: Numerical Considerations, Laboratory Measurements and Plant Validation
STEELSIM 2007, Graz, Austria
2006
- Mold Slag Property Measurements to Characterize Continuous-Casting Mold-Shell Gap Phenomena
Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 45:1, 79-94
- Micrograph Evidence of Meniscus Solidification and Sub-Surface Microstructure Evolution in Continuous-Cast Ultra-Low Carbon Steels
Acta Materialia, 54:4, 1165-1173
- Mechanism of Hook Formation during Continuous Casting of Ultra-low Carbon Steel Slabs
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 37A:5, 1597-1611
- Efficient Thermo-Mechanical Model for Solidification Processes
Int. J. Num. Meths. Eng, 66:12, 1955-1989
- Simulation of Microstructure and Behavior of Interfacial Mold Slag Layers in Continuous Casting of Steel
ISIJ International, 46:5, 660-669
- Inclusion Removal by Bubble Flotation in a Continuous Casting Mold
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 37B:3, 361-379
- Large Inclusions in Plain-Carbon Steel Ingots Cast by Bottom Teeming
ISIJ International, 46:5, 670-679
- Modeling of Continuous-Casting Defects Related to Mold Fluid Flow
Iron and Steel Technology (AIST Transactions), 3:7, 128-143
- State of the Art in the Control of Inclusions during Steel Ingot Casting
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 37:5, 733-761
- Measurement and Prediction of Lubrication, Powder Consumption, and Oscillation Mark Profiles in Ultra-low Carbon Steel Slabs
ISIJ International, 46:11, 1635-1644
2005
- Numerical Study of Flow and Heat Transfer in a Molten Flux Layer
Int. J. Heat and Fluid Flow, 26:1, 105-118
- The Use of Water Cooling During the Continuous Casting of Steel and Aluminum Alloys
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 36A:1, 187-204
- Study of Computational Issues in Simulation of Transient Flow in Continuous Casting
Steel Research International, 76:1, 33-43
- Transient Fluid Flow and Superheat Transport in Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 36B:6
- Effect of Mold Oscillation on Powder Consumption and Hook Formation in Ultra Low Carbon Steel Slabs
Iron & Steel Technology, 2:9, 56-69
- Modeling of Continuous-Casting Defects Related to Mold Fluid Flow
3rd International Congress on Science & Technology of Steelmaking, Charlotte, NC
2004
- Thermo-Mechanical Finite-Element Model of Shell Behavior in Continuous Casting of Steel
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 35B:6
- Study of Transient Flow and Particle Transport during Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs, Part 1. Fluid Flow
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 35B:4, 685-702
- Study of Transient Flow and Particle Transport during Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs, Part 2. Particle Transport
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 35B:4, 703-714
- Computational and Experimental Study of Turbulent Flow in a 0.4-Scale Water Model of a Continuous Steel Caster
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 35B:5, 967-982
- Investigation of Strand Surface Defects Using Mold Instrumentation and Modelling
Ironmaking & Steelmaking, 31, 485-494
2003
- State of the Art in Evaluation and Control of Steel Cleanliness
ISIJ International, 43:3, 271-291
- Heat-Transfer and Solidification Model of Continuous Slab Casting: CON1D
Metallurgical & Materials Transactions B, 34B:5, 685-705
- Modeling Transient Slag-Layer Phenomena in the Shell/Mold Gap in Continuous Casting of Steel
Metallurgical & Materials Transactions B, 34B:5, 707-725
- Optimization of Narrow Face Water Slot Design for the Siderar Slab Casting Mould
Ironmaking and Steelmaking, 30:3, 235-239
- Ideal Taper Prediction for Slab Casting
Manfred Wolf Memorial Symposium Proceedings, Indianapolis, IN, ISS-AIME
2002
- Thermal and Mechanical Behavior of Copper Moulds During Thin Slab Casting (I): Plant Trial and Mathematical Modelling
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 33B, 425-436
- Thermal and Mechanical Behavior of Copper Moulds During Thin Slab Casting (II): Mould Crack Formation
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 33B, 437-449
- Analysis of Thermomechanical Behaviour in Billet Casting with Different Mold Corner Radii
Ironmaking and Steelmaking, 29:5, 359-375
- Modeling of the Continuous Casting of Steel--Past, Present and Future
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 33B, 795-812
2001
- Continuous Casting of Steel
Modeling for Casting and Solidification Processing, O. Yu, ed., Marcel Dekker, New York, NY
- Turbulent Flow of Liquid Steel and Argon Bubbles in Slide-Gate Tundish Nozzles, Part I, Model Development and Validation
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 32B:2, 253-267
- Turbulent Flow of Liquid Steel and Argon Bubbles in Slide-Gate Tundish Nozzles, Part II, Effect of Operation Conditions and Nozzle Design
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 32B:2, 269-284
- Simple Model of Microsegregation During Solidification of Steels
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 32A:7, 1755-1767
- Effects of Clogging, Argon Injection, and Continuous Casting Conditions on Flow and Air Aspiration in Submerged Entry Nozzles
