Continuous Casting Center

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2025

  1. Olia, Hamed, Dylan Palmer, Ehsan Jebellat, and Brian G. Thomas

    Investigation of Multiphase Flow in Continuous-Casting Water Model with Measurements and Computational Modeling

    Fluids, Special Issue: Multiphase Flow for Industry Applications, Vol. 10, No. 5, article 113, 2025

  2. Ivanova, Anna, and Brian G. Thomas

    Mathematical Model for Studying Control of Secondary Cooling in Continuously Cast Steel Slabs

    Metal 2025, Brno, Czech Republic, May 21–23, 2025

  3. Xu, Fangyong, Daoyao Liu, Wei Wang, Brian G. Thomas, Tianxu Wu, Kun Xu, and Zhan Zhang

    Microscopy Study of (Ti,Nb)(C,N) Precipitation in Microalloyed Steels Under Continuous Casting Conditions

    Fluids, Vol. 10, No. 5, article 113, 2025

  4. Cho, Seong-Mook, and Brian G. Thomas

    Modeling of Fluid Flow-Related Defects in Continuous Steel Casting

    The Fifteenth Korea-Japan Workshop on Science and Technology in Ironmaking and Steelmaking, Okinawa, Japan, January 5–7, 2025

  5. Das, Lipsa, Adnan Akhtar, and Brian G. Thomas

    Multiphysics Model of Heat Transfer and Combustion in Continuous Casting Mold Powders

    AISTech 2025 — Proceedings of the Iron & Steel Technology Conference, Nashville, Tenn., May 5–8, 2025

  6. Greivel, Gus, Soutir Bandyopadhyay, Alexandra M. Newman, and Brian G. Thomas

    Multiple Regression with Transformations and Variable Selection at the Industrial Scale

    Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, Vol. 00, No. 0, pp. 1–16, 2025

2024

  1. Al Rafi, Araf, Begoña Santillana, Renfei Feng, Brian G. Thomas, and André B. Phillion

    Analysis of Microscopy Techniques to Measure Segregation in Continuous-Cast Steel Slabs

    Journal of Microscopy, pp. 1–12, 2024

  2. Das, Lipsa

    Modeling of Continuous Casting Mold Powder Behavior: Heat Transfer, Combustion, Sintering, and Melting

    PhD Thesis, Colorado School of Mines

  3. Feng, Y., B.G. Thomas, J. Sengupta, M. Založnik, and A.B. Phillion

    Multi-Scale and Multi-Physics Simulation of Central Segregation in an Equiaxed Dendritic Mushy Zone During Continuous Casting of Steel

    Materialia, Vol. 33, paper 102003, Elsevier, March 2024

  4. Torres, Nelson, Gus Greivel, Joshua Betz, Eduardo Moreno, Alexandra Newman, and Brian Thomas

    Optimizing Steel Coil Production Schedules Under Continuous Casting and Hot Rolling

    European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 314, pp. 496–508, 2024

  5. Wells, Scott, and Brian G. Thomas

    Uncertainty Quantification in Modeling Mold Heat Transfer in Steel Continuous Slab Casting with CON1D

    Steel Research International, pp. 1–22, 2024

2023

  1. Petrus, Bryan, Zhelin Chen, Hamza El-Kebir, Joseph Bentsman, and Brian G. Thomas

    Solid Boundary Output Feedback Control of the Stefan Problem: The Enthalpy Approach

    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 68, No. 6, pp. 3485-3500

2022

  1. Olia, Hamed

    Effect of Casting Conditions and Clogging on Fluid Flow in Metal Delivery System and Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Solidifying Shell in Continuous Casting of Steel

    PhD Thesis, Colorado School of Mines

  2. Murali, Aravind

    Elastic Visco-Plastic Model of Steel Solidification with Local Damage and Failure

    MS Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  3. Liang, Mingyi, Seong-Mook Cho, Xiaoming Ruan, and Brian G. Thomas

    Modeling of Multiphase Flow, Superheat Dissipation, Particle Transport, and Capture in a Vertical and Bending Continuous Caster

    Processes

  4. Liang, Mingyi

    Modeling of Multiphase Flow, Superheat Dissipation, Particle Transport, and Capture in Continuous Casting of Steel

    PhD Thesis, Colorado School of Mines

  5. Feng, Y., Brian G. Thomas, J. Sengupta, M. Založnik, and A.B. Phillion

    Multi-Scale and Multi-Physics Simulation of Central Segregation in an Equiaxed Dendritic Mushy Zone during Continuous Casting of Steel

    Materialia

  6. Azizi, Ghavam, Brian G. Thomas, and Mohsen Asle Zaeem

    Prediction of Thermal Distortion during Steel Solidification

    Metals, Vol. 12, No. 11, #1807

  7. Olia, Hamed, Hyunjin Yang, Seong-Mook Cho, Mingyi Liang, Lipsa Das, and Brian G. Thomas

    Pressure Distribution and Flow Rate Behavior in Continuous-Casting Slide-Gate Systems: PFSG

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B

  8. Azizi, Ghavam

    Understanding Multi Scale Defect Formation during Solidification of Alloys by Integrated Computational Modeling

    PhD Thesis, Colorado School of Mines

2021

  1. Li, Wanming, Leiji Li, Yifeng Geng, Ximin Zang, Yu'an Jing, Dejun Li, and Brian G. Thomas

    Air Gap Measurement During Steel-Ingot Casting and Its Effect on Interfacial Heat Transfer

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B

  2. Yang, Hyunjin, Hamed Olia, and Brian G. Thomas

    Modeling Air Aspiration in Steel Continuous Casting Slide-Gate Nozzles

    Metals

  3. Cho, Seong-Mook, Brian G. Thomas, Jong-Yeon Hwang, Jong-Geun Bang, and Il-Sin Bae

    Modeling of Inclusion Capture in a Steel Slab Caster with Vertical Section and Bending

    Metals

2020

  1. Chen, Zhelin

    Control of Constrained Moving-Boundary Process with Application to Steel Continuous Casting

    PhD Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  2. Cho, Seong-Mook and Brian G. Thomas

    Electromagnetic Effects on Solidification Defect Formation in Continuous Steel Casting

    JOM, 72(10)

  3. Xu, Kun, Brian G. Thomas, Yueyue Wu, Haichuan Wang, Hui Kong, and Zhaoyang Wu

    Grouping Methods of Cluster Dynamics Model for Precipitation Kinetics

    Metals, 10(12)

  4. Petrus, Bryan, Zhelin Chen, Joseph Bentsman, and Brian G. Thomas

    Investigating Dynamic Thermal Behavior of Continuous Casting of Steel with CONOFFLINE

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B

  5. Zappulla, Matthew L.S.

    Mechanisms of Longitudinal Depression Formation in Steel Continuous Casting

    PhD Thesis, Colorado School of Mines

  6. Feng, Y., M. Založnik, B.G. Thomas, and A.B. Phillion

    Meso-Scale Simulation of Liquid Feeding in an Equiaxed Dendritic Mushy Zone

    Materialia, 9, 100612

  7. Xu, Zhengtao, Zhelin Chen, Lu Chen, Bryan Petrus, Madison Milligan, Daniel Stephens, Joseph Bentsman, and Brian G. Thomas

    Modeling of the Dynamic-Bulging-Induced Surface Level Fluctuations in Continuous Casting

    AISTech 2020 Conference Proceedings

  8. Cho, Seong-Mook, Mingyi Liang, Hamed Olia, Lipsa Das, and Brian G. Thomas

    Multiphase Flow-Related Defects in Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs

    TMS 2020 Annual Meeting & Exhibition Proceedings

  9. Zappulla, Matthew L.S., Seong-Mook Cho, Brian G. Thomas, Seid Koric, Hyoung-Jun Lee, and Seon-Hyo Kim

    Multiphysics Modeling of Continuous Casting of Stainless Steel

    Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 278, 116469

  10. Olia, Hamed, Hyunjin Yang, Seong-Mook Cho, Mingyi Liang, Matthew Zappulla, and Brian G. Thomas

    Pressure-Drop and Flow Rate Model of Slide Gate Metal Delivery Systems (PFSG)

    AISTech 2020 Conference Proceedings

  11. Azizi, Ghavam, Brian G. Thomas, and Mohsen Asle Zaeem

    Review of Peritectic Solidification Mechanisms and Effects in Steel Casting

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 50th Anniversary Collection

  12. Zappulla, M.L.S. and B.G. Thomas

    Simulation of Longitudinal Surface Defect in Steel Continuous Casting

    IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (MCWASP XV), 861, 012016

2019

  1. Zappulla, M. L. S., G. Zhu, and B. G. Thomas

    3D Thermal-Mechanical Model of Solidifying Steel Strand

    AISTech 2019 — Proceedings of the Iron & Steel Technology Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

  2. Feng, Yi, Miha Založnik, Brian G. Thomas, and André Phillion

    A 3D Discrete-Element Model for Simulating Liquid Feeding During Dendritic Solidification of Steel

    IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 529, 012031

  3. Duan, Haojian, Ying Ren, Brian G. Thomas, and Lifeng Zhang

    Agglomeration of Solid Inclusions in Molten Steel

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B

  4. Chen, Zhelin, Hamed Olia, Bryan Petrus, Madeline Rembold, Joseph Bentsman, and Brian G. Thomas

    Dynamic Modeling of Unsteady Bulging in Continuous Casting of Steel

    Engineering (journal — venue not fully identified from text)

  5. Cho, Seong-Mook and Brian G. Thomas

    Effect of Bubble Behavior for a Stopper Rod With Multiple Side-Channel Injection on Bubble Size Distributions in Nozzle and Mold During Continuous Casting of Steel

    AISTech 2019 — Proceedings of the Iron & Steel Technology Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

  6. Duan, Haojian, Lifeng Zhang, and Brian G. Thomas

    Effect of Melt Superheat and Alloy Size on the Mixing Phenomena in Argon-Stirred Steel Ladles

    Steel Research International

  7. Cho, Seong-Mook and Brian G. Thomas

    Electromagnetic Forces in Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs

    Metals

  8. Chen, Zhelin, Joseph Bentsman, and Brian G. Thomas

    Enthalpy-Based Full-State Feedback Control of the Stefan Problem with Hysteresis

    2019 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)

  9. Chen, Zhelin, William Drennan, Brian G. Thomas, and Joseph Bentsman

    Investigating Centerline Bridging in Continuous Casting During Speed Drops With ConOffline

    AISTech 2019 — Proceedings of the Iron & Steel Technology Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

  10. Yang, Hyunjin, Surya P. Vanka, and Brian G. Thomas

    Mathematical Modeling of Multiphase Flow in Steel Continuous Casting

    ISIJ International, Vol. 59 (2019), No. 6, pp. 956–972

  11. Liang, Mingyi, Seong-Mook Cho, Hamed Olia, Lipsa Das, Xiaoming Ruan, and Brian G. Thomas

    Modeling of Multiphase Flow and Argon Bubble Entrapment in Continuous Slab Casting of Steel

    AISTech 2019 — Proceedings of the Iron & Steel Technology Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

  12. Cho, Seong-Mook and Brian G. Thomas

    Modeling of Transient Behavior of Top-Surface Slag/Molten Steel Interface in Continuous Slab Casting

    Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Metallurgical Processes in Steelmaking (STEELSIM 2019), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  13. Chen, Zhelin, Joseph Bentsman, and Brian G. Thomas

    Optimal Control of Free Boundary of a Stefan Problem for Metallurgical Length Maintenance in Continuous Steel Casting

    2019 American Control Conference (ACC), Philadelphia, PA

  14. Stewart, R. A., J. G. Speer, B. G. Thomas, E. De Moor, and A. J. Clarke

    Quenching and Partitioning of Plate Steels: Partitioning Design Methodology

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A

  15. Thomas, Brian G., Seong-Mook Cho, Hyunjin Yang, Surya Pratap Vanka, Matthew Zappulla, Seid Koric, and Ahmed Taha

    Turbulent Multiphase Thermal Flow Modeling of Defect Formation Mechanisms and Electromagnetic Force Effects in Continuous Steel Casting

    Blue Waters Annual Report 2019

  16. Zappulla, Matthew L. S., Seong-Mook Cho, and Brian G. Thomas

    Visualization of Steel Continuous Casting Including a New Integral Method for Post-Processing Temperature Data

    Steel Research International

2018

  1. Chen, Zhelin, Joseph Bentsman, and Brian G. Thomas

    Bang-Bang Free Boundary Control of a Stefan Problem for Metallurgical Length Maintenance

    2018 Annual American Control Conference (ACC), Milwaukee, WI

  2. Cho, Seong-Mook, Brian G. Thomas, and Seon-Hyo Kim

    Bubble Behavior and Size Distributions in Stopper-Rod Nozzle and Mold during Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs

    ISIJ International, Vol. 58 (2018), No. 8, pp. 1443-1452

  3. Cho, Seong-Mook, Brian G. Thomas, and Seon-Hyo Kim

    Effect of Nozzle Port Angle on Transient Flow and Surface Slag Behavior During Continuous Steel Slab Casting

