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Numerical Simulation of Electromagnetic-Thermal-Fluid Coupling for the Deformation Behavior of Titanium-Aluminum
Xiaoliang Wang1, Guifang Zhang1,2, Peng Yan1
1Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China.
Abstract:
Electromagnetic levitation (EML) is a good method for high-temperature processing of reactive materials such as titanium-aluminum (Ti-Al) alloys. In this study, the oscillation and deformation processes of Ti-48Al-2Cr alloy specimens at different high-frequency currents during the EML process were simulated using the Finite Element Method and Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) methods. The data of oscillation, stabilization time, deformation, and distribution of electromagnetic-thermal-fluid fields were finally obtained. The accuracy of the simulation results was verified by EML experiments. The results show the following: the strength and distribution of the induced magnetic field inside the molten droplet are determined by the high-frequency current; under the coupling effect of the electromagnetic field, thermal field, and fluid field, the temperature rise of electromagnetic heating is rapid, and accompanied by strong stirring, resulting in a uniform distribution of the internal temperature and a small temperature difference. Under the joint action of gravity and Lorentz force, the molten droplets are first within a damped oscillation and then tend to stabilize with time, and finally maintain the "near rhombus" shape.
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