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 32B:4, 707-722
- Comparison of Four Methods to Evaluate Fluid Velocities in a Continuous Slab Casting Mold
Iron Steel Institute Japan (ISIJ) International, 41:10, 1262-1271
- Review: Mathematical Modeling of Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting
Iron Steel Institute Japan (ISIJ) International, 41:10, 1181-1193
- Bubble Formation during Horizontal Gas Injection into Downward-Flowing Liquid
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 32B:6, 1143-1159
- Modeling of the Continuous Casting of Steel: Past, Present and Future
59th Electric Furnace Conference, Phoenix, AZ
2000
- Modeling Creep and Fatigue of Copper Alloys
Metallurgical and Materials Transaction A, 31A:10, 2491-2502
- Transient Flow Structures in Continuous Cast Steel
Proceedings of the 59th Ironmaking Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, March 26-29
- Effect of Clogging, Argon Injection and Casting Conditions on Flow Rate and Air Aspiration in Submerged Entry Nozzles
Proceedings of the 59th Ironmaking Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, March 26-29
- Analysis of Thermal and Mechanical Behavior of Copper Mould during Thin Slab Casting
Proceedings of the 59th Ironmaking Conference Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA, March 26-29
- Validation of Fluid Flow and Solidification Simulation of a Continuous Thin Slab Caster
Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes - IX, Aachen, Germany
- The Importance of Numerical Simulations for Further Improvements of the Continuous Casting Process
8th International Continuous Casting Conference, Voest Alpine I., Linz, Austria
1999
- Modeling of Inclusion Removal in a Tundish
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 30B:4, 639-654
- Measurement and Modeling of Heat Transfer Across Interfacial Mold Flux Layers
Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 38:5, 363-375
- Detailed Simulation of Flow in Continuous Casting of Steel Using K-e, LES, and PIV
International Symposium on Cutting Edge of Computer Simulation of Solidification and Processes, Osaka, Japan, 113-128
1998
- Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes VIII
Proceedings of the International Symposium, San Diego, CA
- Modeling of Transient Flow Phenomena in Continuous Casting of Steel
Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 37:3-4, 197-212
- Analysis of Thermal and Mechanical Behavior of Copper Molds During Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs
Iron and Steelmaker (ISS Transactions), 25:10, 125-143
- Simulation of Thermal Distortion of a Steel Droplet Solidifying on a Copper Chill
Solidification 98, TMS Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 509-520
- Measurement of Temperature, Solidification, and Microstructure in a Continuous Cast Thin Slab
Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes VIII, San Diego, CA, 1185-1199
- Heat Flow Model of the Continuous Slab Casting Mold, Interface, and Shell
Proceedings of the Alex McLean Symposium, Toronto, Canada, 177-193
1997
- Process Modeling
Chapter 8 in Advanced Physical Chemistry in Process Metallurgy, Academic Press, London, UK, 253-279
- Model of Inclusion Removal During RH Degassing of Steel
Iron and Steelmaker, 24:8, 31-38
- Modeling Study of Intermixing in Tundish and Strand during a Continuous-Casting Grade Transition
Iron and Steelmaker (ISS Transactions), 24:12, 83-96
- Effect of Transverse Depressions and Oscillation Marks on Heat Transfer in the Continuous Casting Mold
TMS Annual Meeting, Sensors and Modeling in Materials Processing, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, 117-142
- Analysis of Thermal and Mechanical Behavior of Copper Molds during Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs
80th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Iron and Steel Society, 183-201
- Behavior of Argon Bubbles during Continuous Casting of Steel
80th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Iron and Steel Society, 375-384
- Simulation of Thermal Mechanical Behavior during Initial Solidification
Thermec 97, International Conference on Thermomechanical Processing of Steel and Other Materials, II, 2279-2285
1996
- Spread Sheet Model of Continuous Casting
Journal of Engineering for Industry, 118:1, 37-44
- Simulation of Longitudinal Off-Corner Depressions in Continuously Cast Steel Slabs
Iron and Steelmaker (ISS Transactions), 23:4, 57-70
- Transient Thermal Model of the Continuous Single-Wheel Thin-Strip Casting Process
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 27B:3, 509-525
- Intermixing Model of Continuous Casting During a Grade Transition
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 27B:4, 617-632
- Flow and Thermal Behavior of the Top Surface Flux/Powder Layers in Continuous Casting Molds
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 27B:4, 672-685
- Prediction of Dendrite Arm Spacing for Low Alloy Steel Casting
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, Communications, 27B:4, 689-693
1995
- Issues in Thermal-Mechanical Modeling of Casting Processes
Journal of Iron and Steel Institute of Japan International, 35:6, 737-743