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B

  4. Duan, Haojian, Lifeng Zhang, Brian G. Thomas, and Alberto N. Conejo

    Fluid Flow, Dissolution, and Mixing Phenomena in Argon-Stirred Steel Ladles

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B

  5. Medcalf, John S., Brian G. Thomas, and Salim V. Brahimi

    Hydrogen Embrittlement Susceptibility of Case Hardened Steel Fasteners

    SAE Technical Paper 2018-01-1240

  6. Jin, Kai, Surya P. Vanka, and Brian G. Thomas

    Large Eddy Simulations of Electromagnetic Braking Effects on Argon Bubble Transport and Capture in a Steel Continuous Casting Mold

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B

  7. Yang, Hyunjin, Surya P. Vanka, and Brian G. Thomas

    Modeling Argon Gas Behavior in Continuous Casting of Steel

    JOM

  8. Yang, Hyunjin, Surya P. Vanka, and Brian G. Thomas

    Modeling of Argon Gas Behavior in Continuous Casting of Steel

    TMS Annual Meeting 2018

  9. Thomas, Brian G., Hyunjin Yang, Surya P. Vanka, and Seong-Mook Cho

    Modeling of Multiphase Flow and Bubble Distribution in Steel Continuous Casting

    7th Baosteel Biennial Academic Conference (BAC 2018)

  10. Thomas, Brian G., Seong-Mook Cho, Surya Pratap Vanka, Seid Koric, Ahmed Taha, Hyunjin Yang, and Matthew Zappulla

    Multiphase Turbulent Flow Modeling of Gas Injection into Molten Metal to Minimize Surface Defects in Continuous-Cast Steel

    Blue Waters Annual Report 2018

  11. Hwang, J.Y., M.J. Cho, B.G. Thomas, and S.M. Cho

    Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Steel CEM Mold Under High Mass Flow Condition

    IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 424 (2018) 012033, 9th International Symposium on Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (EPM2018)

  12. Petrus, Bryan, Zhelin Chen, and Joseph Bentsman

    Online Recalibration of the State Estimators for a System With Moving Boundaries Using Sparse Discrete-in-Time Temperature Measurements

    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 63, No. 4, pp. 1090–

  13. Thomas, B.G. and S.M. Cho

    Overview of Electromagnetic Forces to Control Flow During Continuous Casting of Steel

    IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 424 (2018) 012027, 9th International Symposium on Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (EPM2018)

  14. Stewart, R.A., J.G. Speer, B.G. Thomas, A.J. Clarke, and E. De Moor

    Process Design for Quenching and Partitioning of Plate Steels

    TMS Annual Meeting 2018

  15. Speer, John G., Rachael A. Stewart, Brian G. Thomas, Amy J. Clarke, and Emmanuel De Moor

    Q&P Processing of Plate Steels

    7th Baosteel Biennial Academic Conference (BAC 2018)

  16. Speer, John, Rachael Stewart, Brian Thomas, Amy Clarke, and Emmanuel De Moor

    Quenching and Partitioning of Plate Steels

    International Conference on Advanced Steels (ICAS 2018)

  17. Thomas, Brian G.

    Review on Modeling and Simulation of Continuous Casting

    Steel Research International

  18. Zappulla, Matthew L.S. and Brian G. Thomas

    Surface Defect Formation in Steel Continuous Casting

    Materials Science Forum, Vol. 941, pp. 112-117

2017

  1. Yang, Hyunjin, Surya P. Vanka, and Brian G. Thomas

    A Hybrid Eulerian-Eulerian Discrete-Phase Model of Turbulent Bubbly Flow

    CCC Report 2017-02

  2. Thomas, Brian G., Hyun-Jin Yang, Seong-Mook Cho, and Matthew L.S. Zappulla

    Continuous Casting of Steel: Computational Modeling and Validation

    STIS 2017 (Steel Technologies International Symposium)

  3. Zappulla, Matthew L.S., Lance C. Hibbeler, and Brian G. Thomas

    Effect of Grade on Thermal-Mechanical Behavior of Steel During Initial Solidification

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2017

  4. Cho, Seong-Mook, Brian G. Thomas, Hyoung-Jun Lee, and Seon-Hyo Kim

    Effect of Nozzle Port Angle on Mold Surface Flow in Steel Slab Casting

    Iron & Steel Technology, July 2017

  5. Jin, K., S.P. Vanka, R.K. Agarwal, and B.G. Thomas

    GPU Accelerated Simulations of Three-Dimensional Flow of Power-Law Fluids in a Driven Cube

    International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics

  6. Flores F., Tania M., A. Humberto Castillejos E., and Brian G. Thomas

    Heat Extraction and Droplet Impact Regimes Obtained with Continuous Casting Air-Mist Nozzles

    AISTech 2017 Proceedings

  7. Yang, Hyunjin, Surya P. Vanka, and Brian G. Thomas

    Hybrid Eulerian Eulerian Discrete Phase Model of Turbulent Bubbly Flow

    Proceedings of the ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2017), Paper IMECE2017-70337, November 3-9, 2017, Tampa, Florida

  8. Jin, Kai, Surya P. Vanka, and Brian G. Thomas

    Large Eddy Simulations of Argon Bubble Transport and Capture in Mold Region of a Continuous Steel Caster

    Proceedings of the 2nd Thermal and Fluid Engineering Conference, TFEC2017 / 4th International Workshop on Heat Transfer, IWHT2017, April 2-5, 2017, Las Vegas, NV

  9. Jin, Kai, Surya P. Vanka, and Brian G. Thomas

    Large Eddy Simulations of the Effects of EMBr and SEN Submergence Depth on Turbulent Flow in the Mold Region of a Steel Caster

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B

  10. Yang, Hyunjin and Brian G. Thomas

    Multiphase Flow and Bubble Size Distribution in Continuous Casters Using a Hybrid EEDPM Model

    SteelSim 2017 Proceedings, Paper 42

  11. Hwang, Jong-Yeon, Myung Jong Cho, Brian G. Thomas, and Seong-Mook Cho

    Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Steel CEM Mold Under High Mass Flow Condition

    Proceedings of the European Continuous Casting Conference (ECCC 2017)

  12. Stewart, R.A. and J.G. Speer

    Quenching and Partitioning of Plate Steel: Thermal Gradients and Microstructure Development During Quenching

    Iron & Steel Technology, 2017

  13. Chen, Zhelin, Joseph Bentsman, Brian G. Thomas, and Akitoshi Matsui

    Study of Spray-Cooling Control to Maintain Metallurgical Length During Speed Drop in Steel Continuous Casting

    AISTech 2017 Proceedings

  14. Zappulla, Matthew L.S. and Brian G. Thomas

    Thermal-Mechanical Model of Depression Formation in Steel Continuous Casting

    TMS 2017 Annual Meeting & Exhibition Proceedings

  15. Thomas, Brian G., Seong-Mook Cho, Surya Pratap Vanka, Hyunjin Yang, Matthew Zappulla, Ahmed Taha, and Seid Koric

    Transient Multiphase Flow Phenomena and Defect Formation in Steel Continuous Casting

    Blue Waters Annual Report 2017

2016

  1. Hibbeler, Lance C., Melody M. Chin See, Junya Iwasaki, Kenneth E. Swartz, Ronald J. O'Malley, and Brian G. Thomas

    A Reduced-Order Model of Mould Heat Transfer in the Continuous Casting of Steel

    Applied Mathematical Modelling, 40 (2016) 8530-8551

  2. Akhtar, Adnan, Brian G. Thomas, and Joydeep Sengupta

    Analysis of Nail Board Measurement of Liquid Slag Layer Depth

    AISTech 2016 Conference Proceedings

  3. Thomas, Brian G.

    Continuous Casting

    Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Materials Engineering (Elsevier Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering)

  4. Cho, Seong-Mook, Brian G. Thomas, Hyoung-Jun Lee, and Seon-Hyo Kim

    Effect of Nozzle Port Angle on Mold Surface Flow in Steel Slab Casting

    AISTech 2016 Conference Proceedings

  5. Jin, Kai, Surya P. Vanka, Brian G. Thomas, and Xiaoming Ruan

    Large Eddy Simulations of the Effects of Double-Ruler Electromagnetic Braking and Nozzle Submergence Depth on Molten Steel Flow in a Commercial Continuous Casting Mold

    CFD Modeling and Simulation in Materials Processing 2016, TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society)

  6. Jin, Kai, Brian G. Thomas, and Xiaoming Ruan

    Modeling and Measurements of Multiphase Flow and Bubble Entrapment in Steel Continuous Casting

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B

  7. Petrus, Bryan, Zhelin Chen, Joseph Bentsman, and Brian G. Thomas

    Online Recalibration of the State Estimators for a System with Moving Boundaries Using Sparse Discrete-in-Time Temperature Measurements

    2016 American Control Conference (ACC), Boston, MA

  8. Jin, Kai, P. Kumar, S. P. Vanka, and Brian G. Thomas

    Rise of an Argon Bubble in Liquid Steel in the Presence of a Transverse Magnetic Field

    Physics of Fluids, 28, 093301 (2016)

  9. Lee, Hyoung-Jun, Brian G. Thomas, and Seon-Hyo Kim

    Thermal Stress Cracking of Slide-Gate Plates in Steel Continuous Casting

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B

  10. Yan, Xiaolu, ASM Jonayat, and Brian G. Thomas

    Thermal-Fluid Model of Meniscus Behavior during Mold Oscillation in Steel Continuous Casting

    TMS 2016 Annual Meeting Supplemental Proceedings

  11. Nakhodchi, S., D. J. Smith, and Brian G. Thomas

    Thermo-Mechanical Behaviour during Encapsulation of Glass in a Steel Vessel

    International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 146 (2016) 203-215

  12. Seymour, Nathan M. and Brian G. Thomas

    Thermomechanical Behavior of the Solidifying Strand in Secondary Cooling

    AISTech 2016 Conference Proceedings

  13. Cho, Seong-Mook and Brian G. Thomas

    Transient Two-Phase Flow and Electro-Magnetic Field Effect in Steel Continuous Casting

    Blue Waters Annual Report 2016

  14. Cho, Seong-Mook, Brian G. Thomas, and Seon-Hyo Kim

    Transient Two-Phase Flow in Slide-Gate Nozzle and Mold of Continuous Steel Slab Casting with and without Double-Ruler Electro-Magnetic Braking

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B

2015

  1. Santillana, B., B. G. Thomas, D. W. van der Plas, D. Ruvalcaba, and A. J. C. Burghardt

    Determining the Peritectic Transition Time Under Continuous Casting Conditions of Hyper-Peritectic Steels

    Liquid Metal Processing and Casting Conference (LMPC 2015)

  2. Jin, Kai, Pratap Vanka, Hyunjin Yang, Matthew Zappulla, Seid Koric, Ahmed Taha, and Brian G. Thomas

    Dynamics of Argon Bubbles in Steel Continuous Casting with a Magnetic Field

    Blue Waters Annual Report / CCC Annual Report 2015

  3. Jin, Kai, Brian G. Thomas, and Xiao-ming Ruan

    Effect of EMBr on Multiphase Flow and Bubble Entrapment in Steel Continuous Casting

    6th Baosteel Biennial Academic Conference, Shanghai, China, Oct 20-23, 2015

  4. Thomas, B. G., R. Singh, S. P. Vanka, K. Timmel, S. Eckert, and G. Gerbeth

    Effect of Single-Ruler Electromagnetic Braking (EMBr) Location on Transient Flow in Continuous Casting

    Journal of Manufacturing Science and Production, 15(1), 93-104

  5. Murali, Aravind, Seid Koric, and Brian G. Thomas

    Elasto Visco-Plastic Model of Steel Solidification with Local Damage and Failure

    Plasticity Conference 2015

  6. Maldonado, Yadira G., Claudia Barraza de la P., Sergio Rodriguez A., A. Humberto Castillejos E., and Brian G. Thomas

    Estimation of Time-Temperature-Transformation Diagrams of Mold Powder Slags from Thermo-Analysis of Non-Isothermal Crystallization

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B

  7. Nakhodchi, Soheil, Ali Shokuhfar, Saleh Akbari Iraj and Brian G. Thomas

    Evolution of Temperature Distribution and Microstructure in Multipass Welded AISI 321 Stainless Steel Plates With Different Thicknesses

    J. Pressure Vessel Technol. 2015;137(6):061405-061405-15. doi:10.1115/1.4030367

  8. Petrus, Bryan, Danny Hammon, Megan Miller, Bob Williams, Adam Zewe, Zhelin Chen, Joseph Bentsman, and Brian G. Thomas

    New Method to Measure Metallurgical Length and Application to Improve Computational Models

