Difference of Liquid Motions Between Horizontal and Vertical Centrifugal Casting Methods

A centrifugal casting method is a key technology for producing high quality rolls which are used in a rolling process in steel industry. Because the surface quality of steel products highly depends on the roll quality and it is affected by liquid motion in the centrifugal casting method, control of the liquid motion is essential for supply of defect free rolls to the steel industry. In this research, liquid flow in the centrifugal casting method has been numerically calculated for clarification of difference of liquid motion in a horizontal type centrifugal casting method and a vertical one. The mainly obtained results are as follows. The center of the gravity periodically oscillates and its cycle is longer than the rotation cycle of the mold in the both cases of the horizontal and vertical types. Its time average in the horizontal type locates above the center axis of the mold while that in the vertical type is the same with the center axis. Increase in apparent viscosity in the vicinity of the mold wall accelerates the damping of the oscillating motion of the center of the gravity.