Measurement techniques for the flow in a model of a continuous caster

In order to examine the flow structure in a continuous casting mold which is important for the quality of the produced steel, at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) three different models of a continuous caster are available to study the flow in a continuous casting mold. Those cold liquid metal models which use metallic alloys with low melting point e.g. up to 200 °C offer the application of different measurement techniques like ultrasound doppler velocimetry, x-ray and potential probes for flow investigation. Second, these models can be used to study the influence of magnetic actuators to the flow due to their high conductivity, contrary to water models. Third, these models can be used to develop new measurement techniques which can be applied in a real caster.
We will give a short overview of the measurement techniques available for those models. Additionally we will present the newly developed Contactless Inductive Flow Tomography which can reconstruct the flow in the mold by measuring the flow induced perturbation of an applied magnetic field. This technique has the ability to be deployed in a real caster.