    Iron & Steel Technology

  9. Swartz, K. and Brian G. Thomas

    Numerical Investigation of Slag Entrainment

    Iron & Steel Technology

  10. K. Jin, B.G. Thomas, R. Liu, S.P. Vanka and X. M. Ruan

    Simulation and Validation of Fluid Flow and Particle Transport in Continuous Slab Casting with Electromagnetic Braking (EMBr)

    Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes (MCWASP XIV), Hyogo, Japan, June. 21-26, 2015, IOP Conf: Materials Sci. & Eng. 84(1), 2015, pp. 012095:1-8. doi:10.1088/1757-899X/84/1/01

  11. Jin, K., B. G. Thomas, R. Liu, S. P. Vanka, and X. M. Ruan

    Simulation and Validation of Two-Phase Turbulent Flow and Particle Transport in Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs

    IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (MCWASP XIV), 84, 012095

  12. Hamilton, Gavin J., Lance C. Hibbeler, and Brian G. Thomas

    Thermomechanical Behavior of a Wide Slab-Casting Mold

    AISTech 2015 Proceedings

  13. Jin, K., S. P. Vanka, and B. G. Thomas

    Three-Dimensional Flow in a Driven Cavity Subjected to an External Magnetic Field

    Journal of Fluids Engineering (ASME)

2014

  1. B. Petrus, J. Bentsman, and B. G. Thomas

    Application of Enthalpy-Based Feedback Control Methodology to the Two-Sided Stefan Problem

    American Control Conference 2014. Portland, Oregon, USA, pp. 1015-1020

  2. Brian G. Thomas, Rui Liu, and Bret Rietow

    Combining Models and Measurements to Better Understand Steel Continuous Casting

    8th European Continuous Casting Conference, Graz, (ECCC2014), Austria, June 23-26, 2014, pp. 1130-1139

  3. Duvvuri, Prathiba, Bryan Petrus, and Brian G. Thomas

    Correlation for Mold Heat Flux Measured in a Thin Slab Casting Mold

    AISTech 2014, Indianapolis, IN, May 5-8, 2014, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, pp. 2881-2893

  4. Singh, R., B.G. Thomas, and S.P. Vanka

    Large Eddy Simulations of Double-Ruler Electromagnetic Field Effect on Transient Flow during Continuous Casting

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 45B (3), pp. 1098-1115, 2014. DOI: 10.1007/s11663-014-0022-2

  5. Kenneth C. Mills, Pavel E Ramirez Lopez, Peter D Lee, Begoña Santillana, Brian G. Thomas, Rodolfo Morales

    Looking into continuous casting mould

    Ironmaking & Steelmaking 05/2014; 41(4), 242-249

  6. Rui Liu, Brian G. Thomas, Joydeep Sengupta, Stephen D. Chung and ManhKha Trinh

    Measurements of Molten Steel Surface Velocity and Effect of Stopper-rod Movement on Transient Multiphase Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting

    ISIJ International, 54 (10), pp. 2314-2323

  7. Liu, Rui and Brian G. Thomas

    Model of Gas Flow Through Porous Refractory Applied to an Upper Tundish Nozzle

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B

  8. Swartz, Kenneth E, Lance C. Hibbeler, Brendan P. Joyce, and Brian G. Thomas

    Numerical Investigation of Slag Entrainment in Continuous Casting Molds

    AISTech 2014, Indianapolis, IN, May 5-8, 2014, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, pp. 1865-1879

  9. Liu, Rui, P. Vanka, and B.G. Thomas

    Particle Transport and Deposition in a Turbulent Square Duct Flow with an Imposed Magnetic Field

    J. Fluids Engineering, 136 (12) pp. 121201, 2014. DOI: 10.1115/1.4027624

  10. B.G. Thomas, L.C. Hibbeler, K. Jin, S. Koric, R. Liu, and A. Taha

    Preliminary Evaluation of Abaqus, FLUENT, and in-house GPU code Performance on Blue Waters

    Blue Waters Symposium, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, May 12-15, 2014, pp. 68-69

  11. Galdiz, P., J. Palacios, J.L. Arana, and B.G. Thomas

    Round Continuous Casting with EMS-CFD Coupled

    8th European Continuous Casting Conference, (ECCC2014), Graz, Austria, June 23-26, 2014, pp. 1312-1321

  12. Lance C. Hibbeler, Brian G. Thomas, Ronald C. Schimmel, and Henk H. Visser

    Simulation and Online Measurement of Narrow Face Mold Distortion in Thin-Slab Casting

    8th European Continuous Casting Conference, (ECCC2014), Graz, Austria, June 23-26, 2014, pp. 675-684

  13. Liu, Rui, Brian G. Thomas, Love Kalra, Tathagata Bhattacharya, and Aloka Dasgupta

    Slidegate Dithering Effects on Transient Flow and Mold Level Fluctuations

    Iron and Steel Technology, 11 (7), July, pp. 87-98, 2014. (reprinted from AISTech 2013 Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA, May 6-8, 2013, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, pp. 1351-1364)

  14. Cho, Seong-Mook, Kim, Seon-Hyo, and Brian G. Thomas

    Transient Fluid Flow during Steady Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs, Part I: Measurements and Modeling of Two-phase Flow

    ISIJ International, Vol. 54, No. 4, (April), pp. 845-854

  15. Cho, Seong-Mook, Kim, Seon-Hyo, and Brian G. Thomas

    Transient Fluid Flow during Steady Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs, Part II: Effect of Double-Ruler Electro-Magnetic Braking (EMBr)

    ISIJ International, Vol. 54, No. 4, (April), pp. 855-864

  16. Li, Y., and B.G. Thomas

    Transient Model of Preheating a Submerged Entry Nozzle

    AISTech 2014, Indianapolis, IN, May 5-8, 2014, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, pp. 2907-2922

  17. ASM Jonayat and Brian G. Thomas

    Transient Thermo-Fluid Model of Meniscus Behavior and Slag Consumption in Steel Continuous Casting

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 45: 5, (Oct.), pp. 1842-1864, 2014. DOI: 10.1007/s11663-014-0097-9

  18. Thomas, B.G., Q. Yuan, S. Mahmood, R. Liu, and R. Chaudhary

    Transport and Entrapment of Particles in Steel Continuous Casting

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 45 (1), 22-35, 2014. DOI: 10.1007/s11663-013-9916-7

  19. Koric, S. and Brian G. Thomas

    Visco-Plastic Multi-Physics Modeling of Steel Solidification

    Plasticity 14, Grand Lucayan Resort, Freeport, Bahamas, Jan. 3-8

2013

  1. Hibbeler, Lance C., Melody M. Langeneckert, Junya Iwasaki, Inwho Hwang, Ron J. O’Malley, Brian G. Thomas

    Calibration of Thermal Models of Continuous Casting Molds

    Iron and Steel Technology - AIST Transactions, 10:9, 199-210, Sept

  2. Zhou, L., W. Wang, R. Liu, and B. G. Thomas

    Computational Modeling of Temperature, Flow and Crystallization of Mold Slag during Double-Hot-Thermocouple-Technique Experiments

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, Vol. 44, #5, 2013, pp. 1264-1279

  3. Singh, R., B.G. Thomas, and S.P. Vanka

    Effect of Electromagnetic Braking (EMBr) on Turbulent Flow in Continuous Casting

    AISTech 2013 Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA, May 6-8, 2013, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, pp. 1323-1336

  4. Singh, R., B.G. Thomas, and P. Vanka

    Effects of a Magnetic Field on Turbulent Flow in the Mold Region of a Steel Caster

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, Vol. 44, #5, 2013, pp. 1201-1221

  5. Chaudhary, R., B.G. Thomas, and P. Vanka

    Evaluation of Turbulence Models in MHD Channel and Square Duct Flows

    Proc. 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Kharagpur, India, December 28-31, 2013, 13p

  6. Thomas, Brian G., Ramnik Singh, Rajneesh Chaudhary, and Pratap Vanka

    Flow Control with Ruler Electromagnetic Braking (EMBr) in Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs

    BAC2013, Fifth Baosteel Biennial Academic Conference, Shanghai, PRC, June 4-6, 2013, 10p

  7. Maldonado, Yadira G., F. Andrés Acosta, A. Humberto Castillejos and Brian G. Thomas

    Kinetic Study of the Devitrification of Mold Powder Slags

    Iron and Steel Technology, 10:7, 65-75, July

  8. Hernández-Bocanegra, Constantin A., A. Humberto Castillejos E., Francisco A. Acosta-González, Xiaoxu Zhou and Brian G. Thomas

    Measurement of heat flux in dense air-mist cooling: Part I – A novel steady-state technique

    Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 44, 2013, pp. 147-160

  9. Hernández-Bocanegra, Constantin A., Jesús I. Minchaca-Mojica, A. Humberto Castillejos E., Francisco A. Acosta-González, Xiaoxu Zhou and Brian G. Thomas

    Measurement of heat flux in dense air-mist cooling: Part II – The influence of mist characteristics on steady-state heat transfer

    Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 44, 2013, pp. 161-173

  10. Zhou, Xiaoxu, Brian G. Thomas, C. Alberto Hernández B., A. Humberto Castillejos E. and F. Andrés Acosta G

    Measuring heat transfer during spray cooling using controlled induction heating experiments and computational models

    Applied Mathematical Modeling, V. 37, 2013, pp. 3181-3192

  11. Hibbeler, L.C., and Brian G. Thomas

    Mold Slag Entrainment Mechanisms in Continuous Casting Molds

    Iron and Steel Technology, 10:10, 121-136, Oct

  12. Koric, Seid, Brian G. Thomas, and Lance Hibbeler

    Multiphysics Simulation of Metal Solidification Processes with Abaqus

    Simulia Community Conference, Vienna, Austria, May 21-24, 2013, 10p

  13. Liu, Rui, Surya P. Vanka, and Brian G. Thomas

    Particle Transport in a Turbulent Square Duct Flow with an Imposed Magnetic Field

    Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM2013, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, July 7-11, 2013, 10p

  14. Liu, Rui, Brian G. Thomas, Love Kalra, Tathagata Bhattacharya, and Aloka Dasgupta

    Slidegate Dithering Effects on Transient Flow and Mold Level Fluctuations

    AISTech 2013 Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA, May 6-8, 2013, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, pp. 1351-1364

2012

  1. Hibbeler, Lance C., Melody M. Langeneckert, Junya Iwasaki, Inwho Hwang, Ron J. O’Malley, Brian G. Thomas

    Calibration of Thermal Models of Continuous Casting of Steel

    AISTech 2012, (Atlanta, GA, May 7-9, 2012)

  2. Nastac, Laurentiu, L. Zhang, B.G. Thomas, A. Sabau, N. El-Kaddah, A.C. Powell, and H. Combeau

    CFD Modeling and Simulation in Materials Processing

    (Proceedings of TMS Annual Meeting Symposium, held in Orlando, FL, Mar. 12-15, 2012), John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 347 pages

  3. Chaudhary, R., B.G. Thomas, and S.P. Vanka

    Effect of Electromagnetic Ruler Braking (EMBr) on Transient Turbulent Flow in Continuous Slab Casting using Large Eddy Simulations

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science, Vol. 43B, No. 3, 2012, pp. 532-553, DOI: 10.1007/s11663-012-9634-6

  4. Cho, S.-M., S.H. Kim, R. Chaudhary, B.G. Thomas, H.-J. Shin, W.-R. Choi and S.-K. Kim

    Effect of Nozzle Clogging on Surface Flow and Vortex Formation in the Continuous Casting Mold

    Iron and Steel Technology, 9:7, 85-95, 2012, (reprinted from Cho, S.-M., S.H. Kim, R. Chaudhary, B.G. Thomas, H.-J. Shin, W.-R. Choi, S.-K. Kim, “Effect of Nozzle Clogging on Surface Flow and Vortex Formation in the Continuous Casting Mold”, AISTech 2011, Indianapolis, IN, May 2-5, 2011, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA)

  5. Petrus, Bryan, Joseph Bentsman and Brian G. Thomas

    Enthalpy-based feedback control algorithms for the Stefan problem

    51st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, (Maui, Hawaii, Dec. 10-13, 2012)

  6. Maldonado, Yadira G., F. Andrés Acosta, A. Humberto Castillejos and Brian G. Thomas

    Kinetic Study of the Devitrification of Mold Powder Slags

    AISTech 2012, (Atlanta, GA, May 7-9, 2012)

  7. Liu, Rui, and Brian G. Thomas

    Model of Gas Flow through Upper Tundish Nozzle Refractory and Initial Bubble Size

    AISTech 2012, (Atlanta, GA, May 7-9, 2012)

  8. Xu, Kun, and Brian G. Thomas

    Particle-Size-Grouping Model of Precipitation Kinetics in Microalloyed Steels

    Metallurgical and Materials Trans. A, Vol. 43A, No. 3 (March), pp. 1079-1096, 2012, DOI: 10.1007/s11661-011-0938-y

  9. Liu, R., B G Thomas, and J Sengupta

    Simulation of Transient Fluid Flow in Mold Region during Steel Continuous Casting

    Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes (MCWASP) XIII, (Styria, Austria, June 17-22, 2012)

