The horizontal single belt casting(HSBC)incorporating a single-impingement feeding system was simulated with an improved numerical model.Physical experiments were carried out on the pilot-scale caster for validation.T...The horizontal single belt casting(HSBC)incorporating a single-impingement feeding system was simulated with an improved numerical model.Physical experiments were carried out on the pilot-scale caster for validation.The results show that the meniscus turbulence neither comes from the tundish region,nor from the impingement between the melt and the moving belt.It is the moving belt that gives rise to this high turbulence region,and this region can stir the melt near the meniscus.The feeding system studied and the moving belt give rise to a buffer region,which can optimize casting parameter variations,especially melt depth changes in the tundish.The temperature change rate of the bottom surface of the strip is around 4 times faster than that of the upper surface.展开更多
This study briefly describes the targets and problems of the future Japanese project In situ Lunar Orientation Measurement(ILOM),which is planned for the year 2017.One of the important parts of the project is to place...This study briefly describes the targets and problems of the future Japanese project In situ Lunar Orientation Measurement(ILOM),which is planned for the year 2017.One of the important parts of the project is to place a small optical telescope on the Lunar surface with the purpose to detect the Lunar physical libration with unprecedented accuracy 0.001 arcsec.At the present stage of research the computer simulation of future observations is going on,aiming to determine the moments of transition of a star through the first meridian and the polar distance of the star.Rotation of the Moon is being calculated under the analytical theory developed in the frame of a theme of the grant.A list of stars brighter than 12 m,whose coordinates are close to the Lunar precession pole motion,was constructed on the basis of several star catalogues.On average,for each moment of observation in the field of view of the telescope(1°) there are approximately 20-25 stars.Analyses of simulated stellar tracks observable from the Lunar surface(in a polar zone) reveal the significant difference from daily parallels of stars in comparison with the Earth.During one Lunar "day" equal 237 terrestrial days,a star moves on a spiral.However,depending on a longitude of a star,these spirals can be untwisted or twisted.In the latter case a star can describe a loop in the sky of the Moon during the period of supervision.Such an unusual astrometric phenomenon combined with the slow rotation of the Moon is compared with the Earth and the fast precession motion of the Lunar pole(in comparison with the precession motion of a terrestrial pole).展开更多
基金financial support received from the research grant of Shandong University of Technology (4041/419099)the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)the International Advisory Board of Supporting Companies of the McGill Metals Processing Centre (MMPC).
文摘The horizontal single belt casting(HSBC)incorporating a single-impingement feeding system was simulated with an improved numerical model.Physical experiments were carried out on the pilot-scale caster for validation.The results show that the meniscus turbulence neither comes from the tundish region,nor from the impingement between the melt and the moving belt.It is the moving belt that gives rise to this high turbulence region,and this region can stir the melt near the meniscus.The feeding system studied and the moving belt give rise to a buffer region,which can optimize casting parameter variations,especially melt depth changes in the tundish.The temperature change rate of the bottom surface of the strip is around 4 times faster than that of the upper surface.
基金supported by the Russian-Japanese Grant RFFI-JSPS 09-02-92113-ЯΦ_a (2009-2010)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.11010144 and 10973031)the Chinese National High-Tech Projects (Grant No.2010AA122206)
文摘This study briefly describes the targets and problems of the future Japanese project In situ Lunar Orientation Measurement(ILOM),which is planned for the year 2017.One of the important parts of the project is to place a small optical telescope on the Lunar surface with the purpose to detect the Lunar physical libration with unprecedented accuracy 0.001 arcsec.At the present stage of research the computer simulation of future observations is going on,aiming to determine the moments of transition of a star through the first meridian and the polar distance of the star.Rotation of the Moon is being calculated under the analytical theory developed in the frame of a theme of the grant.A list of stars brighter than 12 m,whose coordinates are close to the Lunar precession pole motion,was constructed on the basis of several star catalogues.On average,for each moment of observation in the field of view of the telescope(1°) there are approximately 20-25 stars.Analyses of simulated stellar tracks observable from the Lunar surface(in a polar zone) reveal the significant difference from daily parallels of stars in comparison with the Earth.During one Lunar "day" equal 237 terrestrial days,a star moves on a spiral.However,depending on a longitude of a star,these spirals can be untwisted or twisted.In the latter case a star can describe a loop in the sky of the Moon during the period of supervision.Such an unusual astrometric phenomenon combined with the slow rotation of the Moon is compared with the Earth and the fast precession motion of the Lunar pole(in comparison with the precession motion of a terrestrial pole).