- Numerical Study of Steady Turbulent Flow through Bifurcated Nozzles in Continuous Casting
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 26B:4, 749-765
- Simulation of Longitudinal Off-Corner Depressions in Continuously-Cast Steel Slabs
13th Process Technology Conference Proceedings, Iron and Steel Society, 143-156
- Clogging in Continuous Casting Tundish Nozzles
78th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Iron and Steel Society, 723-734
1994
- Simulation of Argon Gas Flow Effects in a Continuous Slab Caster
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 25B:4, 527-547
- The Optimization of Mold Taper for the Ilva-Dalmine Round Bloom Caster
La Revue de Metallurgie - CIT, 91:2, 609-620
1993
- Turbulent Flow through Bifurcated Nozzles
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 17:1, 23-47
- Modeling of Steel Grade Transition in Continuous Slab Casting Processes
Metallurgical Transactions B, 24B:2, 379-393
- Effect of Argon on Fluid Flow in a Continuous Slab Casting Mold
76th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Iron and Steel Society, 273-289
1992
- Simple Constitutive Equations for Steel at High Temperature
Metallurgical Transactions A, 23A:3, 903-918
- Modeling Superheat Removal during Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs
Metallurgical Transactions B, 23B:3, 339-356
- Thermo-mechanical Model of Steel Shell Behavior in the Continuous Casting Mold
EPD Congress, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 547-557
- Inclusion Particle Behavior in a Continuous Slab Casting Mold
10th Process Technology Conference Proceedings, Iron and Steel Society, 291-304
- Modelling of Steel Grade Transition in Continuous Slab Casting Processes
50th Electric Furnace Conference Proceedings, Iron and Steel Society, 485-499
1991
- Finite Element Modelling of Turbulent Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Continuous Casting
Applied Mathematical Modeling, 15:5, 226-243
1990
- Simulation of Fluid Flow Inside a Continuous Slab Casting Machine
Metallurgical Transactions B, 21B:2, 387-400
- Fixed Grid Techniques for Phase Change Problems: A Review
International Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering, 30:4, 875-898
- Solidification Modeling of Single-Crystal Investment Castings
AFS Transactions, 98:53, 417-428
- Modeling the Directional Solidification Process
5th Engineering Foundation Conference on Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Processes, Davos, Switzerland
- Optimizing Taper in Continuous Slab Casting Molds Using Mathematical Models
Proceedings, 6th International Iron and Steel Congress, Nagoya, Japan, 3:1, 348-355
1989
- Application of Mathematical Models to the Continuous Slab Casting Mold
Iron and Steelmaker, 16:12, 53-66
1988
- Investigation of Panel Crack Formation in Steel Ingots, Part I: Mathematical Analysis and Mid-Face Panel Cracks
Metallurgical Transaction B, 19B:2, 277-287
- Investigation of Panel Crack Formation in Steel Ingots, Part II: Off-Corner Panel Cracks
Metallurgical Transactions B, 19B:2, 289-301
- Initial Development of Thermal and Stress Fields in Continuously Cast Steel Billets
Metallurgical Transactions A, 19A:10, 2589-2602
- Simulation of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Inside a Continuous Slab Casting Mold
Modeling of Casting and Welding Processes, Engineering Foundation Conference
- Mathematical Models of Continuous Slab Casting to Optimize Mold Taper
Modeling of Casting and Welding Processes, Engineering Foundation Conference
1987
- Mathematical Model of the Thermal Processing of Steel Ingots, Part I: Heat Flow Model
Metallurgical Transactions B, 18B:1, 119-130
- Mathematical Model of the Thermal Processing of Steel Ingots, Part II: Stress Model
Metallurgical Transactions B, 18B:1, 131-147
- Mathematical Modeling of the Continuous Casting of Stainless Steel Slabs to Optimize Mold Taper
Solidification Processing 1987, Conference Proceedings
- Application of Mathematical Models to Investigate Defect Formulation During Hot-Charging of Continuously-Cast Steel Slabs
Engineering Foundation for Grant RI-A-86-4
1986
- The Formation of Panel Cracks in Steel Ingots, A State of the Art Review, I--Hot Ductility of Steel
Transactions of the Iron and Steel Society, 7, 7-20
- The Formation of Panel Cracks in Steel Ingots, A State of the Art Review, II--Mid-Face and Off-Corner Cracks
Transactions of the Iron and Steel Society, 7, 21-29
- Application of Mathematical Heat Flow and Stress Models of Steel Ingot Casting to Investigate Panel Crack Formation
Modeling and Control of Casting and Welding Processes, Third Conference
- Preliminary Investigation of Narrow-Face Mold Taper in Continuous Slab Casting Machines
Report submitted to ARMCO Inc.
1984
- Comparison of Numerical Modeling Techniques for Complex, Two-Dimensional, Transient Heat Conduction Problems
Metallurgical Transactions B, 15B:2, 307-318
- Comparison of Numerical Modeling Techniques for Complex Two-Dimensional Transient Heat-Conduction Problems
Modeling of Casting and Welding Processes II, Eng. Foundation Conf.
- Physical Modeling of a Bottom-Fired Soaking Pit
Report submitted to Stelco, Inc.