  10. Hibbeler, Lance C., Brian G. Thomas, Ronald C. Schimmel and Gert Abbel

    The Thermal Distortion of a Funnel Mold

    Metal. Mater. Trans. B., Vol. 43B, No. 5, 2012, pp. 1156-1172, DOI: 10.1007/s11663-012-9696-5

  11. Lee, Hyoung-Jun, Seong-Mook Cho, Seon-Hyo Kim, Brian G. Thomas, Sang-Woo Han, Tae-In Chung, Joo Choi

    Thermal Stress Cracking of Sliding Gate Plates

    AISTech 2012, (Atlanta, GA, May 7-9, 2012)

  12. Iwasaki, Junya, and B.G. Thomas

    Thermal-Mechanical Model Calibration with Breakout Shell Measurements in Continuous Steel Slab Casting

    in Supplemental Proceedings: Volume 2: Materials Properties, Characterization, and Modeling, TMS Annual Meeting, Defects and Properties of Cast Metals Symposium (Orlando, FL, Mar. 12-15, 2012), The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, (TMS), Warrendale, PA, 355-362

  13. Liu, Rui, Brian G. Thomas, Bruce Forman and Hongbin Yin

    Transient Turbulent Flow Simulation with Water Model Validation and Application to Slide Gate Dithering

    AISTech 2012, (Atlanta, GA, May 7-9, 2012)

  14. Thomas, Brian G., Quan Yuan, Rui Liu, Sana Mahmood, and Rajneesh Chaudhary

    Transport and Entrapment of Particles in Steel Continuous Casting

    in CFD Modeling and Simulation in Materials, L. Nastac, L. Zhang, B. G. Thomas, A. Sabau, N. El-Kaddah, A. C. Powell and H. Combeau, eds., (Orlando, FL, Mar. 12-15, 2012), The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, (TMS), Warrendale, PA, 279-286

2011

  1. Santillana, B., B.G. Thomas, G. Botman and E. Dekker

    3D Thickness Measurement Technique for Continuous Casting Breakout Shells

    in 7th European Continuous-Casting Conference, 2011, MetTec InSteelCon, (Dusseldorf, Germany, June 27- July 1, 2011)

  2. Thomas

    B.G., J.A. Yurko and L. Zhang, Sensors, Sampling, and Simulation for Process Control, (Proceedings of TMS Annual Meeting Symposium, held in San Diego, CA, Feb. 27- Mar. 3, 2011), John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 166 pages, 2011.
  3. Cho, S.-M., S.H. Kim, R. Chaudhary, B.G. Thomas, H.-J. Shin, W.-R. Choi, S.-K. Kim

    Effect of Nozzle Clogging on Surface Flow and Vortex Formation in the Continuous Casting Mold

    AISTech 2011, Indianapolis, IN, May 2-5, 2011, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA

  4. Liu, R., J. Sengupta, M.M. Yavuz, and B.G. Thomas

    Effects of Stopper Rod Movement on Mold Fluid Flow at ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s No. 1 Continuous Caster

    AISTech 2011, Indianapolis, IN, May 2-5, 2011, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA

  5. Bentsman, J., B.G. Thomas, B. Petrus, X. Zhou, V. Natarajan, and R.J. O’Malley

    Hybrid Control of Continuous Casting for Whale and Crack Prevention and Resonance Control in Mold Oscillation System

    Proceedings of 2011 NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Atlanta, GE, Jan. 4-7, 2011, Grant # DMI-0900138, 22p

  6. Petrus, B., K. Zheng, X. Zhou, B.G. Thomas, J. Bentsman and R.J. O'Malley

    Implementation of a Real- Time Model-Based Spray-Cooling Control System for Steel Continuous Casting

    in Sensors, Sampling, and Simulation for Process Control, B.G. Thomas, J.A. Yurko and L. Zhang, eds., John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, (TMS Annual Meeting Symposium, San Diego, CA, Feb. 27- Mar. 3, 2011), 2011, 77-84

  7. Thomas, B.G. and M.K. Okelman

    Implementation of Temperature and Strain Micro-Sensors into a Casting Mold Surface

    in Sensors, Sampling, and Simulation for Process Control, B.G. Thomas, J.A. Yurko and L. Zhang, eds., John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, (TMS Annual Meeting Symposium, San Diego, CA, Feb. 27- Mar. 3, 2011), 2011, 127-134

  8. Xu

    K., B.G. Thomas, and R.J. O’Malley, “Equilibrium Model of Precipitation in Microalloyed Steels, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol. 42A, Feb., 2011, pp. 524-539 Click here for a PDF version (1.1 MB)
  9. Sengupta, J., R. Liu, D. Crosbie, S. Chung, M. Trinh and B.G. Thomas

    Measurement of Molten Steel Surface Velocity with SVC and Nail Dipping during Continuous Casting Process

    in Sensors, Sampling, and Simulation for Process Control, B.G. Thomas, J.A. Yurko and L. Zhang, eds., John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, (TMS Annual Meeting Symposium, San Diego, CA, Feb. 27- Mar. 3, 2011), 2011, 51-58

  10. Cho, S.-M., H.-J. Lee, S.-H. Kim, R. Chaudhary, B.G. Thomas, D.-H. Lee, Y.-J. Kim, W.-R. Choi, S.-K. Kim and H.-S. Kim

    Measurement of Transient Meniscus Flow in Steel Continuous Casters and Effect of Electromagnetic Braking

    in Sensors, Sampling, and Simulation for Process Control, B.G. Thomas, J.A. Yurko and L. Zhang, eds., John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, (TMS Annual Meeting Symposium, San Diego, CA, Feb. 27- Mar. 3, 2011), 2011, 59-66

  11. Rowan, M., B. G. Thomas, C. Bernhard, and R. Pierer

    Measuring Mechanical Behavior of Steel During Solidification: Modeling the SSCC Test

    Metallurgical and Materials Trans. B, in press

  12. Xu, K., B. G. Thomas, M. S. Dyer, J. G. Speer, D. K. Matlock

    Model of Microalloy Precipitation during Continuous Casting and Reheating

    AISTech 2011, Indianapolis, IN, May 2-5, 2011, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA

  13. Thomas, B.G., M.A. Wells and D. Li

    Monitoring of Meniscus Thermal Phenomena with Thermocouples in Continuous Casting of Steel

    in Sensors, Sampling, and Simulation for Process Control, B.G. Thomas, J.A. Yurko and L. Zhang, eds., John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, (TMS Annual Meeting Symposium, San Diego, CA, Feb. 27- Mar. 3, 2011), 2011, 119-126

  14. Thomas, B.G., S. Koric, L.C. Hibbeler and R. Liu

    Multiphysics Model of Continuous Casting of Steel Beam-Blanks

    in 4th International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Metallurgical Processes in Steelmaking, (STEELSIM2011), MetTec InSteelCon, (Dusseldorf, Germany, June 27- July 1, 2011)

  15. Chaudhary

    R., G.-G. Lee, B. G. Thomas, S.-M. Cho, S.-H. Kim, O.-D. Kwon, “ Effect of Stopper-Rod Misalignment on Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting of Steel, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 2011, online Feb. 8th, 2011. Available Online
  16. Petrus, B., K. Zheng, X. Zhou, B.G. Thomas, and J. Bentsman

    Real-Time Model-Based Spray-Cooling Control System for Steel Continuous Casting

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, Vol. 42B:2, 87- 103, 2011. Available Online

  17. Hibbeler, L.C. and B.G. Thomas

    Review of Mold Flux Entrainment Mechanisms and Model Investigation of Entrainment by Shear-Layer Instability

    in 7th European Continuous-Casting Conference, 2011, MetTec InSteelCon, (Dusseldorf, Germany, June 27- July 1, 2011)

  18. Hibbeler, L.C., and B.G. Thomas

    Thermal Distortion of Funnel Molds

    AISTech 2011, Indianapolis, IN, May 2-5, 2011, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA

  19. Chaudhary, R., C. Ji, S.P. Vanka, and B.G. Thomas

    Transient Turbulent Flow in a Liquid-Metal Model of Continuous Casting, Including Comparison of Six Different Methods

    Metallurgical and Materials Trans. B, in press

2010

  1. Hernández, C.A., X. Zhou, J.R. Guajardo, A.H. Castillejos, F.A. Acosta and B.G. Thomas

    A Novel Steady- State Technique for Measuring the Heat Extracted by Secondary Cooling Sprays

    AISTech 2010, Pittsburgh, PA, May 3-6, 2010, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, 81-92

  2. Hoa, B.A. and B.G. Thomas

    Application of Computational Model for Alumina Dissolution in Molten Slag

    J. Science Technology, Vietnam, V. 78A, 2010, pp. 59-63

  3. Chaudhary, R., C. Ji, and B. G. Thomas

    Assessment of LES and RANS turbulence models with measurements in liquid metal GaInSn model of continuous casting process

    CCC Report 201013, Aug. 12

  4. Iwasaki, J. and B.G. Thomas

    Calibration of Mold Heat Transfer Models with Breakout Shell Measurements

    CCC Report 201015, Aug. 12

  5. Chaudhary, R., S.P. Vanka, and B.G. Thomas

    Direct Numerical Simulations of Magnetic Field Effects on Turbulent Flow in a Square Duct

    Physics of Fluids, 22:7, 075102, 2010. Available Online

  6. Cho, S.G. Lee, S. Kim, R. Chaudhary, O. Kwon, and B.G. Thomas

    Effect of Stopper-Rod Misalignment on Asymmetric Flow and Vortex Formation in Steel Slab Casting

    Jim Evans Honorary Symposium, B. Li, B.G. Thomas, F. Doyle, A. Campbell, eds., TMS Annual Meeting, (Seattle, WA, Feb. 14-18, 2010), TMS, Warrendale, PA, 2010, pp. 71-77

  7. Koric, S., B.G. Thomas, and V. R. Voller

    Enhanced Latent Heat Method to Incorporate Superheat Effects Into Fixed-Grid Multiphysics Simulations

    Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals, 57:6, 396-413, 2010. Available Online

  8. Chaudhary, R., S.P. Vanka, and B.G. Thomas

    Evaluation of turbulence models in MHD channel and square duct flows

    CCC Report 201017, Aug. 12

  9. Petrus, B., J. Bentsman, and B. G. Thomas

    Feedback control of the two-phase Stefan problem, with an application to the continuous casting of steel

    Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 1731-1736, Atlanta, GA, USA, December 15-17

  10. Thomas, B.G

    Industry Implementation of Mathematical Models: Examples in Steel Processing; Howe Memorial Lecture, 2009

    Iron and Steel Technology, 7:7, 70-87, July. 2010. (reprinted from: AISTech 2009 Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, St. Louis, MO, May 4-7, 2009)

  11. Hibbeler, L.C., and B.G. Thomas

    Investigation of Mold Flux Entrainment in CC Molds Due to Shear Layer Instability

    presented at AISTech 2010, Pittsburgh, PA, May 3-6, 2010, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, CCC Report 201001, Aug. 12

  12. B. Q. Li, B.G. Thomas, L. Zhang, F.M. Doyle, A.P. Campbell

    Jim Evans Honorary Symposium

    (Proceedings of the TMS Symposium held in Seattle, WA, Feb. 14-18, 2010), The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, 421 pages

  13. Rowan, M., B. G. Thomas, C. Bernhard, and R. Pierer

    Measuring Mechanical Behavior of Steel During Solidification: Modeling the SSCC Test

    CCC Report 201002, Aug. 12

  14. Dyer, M.S., J.G. Speer, D. K. Matlock, A. J. Shutts, S. Jansto, K. Xu, B.G. Thomas

    Microalloy Precipitation in Hot Charged Slabs

    AISTech 2010, Pittsburgh, PA, May 3-6, 2010, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, 1035-1045, 2010. [2010 Jerry Silver Award, AIST]

  15. Zhou, X. and B.G. Thomas

    Modeling Steel Slab Heat Transfer During Scarfing Processing

    CCC Report 201003, Aug. 12

  16. Hibbeler, L.C., and B.G. Thomas

    Mold Flux Entrainment Mechanisms

    BAC 2010, Fourth Baosteel Biennial Conference Proceedings, Shanghai, PRC, Nov. 16, 2010, pp. B83-90

  17. Koric, S., L.C. Hibbeler, R. Liu, and B.G. Thomas

    Multiphysics Model of Metal Solidification on the Continuum Level

    Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals, 58: 6, 371-392, 2010. Available Online

  18. Xu, K., and B.G. Thomas

    Particle-Size-Grouping Model of Precipitation Kinetics in Microalloyed Steels

    CCC Report 201014, Aug. 12

  19. Li, C., B. G. Thomas, F. Mei, Z. Fan

    Prediction of centerline cracks incurred in the bloom continuous casting of steel

    Baosteel Technical Research, Vol. 4, No. 2, June, 2010, p40-43

  20. Jasti, H. and B.G. Thomas

    User-Friendly Interface Design and Development for Continuous-Casting Model CON1D

