Degassing of aluminum alloy melts by high shear melt conditioning technology: An overview

J Lazaro-Nebreda, JB Patel, E Lordan, Y Zhang… - Metals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The search for more efficient methods for degassing aluminum alloy melts has always been
of great interest for the metal industry because the presence of hydrogen and oxides in the …

[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 …

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 …

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 …

Impact of rotor design on its wear and work efficiency of the aluminum refining process

T Prášil, L Socha, K Gryc, J Svizelová, M Saternus… - Metals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Both the wear and the geometry of the rotor determine the efficiency of the process of
aluminum refining. The paper presents wear tests of two different rotors: I (pump type) and II …