[HTML][HTML] Improved degassing efficiency and mechanical properties of A356 aluminium alloy castings by high shear melt conditioning (HSMC) technology

J Lazaro-Nebreda, JB Patel, Z Fan - Journal of Materials Processing …, 2021 - Elsevier
The degassing of aluminium alloy melts is a crucial step in the production of high-quality
casting products, as the presence of dissolved hydrogen and oxide bi-films is detrimental to …

Research on the impact of rotor wear on the effectiveness of the aluminium refining process

L Socha, T Prášil, K Gryc, J Svizelova, M Saternus… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Physical modelling is successfully used to understand mechanisms involved in the
aluminium refining process by injecting inert gas into the liquid metal through rotors. Two …

Assessment of refining efficiency during the refining cycle in a foundry degassing unit in industrial conditions

L Socha, T Prášil, K Gryc, J Svizelova, M Saternus… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The article focuses on the issue of improving the efficiency of a Foundry Degassing Unit
(FDU) via operational testing of aluminium alloys during casting at MOTOR JIKOV Slévárna …

Physical modelling of aluminum refining process conducted in batch reactor with rotary impeller

M Saternus, T Merder - Metals, 2018 - mdpi.com
The refining process is one of the essential stages of aluminum production. Its main aim is to
remove hydrogen, that causes porosity and weakens the mechanical and physical …

Comparison of the hydrodynamic performance of rotor-injector devices in a water physical model of an aluminum degassing ladle

E Mancilla, W Cruz-Méndez, IE Garduño… - … Research and Design, 2017 - Elsevier
The hydrodynamic performance of a stirred ladle, for an aluminum degassing system in
turbulent regime, is analyzed experimentally. This study explores the dynamic flow features …

Physical modeling of the impeller construction impact on the aluminum refining process

M Saternus, T Merder - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obtaining high-quality aluminum is associated with the use of an effective method of
refining, which is argon-purging, in which gas bubbles are introduced into the liquid metal by …

Impeller design assisted by physical modeling and pilot plant trials

M Hernández-Hernández… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
A physical model of a batch aluminum degassing reactor equipped with the rotor-injector
technique was used to measure deoxidation kinetics of water, assuming that this kinetics is …

Using physical modeling to optimize the aluminium refining process

T Prášil, L Socha, K Gryc, J Svizelová, M Saternus… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Concern for the environment and rational management of resources requires the
development of recoverable methods of obtaining metallic materials. This also applies to the …

Modelling of technological parameters of aluminium melt refining in the ladle by blowing of inert gas through the rotating impeller

J Walek, K Michalek, M Tkadlečková, M Saternus - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The presented paper deals with the use of physical modelling to study the degassing
process of aluminium melts in the refining ladle by blowing inert gas through a rotating …

Effect of Gas Bubbling Filtration Treatment Conditions on Melt Quality of AlSiMgCu Alloy

HS Jang, HJ Kang, GH Lee, PH Yoon, JY Park… - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, the optimal conditions of gas bubbling filtration (GBF) treatment for securing
highly-clean molten Al-Si-Mg-Cu alloy were identified. The effects of GBF treatment time and …