    CCC Report 201004, Aug. 12

2009

  1. Cho, M.J., B. G. Thomas, and P.J. Lee

    3-D Numerical Study of Impinging Water Jets in Run Out Table Cooling Processes

    AISTech 2009 Steelmaking Conference Proc., (St. Louis, MO, May 4-7, 2009), Assoc. Iron Steel Tech., Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1

  2. Steen, P.H. and B.G. Thomas

    Collaborative Research: Manipulating the Contact and Solidification of Molten Metal in Continuous Casting

    Proceedings of 2009 NSF Civil, Mechanical, Manufacturing and Innovation (CMMI) Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, 3p., Jun. 22-25

  3. Koric, S., L.C. Hibbeler, and B.G. Thomas

    Coupled Visco-Plastic Thermo-Mechanical Models of Steel Solidification

    Plasticity ’09 Conference, St. Thomas, Jan. 3-8

  4. Chaudhary, R., B. T. Rietow, and B. G. Thomas

    Differences between Physical Water Models and Steel Continuous Casters: A Theoretical Evaluation

    in Inclusions and Clean Steels, Materials Science and Technology Conference, AIST/TMS, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 25-29, 2009, 1090-1101

  5. Chaudhary, R., S.P. Vanka, and B.G. Thomas

    Direct Numerical Simulations of Magnetic Field Effects on Turbulent Duct Flows

    Proc. ASME Int. Mech. Eng. Congress IMECE09, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Nov. 13-19

  6. Hibbeler, L.C. and B.G. Thomas

    Evaluation of Funnel Shapes for Thin Slab Casting

    CCC Report 200902, May 25, 2009. Chaudhary, R., R. Lui, B.G. Thomas, J. Sengupta, D. Crosbie, M.M. Yavuz, “Effect of Stopper Rod Movement on Mold Flow and Sliver Formation,” CCC Report 200903, Sept. 8

  7. Koric, S., L.C. Hibbeler, and B.G. Thomas

    Explicit Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Finite Element Model of Steel Solidification

    Int. J. Num. Meths. Engineering, 78, 1-31, Mar

  8. Koric, S., L. C. Hibbeler, and B. G. Thomas

    Explicit Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Finite-Element Model of Continuous Casting of Steel in Funnel Molds

    Modeling of Casting, Welding and Advanced Solidification Processes MCWASP XII, Vancouver, Canada, June 7-14, 2009, TMS, Warrendale, PA

  9. Thomas, B.G., J. Bentsman, B. Petrus, X. Zhou, K. Zheng, S. Vapalahti, H. Li, A.H. Castillejos, and F.A. Acosta

    GOALI: Online Dynamic Control of Cooling in Continuous Casting of Thin Steel Slabs

    Proceedings of 2009 NSF Civil, Mechanical, Manufacturing and Innovation (CMMI) Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, 19p., Jun. 22-25

  10. Thomas, B.G

    Industry Implementation of Mathematical Models: Examples in Steel Processing; Howe Memorial Lecture, 2009

    AISTech 2009 Steelmaking Conference Proc., (St. Louis, MO, May 4-7, 2009), Assoc. Iron Steel Tech., Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1, 2009. [Howe Memorial Lecture, 2009, AIST]

  11. Lee, G.G., S.-H. Kim, and B.G. Thomas

    Investigation of Refractory Properties on the Initial Bubble Behavior in the Water Model of Continuous Casting Process

    Materials Science and Technology Conference, AIST/TMS, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 25-29

  12. Hibbeler, L.C., B.G. Thomas, B. Santillana, A. Hamoen, and A. Kamperman

    Longitudinal Face Crack Prediction with Thermo-Mechanical Models of Thin Slabs in Funnel Moulds

    Metallurgia Italiana, 6:2, 1-10

  13. Araromi, O., B. G. Thomas and E. Conzemius

    Modeling of Clogging and Erosion of Nozzle Refractories in Steel Casting

    Materials Science and Technology Conference, AIST/TMS, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 25-29

  14. B.G. Thomas

    Modeling of Hot Tearing and Other Defects in Casting Processes

    ASM Handbook, Vol. 22A, “Fundamentals of Modeling for Metals Processing”, D.U. Furrer and S.L. Semiatin, eds., 362-374

  15. Lee, G.G, H.-J. Shin, S.-H. Kim, S.-K. Kim, W.-Y. Choi, and B.G. Thomas

    Prediction and control of subsurface hooks in continuous cast ultra-low-carbon steel slabs

    Ironmaking and Steelmaking, 36: 1, 39 49

  16. Xu, K. and B. G. Thomas

    Prediction of Grain Size, Precipitation, and Crack Susceptibility in Continuous Casting

    AISTech 2009 Steelmaking Conference Proc., (St. Louis, MO, May 4-7, 2009), Assoc. Iron Steel Tech., Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1

  17. Hibbeler, L.C. and B.G. Thomas

    Preliminary Thermal-Stress Analysis of Nippon Steel Slab Caster #6

    CCC Report 200901, October 31

  18. Koric

    S., B. G. Thomas, and R. Liu, Towards A Continuum Multiphysics Simulation of Metal Solidification Processes, Proc. of the 8th Internat. Congress on Thermal Stresses, TS2009, 1–4 June, Univ. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, pp. 249-253, 2009. Click here for a PDF version (3.47 MB)
  19. Li, X., H. Jiang, B.G. Thomas, D. Dornfeld, and C.W. Wong

    SIRG/Collaborative Research: Distributed Subwavelength Micro Photonic Sensors for In-situ Monitoring with High Spatial and Temporal Resolution in Manufacturing Environments

    Proceedings of 2009 NSF Civil, Mechanical, Manufacturing and Innovation (CMMI) Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, 3p., Jun. 22-25

  20. B.G. Thomas, and R. Chaudhary

    State of the Art in Electromagnetic Flow Control in Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs: Modeling and Plant Validation

    Proceedings, 6th International Conference on Electromagnetic Processing of Materials EPM 2009, Oct. 19-23, Dresden, Germany, 2009, pp.9-14. [Plenary lecture]

  21. Sengupta, J., C. Ojeda and B. G. Thomas

    Thermal-Mechanical Behaviour during Initial Solidification in Continuous Casting: Steel Grade Effects

    Int. J. Cast Metals Research, 22:1-4, 8-14

  22. Hibbeler, L.C., S. Koric, K. Xu, B.G. Thomas, and C. Spangler

    Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Beam Blank Casting

    Iron and Steel Technology, 6:7 (July), 2009, pp. 60-73. (reprinted from: AISTech 2008 Steelmaking Conference Proc., Pittsburgh, PA, May 5-8, 2008, Assoc. Iron Steel Tech., Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1, 2008)

  23. Sengupta, J., M.K. Trinh, D. Currey, and B. G. Thomas

    Utilization of CON1D at ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s No. 2 Continuous Caster for Crater End Determination

    AISTech 2009 Steelmaking Conference Proc., (St. Louis, MO, May 4-7, 2009), Assoc. Iron Steel Tech., Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1

2008

  1. Cho, M. J., B. G. Thomas, and P. J. Lee

    3-D Numerical Study of Impinging Water Jets in Run out Table Cooling Processes

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 39B:4, 593-602, Aug. 2008. Available Online or

  2. Lee, G.-G., H.-J. Shin, B.G. Thomas, and S.-H. Kim

    Asymmetric Multi-phase Fluid Flow and Particle Entrapment in a Continuous Casting Mold

    AISTech 2008 Steelmaking Conference Proc., Pittsburgh, PA, May 5-8, 2008, Assoc. Iron Steel Tech., Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1

  3. Steen, P.H., B.G. Thomas, and S.P. Baker

    Collaborative Research: Contacting and Solidification in Casting-by-Design

    Proceedings of 2008 NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2.p, Jan. 7-10

  4. Okelman, M. K., B. G. Thomas, and M. Powers

    Effect of Geometry on Void Formation in Commercial Electroplating of Thin Strips to Copper

    Surface and Coatings Technology, 202:17, 4153-4158, 2008, doi: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2008.03.004

  5. Cukierski, K., and B. G. Thomas

    Flow Control with Local Electromagnetic Braking in Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 39B:1, 94-107, Feb

  6. Li, X., D. Dornfeld, B.G. Thomas, and C.W. Wong

    Fundamental Study on Metal Embedded Micro Photonic Sensors

    Proceedings of 2008 NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, 9p., #0529361, Jan. 7-10

  7. Thomas, B. G., J. Bentsman, B. Petrus, S. Vapalahti, H. Li, A. H. Castillejos, and F. A. Acosta

    GOALI: Online Dynamic Control of Cooling in Continuous Casting of Thin Steel Slabs

    Proceedings of 2008 NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, 16p., Jan. 7-10

  8. Sundararajan, A., and B. G. Thomas

    Heat Transfer During Melt Spinning of Al-7%Si Alloy on a Cu-Be Wheel

    Cast Shop Technology, TMS Annual Meeting, Light Metals Proceedings, New Orleans, Louisiana, 793-810, March 9-13

  9. Santillana, B., L.C. Hibbeler, B.G. Thomas, A. Hamoen, A. Kamperman, W. van der Knoop

    Investigating Heat Transfer In Funnel-Mould Casting With CON1D: Effect of Plate Thickness

    ISIJ International, 48:10, 1380-1388

  10. Santillana, B., B.G. Thomas, L.C. Hibbeler, A. Hamoen, A. Kamperman, W. van der Knoop

    Investigating Mold Heat Transfer In Thin Slab Casting With CON1D

    Iron and Steel Technology, 5:7, 51-63, July, 2008, (reprinted from AISTech 2007, Steelmaking Conference Proc., May 7-10, Indianapolis, IN, AIST, Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1, 2007)

  11. Hibbeler, L., B. Santillana, B.G. Thomas, A. Hamoen, and A. Kamperman:

    Longitudinal Face Crack Prediction With Thermo-Mechanical Models of Thin Slabs in Funnel Moulds

    Sixth European Conference on Continuous Casting, (6th ECCC), 2008, Riccione, Italy, Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia, June 3-6

  12. Thomas, B. G., and M. Bellet

    Modeling of Stress, Distortion and Hot Tearing

    ASM Handbook, Vol 15, S. Viswanathan, and E. DeGuire, eds., 449-461

  13. Pfeiler, C., B.G. Thomas, A. Ludwig, M. Wu

    Particle Entrapment in the Mushy Region of a Steel Continuous Caster

    Steel Research, 79: 8, 599-607, Aug

  14. Chaudhary

    R., G.-G. Lee, B.G. Thomas, and S.-H. Kim, “Transient mold fluid flow with well- and mountain- bottom nozzles in continuous casting of steel, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 39B:6, 870-884, Dec. 2008. Available Online or Click here for a PDF version (1.45 MB)
  15. Sengupta, J., C. Ojeda and B.G. Thomas

    Thermal-Mechanical Behaviour during Initial Solidification in Continuous Casting: Steel Grade Effects

    2nd International Conference on Advances in Solidification Processes, June 17-20, 2008, University of Leoben, Graz, Austria, June 15

  16. Hibbeler, L. C., S. Koric, K. Xu, B. G. Thomas, and C. Spangler

    Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Beam Blank Casting

    AISTech 2008 Steelmaking Conference Proc., Pittsburgh, PA, May 5-8, 2008, Assoc. Iron Steel Tech., Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1

  17. Koric, S., and B. G. Thomas

    Thermo-mechanical Models of Steel Solidification Based on Two Elastic Visco-plastic Constitutive Laws

    Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 197:3, 408-418, Feb

  18. Rietow, B. and B.G. Thomas

    Using Nail Board Experiments to Quantify Surface Velocity in the CC Mold

    AISTech 2008 Steelmaking Conference Proc., Pittsburgh, PA, May 5-8, 2008, Assoc. Iron Steel Tech., Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1, 2008. [2008 Jerry Silver Award, AIST]

2007

  1. Bellet, M. and B. G. Thomas

    Chapter 27, Solidification Macroprocesses (Thermal-mechanical Modeling of Stress, Distortion and Hot Tearing)

    in Materials Processing Handbook- Cat # 3216, Joanna R. Groza; James F. Shackelford; Enrique J. Lavernia; Michael T. Powers, eds., CRC Press

  2. Zheng, K., B. Petrus, B.G. Thomas, and J. Bentsman

    Design and Implementation of a Real-time Spray Cooling Control System for Continuous Casting of Thin Steel Slabs

    AISTech 2007, Steelmaking Conference Proc., (May 7-10, Indianapolis, IN), AIST, Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1

  3. Vapalahti, S., B. G. Thomas, S. Louhenkilpi, A.H. Castillejos, F. A. Acosta, C. A. Hernandez

    Heat Transfer Modelling of Continuous Casting: Numerical Considerations, Laboratory Measurements and Plant Validation

    STEELSIM 2007, Graz, Austria, Sept. 12-14

  4. Santillana, B., B.G. Thomas, A. Hamoen, L.C. Hibbeler, A. Kamperman, and W. Van der Knoop

    Investigating Mould Heat Transfer in Thin Slab Casting with CON1D

    AISTech 2007, Steelmaking Conference Proc., (May 7-10, Indianapolis, IN), AIST, Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1

  5. Zhang, L., S. Yang, X. Wang, K. Cai, J. Li, X. Wan, and B.G. Thomas

    Investigation of Fluid Flow and Steel Cleanliness in the Continuous Casting Strand

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 38B:1, Feb., 2007, pp. 63-83

  6. Sengupta, J., B.G. Thomas, H.J. Shin, and S.H. Kim

    Mechanism of Hook Formation in Ultra-low Carbon Steels based on Microscopy Analysis and Thermal-stress Modeling

    Iron and Steel Technology, 4:7, 83-95, July, 2007. (reprinted from AISTech 2006 Steelmaking Conference Proc., May 1-4, Cleveland, OH, AIST, Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1, 2006, pp. 903-914)

  7. Lee, G.-G., B .G. Thomas, H.-J. Shin, S.-K. Baek, C.-H. Choi, D.-S. Kim, S.-J. Yu, and S.-H. Kim

    Microstructure Near Corners of Continuous-cast Steel Slabs Showing Three-dimensional Frozen Meniscus and Hooks

    Acta Materialia, 55:20, 6705-6712, Dec

  8. Ojeda, C., B.G. Thomas, J. Barco, and J.L. Arena

    Model of Thermal-Fluid Flow in the Meniscus Region During An Oscillation Cycle

    AISTech 2007, Steelmaking Conference Proc., (May 7-10, Indianapolis, IN), AIST, Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1

  9. Pfeiler, C., B.G. Thomas, A. Ludwig, M. Wu

    Particle Entrapment in the Mushy Region of a Steel Continuous Caster

    STEELSIM 2007, Graz, Austria, Sept. 12-14

  10. Koric, S., and B.G. Thomas

    Thermo-Mechanical Model of Solidification Processes with Abaqus

    2007 Abaqus Users Conf., May 22-24, 2007, Paris, France, June, 2007, 15p

  11. Koric, S., L. Hibbeler, and B.G. Thomas

    Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Steel Solidification Processes

    Pragma 13 Workshop, NCSA, Urbana, IL

  12. Lee, G.G., Ho-Jung Shin, B.G. Thomas, Seon-Hyo Kim, Dong-Su Kim, and Sung-Jong Yu

    Three-dimensional Microstructure of Frozen Meniscus and Hook in Continuous-cast Ultra-low-carbon Steel Slabs

    AISTech 2007, Steelmaking Conference Proc., (May 7-10, Indianapolis, IN), AIST, Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1

2006

  1. Zhang, L., J. Zhi, F. Mei, L. Zhu, X. Jiang, J. Shen, J. Cui, K. Cai, and B. G. Thomas

    Basic Oxygen Furnace Based Steelmaking Processes and Cleanliness Control at Baosteel

    Ironmaking & Steelmaking, 33:2, 129-139

  2. Steen, P. H., B. G. Thomas, and S. P. Baker

    Collaborative Research: Contacting and Solidification in Casting-by-Design

    Proceedings of 2006 NSF Design, Service, and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, 2p, July 24-27

  3. Sengupta J., and B. G. Thomas

    Effect of a Sudden Level Fluctuation on Hook Formation During Continuous Casting of Ultra-Low Carbon Steel Slabs

    MCWASP XI Conference, edited by C.Z. Gandin, M. Bellet, and J.E. Allision, Opio, France, 727-736, May 28-June 2

  4. Koric, S. and B. G. Thomas

    Efficient Thermo-Mechanical Model for Solidification Processes

    Int. J. Num. Meths. Eng, 66:12, 1955-1989, June

  5. Thomas, B. G

    Escoamento do aço líquido e remoção deinclusões não-metálicas

    (Removal of Nonmetallic Inclusions from Molten Steel), Metallurgia & Materials, Brazil, 573:62, 655-657

  6. Zhang, L., J. Aoki, and B. G. Thomas

    Inclusion Removal by Bubble Flotation in a Continuous Casting Mold

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 37B:3, 361-379, June

  7. Zhang, L., B. Rietow, B. G. Thomas, and K. Eakin

    Large Inclusions in Plain-Carbon Steel Ingots Cast by Bottom Teeming

    ISIJ International, 46:5, 670-679

  8. Ojeda, C., J. Sengupta, B. G. Thomas, J. Barco, and J. L. Arana

    Mathematical Modeling of Thermal-Fluid Flow in the Meniscus Region During an Oscillation Cycle

    AISTech 2006 Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Cleveland, OH, AIST, Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1, 1017-1028, May 1-4

  9. Shin, Ho-Jung, S. H. Kim, B. G. Thomas, G. G. Lee, J. M. Park, and J. Sengupta

    Measurement and Prediction of Lubrication, Powder Consumption, and Oscillation Mark Profiles in Ultra-low Carbon Steel Slabs

    ISIJ International, 46:11, 1635-1644

  10. Thomas, B. G., J. Sengupta, and C. Ojeda

    Mechanism of Hook and Oscillation Mark Formation In Ultra- Low Carbon Steel

    Second Baosteel Biennial Conference, Shanghai, PRC Vol. 1, 112-117, May 25-26

  11. Sengupta, J., B. G. Thomas, H. J. Shin, G. G. Lee, and S. H. Kim

    Mechanism of Hook Formation during Continuous Casting of Ultra-low Carbon Steel Slabs

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 37A:5, 1597-1611, May

  12. Sengupta, J., B. G. Thomas, H. J. Shin, and S. H. Kim

    Mechanism of Hook Formation in Ultra-low Carbon Steels based on Microscopy Analysis and Thermal-stress Modeling

    AISTech 2006 Steelmaking Conference Proc., AIST, Warrendale, PA, Vol. 1, 903-914, May 1-4

  13. Sengupta, J., H.-J. Shin, B. G. Thomas, and S.-H. Kim

    Micrograph Evidence of Meniscus Solidification and Sub-Surface Microstructure Evolution in Continuous-Cast Ultra-Low Carbon Steels

    Acta Materialia, 54:4, 1165-1173, February

  14. Thomas, B. G

    Modeling of Continuous-Casting Defects Related to Mold Fluid Flow

    Iron and Steel Technology (AIST Transactions, 3:5), 3:7, 128-143, July

  15. Meng, Y., B. G. Thomas, A. A. Polycarpou, A. Prasad, and H. Henein

    Mold Slag Property Measurements to Characterize Continuous-Casting Mold – Shell Gap Phenomena

    Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 45:1, 79-94

  16. Thomas, B. G., J. Bentsman, K. Zheng, S. Vapalahti, B. Petrus, A. Behera, A. H. Castillejos, and F. A. Acosta

    Online Dynamic Control of Cooling in Continuous Casting of Thin Steel Slabs

    Proceedings of 2006 NSF Design, Service, and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, 11, July 24-27

  17. Li, X., C. W. Wong, D. Dornfeld, and B. G. Thomas

    Research on Subwavelength Microphotonic Sensors for In-situ Monitoring with High Spatial and Temporal Resolution in Manufacturing Environments

    Contacting and Solidification in Casting-by-Design,” Proceedings of 2006 NSF Design, Service, and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, 9p, July 24-27

  18. Meng, Y. and B. G. Thomas

    Simulation of Microstructure and Behavior of Interfacial Mold Slag Layers in Continuous Casting of Steel

    ISIJ International, 46:5, 660-669, May

  19. Zhang, L., and B. G. Thomas

    State of the Art in the Control of Inclusions during Steel Ingot Casting

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 37:5, 733-761, Oct

  20. Thomas, B. G., Q. Yuan, B. Zhao, and S. P. Vanka

    Transient Fluid-Flow Phenomena in the Continuous Steel-Slab Casting Mold and Defect Formation

    JOMe, (Journal of Metals – electronic edition), December 2006. Available Online or

  21. Yuan Q., and B. G. Thomas

    Transport and Entrapment of Particles in Continuous Casting of Steel

    MCWASP XI Conference, edited by C.Z. Gandin, M. Bellet, and J.E. Allision, Opio, France, 745-752, May 28-June 2

  22. Thomas, B. G., and J. Sengupta

    Visualization of Defect Formation in Casting Processes

    Journal of Metals, 58:12, 16-18, December 2006. Available Online or

  23. Sengupta, J., and B. G. Thomas

    Visualization of Hook and Oscillation Mark Formation Mechanism in Ultra-Low Carbon Steel Slabs During Continuous Casting

    JOMe, (Journal of Metals – electronic edition), December 2006. Available Online or

2005

  1. Zhang, L., and B. G. Thomas

    Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics to Steel Refining and Casting Processes

    Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on CFD in Oil, Gas, Metall. & Process Industries, SINTEF/NTNUTrondheim, Norway, No. 30, June 6-8

  2. Zhang, L, J. Aoki, B. G. Thomas, J. Peter, and K. D. Peaslee

    Designing a New Scrap Based Continuous Steelmaking Process Using CFD Simulation

    Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Science & Technology of Steelmaking, Charlotte, NC, 577-590, Association for Iron & Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, May 9-11

  3. Shin, H.-J., G .G. Lee, W. Y. Choi, S. M. Kang, J. H. Park, S. H. Kim, and B. G. Thomas

    Effect of Mold Oscillation on Powder Consumption and Hook Formation in Ultra Low Carbon Steel Slabs

    Iron & Steel Technology, 2:9, 56-69, Sept. 2005, (reprinted from AISTech, 2004, Nashville, TN, Sept. 15-17, 2004, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, pp. 1157-70)

  4. Peter, J., K. D. Peaslee, D. G. C. Robertson, and B. G. Thomas

    Experimental Study of Kinetic Processes during the Steel Treatment at Two LMF’s

    Proceedings of the AISTech Conference, AIST, Charlotte, NC, Vol. 1, 959-967, May 9-11

  5. Thomas, B.G., L. Zhang, Q. Yuan, and S.P. Vanka;

    Flow Dynamics and Inclusion Transport in Continuous Casting of Steel

    2005 NSF Design, Manufacture and Industrial Innovation Grantees Conf. Proceedings, J. Shaw, ed., (Jan. 3-6, 2005, Scottsdale, AZ, USA), Arizona State, Tempe, AZ, 2005, MPM #DMI0115486, pp. T/BGT/1-24

  6. Peter, J., K. D. Peaslee, D. G. C. Robertson, L. Zhang, and B. G. Thomas

    Introduction of a Novel, Scrapbased, Fully Continuous Steelmaking Process

    Proceedings of the AISTech Conference, AIST, Vol 2, 623-634, Charlotte, NC, May 9-11

  7. Thomas, B. G

    Modeling of Continuous-Casting Defects Related to Mold Fluid Flow

    3rd Internat. Congress on Science & Technology of Steelmaking, Charlotte, NC, May 9-11, 2005, Association for Iron & Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, 847-861, 2005. [keynote paper]

  8. Aoki, J., L. Zhang, and B. G. Thomas

    Modeling of Inclusion Removal in Ladle Refining

    Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Science & Technology of Steelmaking, Charlotte, NC, 319-332, Association for Iron & Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, May 9-11

  9. Zhang, L., B. Rietow, and B. G. Thomas

    Morphology and Composition of Inclusions in a 28 Inch Square Ingot

    Ingot Metallurgy Forum Winter Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Jan. 20

  10. Zhao, B., S. P. Vanka, and B. G. Thomas

    Numerical Study of Flow and Heat Transfer in a Molten Flux Layer

    Int. J. Heat and Fluid Flow, 26:1, 105-118

  11. Thomas, B. G., J. Jiang, and D. Lorento

    Optimization of Water Channel Design in Beam-Blank Molds

    Proceedings of the 5th European Continuous Casting Conference, The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining, Paris, France, Session 16, 139-147, June 20-22

  12. Yuan, Q., B. Zhao, S. P. Vanka, and B. G. Thomas;

    Study of Computational Issues in Simulation of Transient Flow in Continuous Casting

    Steel Research International, Special Issue: Simulation of Fluid Flow in Metallurgy, 76:1, 33-43, Jan

  13. Sengupta, J., B. G. Thomas, and M. A. Wells

    The Use of Water Cooling During the Continuous Casting of Steel and Aluminum Alloys

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A – Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 36A:1, 187-204, Jan

  14. Sengupta, J. and B. G. Thomas

    Thermo-mechanical Effects Near the Meniscus during Continuous Casting of Ultra-low Carbon Steel

    Proceedings of the MS&T2005, Defect Formation, Detection and Elimination during Casting, Welding, and Solidification: Modeling Session, Pittsburgh, PA, Sept. 26

  15. Zhao, B., B. G. Thomas, S. P. Vanka, and R. J. O’Malley

    Transient Flow and Temperature Transport in Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs

    ASME Journal Heat Transfer, Vol. 127, 807

  16. Zhao, B., B. G. Thomas, S. P. Vanka, and R. J. O’Malley

    Transient Fluid Flow and Superheat Transport in Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B – Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science, 36B:12, 801-823, December

  17. Yuan Q., and B. G. Thomas

    Transport and Entrapment of Particles in Continuous Casting of Steel

    Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Science & Technology of Steelmaking, Charlotte, NC, 745-762, Association for Iron & Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, May 9-11

2004

  1. Shin, H.-J., B. G. Thomas, G. G. Lee, J. M. Park, C. H. Lee, and S. H. Kim

    Analysis of Hook Formation Mechanism in Ultra Low Carbon Steel using CON1D Heat Flow – Solidification Model

    Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) 2004, New Orleans, LA, Vol. II, 11-26, Sept. 26-29

  2. Yuan, Q., S. Sivaramakrishnan, S. P. Vanka, and B. G. Thomas

    Computational and Experimental Study of Turbulent Flow in a 0.4-Scale Water Model of a Continuous Steel Caster

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 35B:5, 967-982

  3. Thomas, B. G

    Computational Modeling of Flow, Heat Transfer, and Deformation in the Continuous Casting of Steel

    First Baosteel Annual Academic Conference, 1, 13-19, Shanghai, China, May 27-28

  4. Thomas, B. G

    Continuous Casting

    Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 62-65

  5. Shin, H.-J., G. G. Lee, W. Y. Choi, S. M. Kang, J. H. Park, S. H. Kim, and B. G. Thomas

    Effect of Mold Oscillation on Powder Consumption and Hook Formation in Ultra Low Carbon Steel Slabs

    AISTech 2004, Nashville, TN, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, 1157-70, Sept. 15-17

  6. Aoki, J., B. G. Thomas, J. Peter, and K. D. Peaslee

    Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Mixing in a Bottom Gas-Stirred Ladle

    AISTech 2004, Nashville, TN, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, 1045-1056, Sept. 15-17

  7. Thomas, B. G., Q. Yuan, L. Zhang, B. Zhao, and S. P. Vanka;

    Flow Dynamics and Inclusion Transport in Continuous Casting of Steel

    2004 NSF Design, Service, and Manufacture and Industrial Innovation Grantees and Research Conf. Proceedings, ed., T/BGT/1-41, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA, Jan. 5-8

  8. Zhang, L., J. Aoki, and B. G. Thomas

    Inclusion Removal by Bubble Flotation in Continuous Casting Mold

    Materials Science & Technology 2004 (MS&T2004), New Orleans, LA, Vol. II, 161-177, Sept. 26-29

  9. Thomas, B. G., M. Jenkins, and R. B. Mahapatra

    Investigation of Strand Surface Defects Using Mold Instrumentation and Modelling

    Ironmaking & Steelmaking, 31, 485-494

  10. Meng, Y., B. G. Thomas, A. A. Polycarpou, H. Henein, and A. Prasad

    Mold Slag Property Measurements to Characterize CC Mold – Shell Gap Phenomena

    Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) 2004, New Orleans, LA, Vol. II, 57-67, Sept. 26-29

  11. Zhang, L., S. Yang, X. Wang, K. Cai, J. Li, X. Wan, and B. G. Thomas

    Physical, Numerical and Industrial Investigation of Fluid Flow and Steel Cleanliness in the Continuous Casting Mold at Panzhihua Steel

    AISTech 2004, Nashville, TN, Assoc. Iron Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA, 879-894, Sept. 15-17

  12. Thomas, B. G

    Recent Advances in Computational Modeling of Continuous Casting of Steel

    Scanmet II Conference, 1, 243-252, MEFOS, Luleå, Sweden, June 6-9

  13. Meng, Y., C. Li, J. Parkman, and B. G. Thomas

    Simulation of Shrinkage and Stress in Solidifying Steel Shells of Different Grades

    Solidification Processes and Microstructures: A Symposium in Honor of Prof. W. Kurz, TMS Annual Meeting, M. Rappaz, C. Beckermann, and R. Trivedi, eds., 33-39, Charlotte, NC, Mar. 15-18

  14. Yuan, Q., B. Zhao, S. P. Vanka, and B. G. Thomas

    Study of Computational Issues in Simulation of Transient Flow in Continuous Casting

    Materials Science & Technology 2004 (MS&T2004), New Orleans, LA, Vol. II, 333-343, Sept. 26-29

  15. Kim, S. H., H. J. Shin, G. Lee, B. G. Thomas, L. Zhang, and J. Sengupta

    Study of Hook Formation and Initial Solidification – Effect of Operation Variables

    POSCO Report No. 20048021, Pohang, S. Korea, Dec. 31, 2004. Return to Top

  16. Yuan, Q., B. G. Thomas, and S. P. Vanka

    Study of Transient Flow and Particle Transport during Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs, Part 1. Fluid Flow

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 35B:4, 685-702

  17. Yuan, Q., B. G. Thomas, and S. P. Vanka

    Study of Transient Flow and Particle Transport during Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs, Part 2. Particle Transport

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 35B:4, 703-714

  18. Li, C. and B. G. Thomas

    Thermo-Mechanical Finite-Element Model of Shell Behavior in Continuous Casting of Steel

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 35B:6, 1151-1172

  19. Sengupta, J., B. G. Thomas, and M. A. Wells

    Understanding the Role Water-Cooling Plays during Continuous Casting of Steel and Aluminum Alloys

    Materials Science & Technology 2004 (MS&T2004), New Orleans, LA, Vol. II, 179-193, Sept. 26-29

2003

  1. F. Kongoli

    B. G. Thomas, and K. Sawamiphadki, eds., Modeling, Control and Optimization in Ferrous and Nonferrous Industry, (Proceedings of the International Symposium at the ISS/TMS Materials Science & Technology Conference in Chicago, IL., Nov. 10-12, 2003), TMS, Warrendale, PA, 573 pages, 2003. Click here for a PDF description. (675 KB)
  2. Rackers, K. G. and B. G. Thomas

    Clogging in Continuous Casting Nozzles

    in Continuous Casting Vol. 10 Tundish Operations, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 264-274, 2003, (reprinted from 78th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Iron and Steel Society, Nashville, TN, Vol. 78, 723-734, April 2, 1995)

  3. Zhang, L., B. G. Thomas, X. Wang, and K. Cai

    Evaluation and Control of Steel Cleanliness – Review

    in Continuous Casting Vol. 10 Tundish Operations, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 303-321, 2003, (reprinted from 85th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Nashville, TN, ISS Vol. 85, 431-452, March 10-13, 2002)

  4. Thomas, B. G., Q. Yuan, L. Zhang, and S. P. Vanka;

    Flow Dynamics and Inclusion Transport in Continuous Casting of Steel

    2003 NSF Design, Service, and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference Proceedings, R. G. Reddy, ed., Birmingham, AL, Jan. 6-9, 2003, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2328-2362

  5. Zhang, L. and B. G. Thomas

    Fluid Flow and Inclusion Motion in the Continuous Casting Strand

    Proceedings XXIV Nat. Steelmaking Symp., Morelia, Mich, Mexico, Nov. 26-28, 138-183

  6. Thomas, B. G

    Fluid Flow in the Mold

    Chapter 14 in Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel, 11th Edition, Vol. 5, Casting Volume, A. Cramb, ed., AISE Steel Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct., 14.1-14.41

  7. Meng, Y. and B. G. Thomas

    Heat-Transfer and Solidification Model of Continuous Slab Casting: CON1D

    Metallurgical & Materials Transactions B, 34B:5, 685-705

  8. Li, C. and B. G. Thomas

    Ideal Taper Prediction for Billet Casting

    ISSTech 2003 Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 27-30, 2003, ISS-AIME, Warrendale, PA, 685-700, April

  9. Thomas, B. G. and C. Ojeda

    Ideal Taper Prediction for Slab Casting

    Manfred Wolf Memorial Symposium Proceedings, Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 27-30, 2003, ISS-AIME, Warrendale, PA, 295-308, April

  10. Zhang, L., B. G. Thomas, K. Cai, J. Cui, and L. Zhu

    Inclusion Investigation during Clean Steel Production at Baosteel

    ISSTech 2003 Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 27-30, 2003, ISS-AIME, Warrendale, PA, 141-156, April

  11. Zhang, L. and B. G. Thomas

    Inclusion Nucleation, Growth, and Mixing during Steel Deoxidation

    Continuous Casting Report, 1-19, March 2002; revised Sept. 2003. Return to Top

  12. Zhang, L. and B. G. Thomas

    Inclusions in Continuous Casting of Steel

    Proceedings XXIV Nat. Steelmaking Symp., Morelia, Mich, Mexico, Nov. 26-28, 184-198

  13. Meng, Y. and B. G. Thomas

    Interfacial Friction-Related Phenomena in Continuous Casting with Mold Slags

    ISSTech 2003 Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 27-30, 2003, ISS AIME, Warrendale, PA, 589-606, April

  14. Yuan, Q., S. P. Vanka and B. G. Thomas

    Large Eddy Simulations of Transient Flow during Continuous Slab Casting of Steel

    3rd International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, Sendai, Japan, 25-27 June, 2003, Conference Proceedings, 2,.681-686, June

  15. Thomas, B. G

    Modeling of Continuous Casting

    Chapter 5 in Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel, 11th Edition, Vol. 5, Casting Volume, A. Cramb, ed., AISE Steel Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA, 5.1-5.24

  16. Thomas, B. G

    Modeling Study of Intermixing in Tundish and Strand during a Continuous Casting Grade Transition

    in Continuous Casting Vol. 10, Tundish Operations, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 2003, 115-127 (reprinted from Iron and Steelmaker (ISS Transactions), Vol. 24:12, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 1997, 83-96)

  17. Meng, Y. and B. G. Thomas

    Modeling Transient Slag-Layer Phenomena in the Shell/Mold Gap in Continuous Casting of Steel

    Metallurgical & Materials Transactions B, 34B:5, 707-725

  18. Thomas, B. G

    On-line Detection of Quality Problems in Continuous Casting of Steel

    in Modeling, Control and Optimization in Ferrous and Nonferrous Industry, Materials Science & Technology 2003, F. Kongoli, B. G. Thomas, and K. Sawamiphakdi, eds., Chicago, IL, Nov. 10-12, 2003, TMS, Warrendale, PA, 29-45

  19. Thomas, B. G., M. Langeneckert, L. Castellá, M. Dziuba, G. DiGresia, and W. Balante

    Optimization of Narrow Face Water Slot Design for the Siderar Slab Casting Mould

    Ironmaking and Steelmaking, 30:3, 235-239

  20. Zhang, L. and B. G. Thomas

    State of the Art in Evaluation and Control of Steel Cleanliness

    ISIJ International, 43:3, 271-291

  21. Thomas, B. G., M. Dziuba, and G. DiGresia

    Study of CC Narrow-Face Taper Design: Influence of Casting Speed and Steel Composition

    Proceedings of the 14th IAS Steelmaking Conference, San Nicolas, Argentina, 87-95, Nov. 10-13

  22. Li, C. and B. G. Thomas

    Thermo-Mechanical Finite Element Model of Bulging and Hot Tearing During Continuous Casting of Steel Billets

    Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes - X, San Destin, FL, May 25-30, 2003, D. Stefanescu, J. Warren, M. Jolly, and M. Krane, eds., The Metallurgical Society, Warrendale, PA, 385-392, May

  23. Li, C. and B. G. Thomas

    Thermo-Mechanical Finite-Element Model of Shell Behavior in the Continuous Casting of Steel

    Key Engineering Materials, Trans. Tech. Publications, Switzerland, Vols. 233-236, 827- 834, 2003, (reprinted from Sixth Asia-Pacific Symposium on Engineering Plasticity and Its Applications, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Trans. Tech., 827-834, December 2-6, 2002)

  24. Yuan, Q., B. G. Thomas, and P. Vanka

    Turbulent Flow and Particle Motion in Continuous Slab-Casting Molds

    ISSTech 2003 Process Technology Proceedings, Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 27-30, 2003, ISS-AIME, Warrendale, PA, 913-927, April 2003. [Robert W. Hunt Silver Medal, 2004, Association for Iron and Steel Technology]

2002

  1. Zhang, L. and B. G. Thomas

    Alumina Inclusion Behavior During Steel Deoxidation

    7th European Electric Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2, May 26-29, 2002, Venice, Italy, Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia, Milano, Italy, 2.77-2.86

  2. Park, J-K., C. Li, B. G. Thomas, and I. V. Samarasekera

    Analysis of Thermo-Mechanical Behavior in Billet Casting

    60th Electric Furnace Conference, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 10-12, ISS-AIME, Warrendale, PA, 669-685

  3. Park, J. K, B. G. Thomas, and I. V. Samarasekera

    Analysis of Thermomechanical Behaviour in Billet Casting with Different Mold Corner Radii

    Ironmaking and Steelmaking, 29:5, 359-375

  4. Thomas, B. G

    Casting Process Simulation and Visualization: A JOM-e Perspective

    Journal of Metals, 54:1, 20-21, Jan. 2002. Available Online or

  5. Zhang, L., B. G. Thomas, X. Wang, and K. Cai

    Evaluation and Control of Steel Cleanliness - A Review

    Proceedings of the 85th Steelmaking Conference, Iron and Steel Society-AIME, Warrendale, PA, 431-452

  6. Li, C. and B. G. Thomas

    Maximum Casting Speed for Continuous Cast Steel Billets Based on Sub-Mold Bulging Computation

    Proceedings of the 85th Steelmaking Conference, Iron and Steel Society-AIME, Warrendale, PA, 109-130

  7. Thomas, B. G

    Modeling of the Continuous Casting of Steel--Past, Present and Future

    Mettallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 33B, 795-812

  8. Yoon, U.-S., J.-K. Park, B. G. Thomas, and I. V. Samarasekera

    Mold Crack Formation of the Funnel Shaped Mold during Thin Slab Casting

    Proceedings of the 85th Steelmaking Conference, Iron and Steel Society-AIME, Warrendale, PA, 245-257

  9. Zhang, L., W. Pluschkell, and B. G. Thomas

    Nucleation and Growth of Alumina Inclusions During Steel Deoxidation

    Proceedings of the 85th Steelmaking Conference, Iron and Steel Society-AIME, Warrendale, PA, 463-476

  10. Thomas, B.G., M. Langeneckert, L. Castellá, M. Dziuba, G. DiGresia, and W. Balante

    Optimization of Narrow-Face Water Slot Design for the Siderar Slab Casting Mold

    85th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, ISS-AIME, Warrendale, PA, 2002, 87-95; (reprinted in 33º Seminário de Fusão, refino e Solidificação dos Metais, Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais, Brazil, de 06 a 08 de maio de 2002, em Santos - S.P.)

  11. Thomas, B. G. and S. P. Vanka

    Study of Transient Flow Structures in the Continuous Casting of Steel

    Proceedings of the NSF Design, Service, Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Research Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., 22 pp., Jan. 7-10

  12. Park, J. K., B. G. Thomas, I. V. Samarasekera, and U. S. Yoon

    Thermal and Mechanical Behavior of Copper Moulds During Thin Slab Casting (I): Plant Trial and Mathematical Modelling

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 33B, 425-436

  13. Park, J-K., B. G. Thomas, I. V. Samarasekera, and U. S. Yoon

    Thermal and Mechanical Behavior of Copper Moulds During Thin Slab Casting (II): Mould Crack Formation

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 33B, 437-449

  14. Lin, K.-J., and B. G. Thomas

    Thermal Stress Analysis of Bulging with Roll Misalignment for Vrious Slab Cooling Intensities

    China Steel Technical Reports, No. 16, 9-14

  15. Li, C. and B. G. Thomas

    Thermo-Mechanical Finite Element Model of Shell Behavior in the Continuous Casting of Steel

    Sixth Asia-Pacific Symposium on Engineering Plasticity and Its Applications, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Trans. Tech, 827-834

  16. Thomas, B. G., Q. Yuan, S. Sivaramakrishnan, and S. P. Vanka

    Transient Fluid Flow in the Continuous Steel-slab Casting Mold

    JOM-e, (Journal of Metals - electronic edition), 54:1, Jan. 2002. Availalbe Online or

2001

  1. Bai, H. and B. G. Thomas

    Bubble Formation during Horizontal Gas Injection into Downward-Flowing Liquid

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 32B:6, 1143-1159

  2. Thomas, B. G., Q. Yuan, S. Sivaramakrishnan, T. Shi, S. P. Vanka, and M. B. Assar

    Comparison of Four Methods to Evaluate Fluid Velocities in a Continuous Slab Casting Mold

    Iron Steel Institute Japan (ISIJ) International, 41:10, 1262-1271

  3. Thomas, B.G

    Continuous Casting

    The Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology, K.H. J. Buschow, R. Cahn, M. Flemings, B. Ilschner, E. J. Kramer, S. Mahajan, (D. Apelian, subject ed.) Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford, UK, Vol. 2, 2001, pp. 1595-1599;

  4. Thomas, B. G

    Continuous Casting of Steel

    Chapter 15 in Modeling for Casting and Solidification Processing,” O. Yu, ed., Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, 499-540

  5. Thomas, B. G

    Continuous Casting: Complex Models

    The Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology, K. H. J. Buschow, R. Cahn, M. Flemings, B. Ilschner, E. J. Kramer, S. Mahajan, eds. (J. Dantzig, subject ed.), Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford, United Kingdom, Vol. 2, 1599-1609

  6. Li, C., J. K. Roplekar, R. K. Huff, B. G. Thomas, and R. J. Feller

    Development of a Hot Tear Prediction Module in ABAQUS

    Caterpillar Report

  7. Bai, H. and B. G. Thomas

    Effects of Clogging, Argon Injection, and Continuous Casting Conditions on Flow and Air Aspiration in Submerged Entry Nozzles

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 32B:4, 707-722

  8. Yuan, Q., S. P. Vanka, and B. G. Thomas

    Large Eddy Simulations of Turbulent Flow and Inclusion Transport in Continuous Casting of Steel

    Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on Turbulent and Shear Flow Phenomena, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, 2, 519-524, June 27-29

  9. Thomas, B. G

    Modeling of the Continuous Casting of Steel: Past, Present and Future

    59th Electric Furnace Conference, Phoenix, AZ, 3-30, 2001; Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 2001. [J. Keith Brimacombe Memorial Lecture, 2001, Iron and Steel Society]

  10. Thomas, B.G., M. Langeneckert, G. DiGresia, and M. Dziuba

    Optimization of Narrow-Face Water Slot Design for the Siderar Slab Casting Mold

    Instituto Argentino de Siderurgia, San Nicolas, Argentina, Report ACE 01 051/E, June 19, 2001, pp. 1-12

  11. Thomas, B. G. and L. Zhang

    Review: Mathematical Modeling of Fluid Flow in Continuous Casting

    Iron Steel Institute Japan (ISIJ) International, 41:10, 1181-1193

  12. Won, Y-M. and B. G. Thomas

    Simple Model of Microsegregation During Solidification of Steels

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 32A:7, 1755-1767

  13. Yuan, Q., T. Shi, B. G. Thomas, and S. P. Vanka

    Simulation of Fluid Flow in the Continuous Casting of Steel

    Computational Modeling of Materials, Minerals and Metals Processing, Seattle, WA, 2002; Cross, Bailey, and Evans, eds., The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, 491-500

  14. Bernhard, C., B. G. Thomas, G. Xia, and C. Chimani

    Simulation of Solidification and Microstructure in Continuous Casting

    Berg- und Huettenmaennische Monatshefte, Jg. Heft. 9, 146, 376-385

  15. Vanka, S. P. and B. G. Thomas

    Study of Transient Flow Structures in the Continuous Casting of Steel

    Proceedings of the NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Tampa, FL, Jan. 7-10, 2001; NSF, Washington, D.C., 14 pp

  16. Thomas, B. G. and H. Bai

    Tundish Nozzle Clogging–Application of Computational Models

    Proceedings of the 18th Process Technology Conference, Baltimore, MA, March 25-28, 2001, 84, 895-912, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA

  17. Bai, H. and B. G. Thomas

    Turbulent Flow of Liquid Steel and Argon Bubbles in Slide-Gate Tundish Nozzles, Part I, Model Development and Validation

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 32B:2, 253-267

  18. Bai, H. and B. G. Thomas

    Turbulent Flow of Liquid Steel and Argon Bubbles in Slide-Gate Tundish Nozzles, Part II, Effect of Operation Conditions and Nozzle Design

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 32B:2, 269-284

2000

  1. Li, C. and Thomas, B. G

    Analysis of the Potential Productivity of Continuous Cast Molds

    The Brimacombe Memorial Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, Oct. 1-4, 2000; G. Irons and A. Cramb, eds., Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum, Montreal, Canada, 595-611

  2. Park, J-K., I. V. Samarasekera, B. G. Thomas, and U-S. Yoon

    Analysis of Thermal and Mechanical Behavior of Copper Mould during Thin Slab Casting

    Proceedings of the 59th Ironmaking Conference Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA, March 26-29, 2000; 83, 9-21, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA

  3. Bai, H. and B. G. Thomas

    Effect of Clogging, Argon Injection and Casting Conditions on Flow Rate and Air Aspiration in Submerged Entry Nozzles

    Proceedings of the 59th Ironmaking Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, March 26-29, 2000; 83, 183-197, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA

  4. Sivaramakrishnan, S., B. G. Thomas, and S. P. Vanka

    Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Flow in Continuous Casting of Steel

    Materials Processing in the Computer Age III, Nashville, TN, March 12-16, 2000; V. Voller and H. Henein, eds., The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, 189-198, March 12-16

  5. Thomas, B. G

    Metals Processing

    Chapter 14 in Structure, Processing, and Properties of Engineering Materials, J. Adams, ed., Addison Wesley

  6. Li, G., B. G. Thomas, and J. F. Stubbins

    Modeling Creep and Fatigue of Copper Alloys

    Metallurgical and Materials Transaction A, 31A:10, 2491 – 2502

  7. Thomas, B. G. and S. P. Vanka

    Study of Transient Flow Structures in the Continuous Casting of Steel

    Proceedings of the 2000 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Vancouver, Canada, Jan. 3-6, 2000; NSF, Washington, D.C., 14 pp

  8. Thomas, B. G

    The Importance of Numerical Simulations for Further Improvements of the Continuous Casting Process

    8th International Continuous Casting Conference, Voest Alpine I., Linz, Austria, 7.1-7.11, June 5–7

  9. Sivaramakrishnan, S., H. Bai, B. G. Thomas, S. P. Vanka, P. Dauby, and M. Assar

    Transient Flow Structures in Continuous Cast Steel

    Proceedings of the 59th Ironmaking Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, March 26-29, 2000; 59, 541–557, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA

  10. Bai, H. and B. G. Thomas

    Two Phase Flow in Tundish Nozzles during Continuous Casting of Steel

    Materials Processing in the Computer Age III, Nashville, TN, March 12-16, 2000; V. Voller and H. Henein, eds., The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, 85-99, March 12-16

  11. Thomas, B. G., R. O'Malley, T. Shi, Y. Meng, D. Creech, and D. Stone

    Validation of Fluid Flow and Solidification Simulation of a Continuous Thin Slab Caster

    Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes - IX, Aachen, Germany, Aug. 20-25, 2000; P. Sahm, ed., Shaker Verlag, 769-776, Aachen, Germany

1999

  1. Thomas, B. G., H. Bai, S. Sivaramakrishnan, and S. P. Vanka

    Detailed Simulation of Flow in Continuous Casting of Steel Using K-e, LES, and PIV

    International Symposium on Cutting Edge of Computer Simulation of Solidification and Processes, Osaka, Japan, 113-128, Nov

  2. Stone, D. T. and B. G. Thomas

    Measurement and Modeling of Heat Transfer Across Interfacial Mold Flux Layers

    Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 38:5, 363-375, 1999. [Best Paper Award, 2000, Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy]

  3. Miki, Y. and B. G. Thomas

    Model of Inclusion Removal during RH Degassing of Steel

    Iron and Steel Institute of Japan, Final Report of Ultra Clean Steel Research Group (meeting held in Sendai, Japan, Feb. 1998), III-3:9511, 241-253 (in Japanese)

  4. Miki, Y. and B. G. Thomas

    Modeling of Inclusion Removal in a Tundish

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 30B:4, 639-654

  5. Thomas, B. G. and S. P. Vanka

    Study of Transient Flow Structures in the Continuous Casting of Steel

    Proceedings of the 1999 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Long Beach, CA, Jan

  6. Thomas, B. G

    University-Steel Industry Interaction

    40th Congreso Latinoamericano De Siderurgia (ILAFA 40 Congress Proceedings, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sept. 12-15, 1999) 65-67 (in Spanish)

1998

  1. Creech, D. and B. G. Thomas

    3-D Turbulent Multiphase Modeling of Molten Steel Flow and Heat Transfer in a Continuous Slab Caster

    CFX User Meeting, Wilmington, DE, Oct. 1

  2. Thomas, B. G., G. Li, A. Moitra, and D. Habing

    Analysis of Thermal and Mechanical Behavior of Copper Molds During Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs

    Iron and Steelmaker (ISS Transactions), 25:10, 125-143

  3. Thomas

    B. G. and C. Beckermann, Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes VIII, B. G. Thomas and C. Beckermann, eds., (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solification, held in San Diego, CA, June 7-12, 1998), The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, 1257 pages, 1998. Click here to see the Table of Contents. (39 KB)
  4. Thomas, B. G., B. Ho, and G. Li

    Heat Flow Model of the Continuous Slab Casting Mold, Interface, and Shell

    Proceedings of the Alex McLean Symposium, Toronto, Canada, 177-193, July 12-14

  5. Miki, Y. and B.G. Thomas

    Mathematical Modeling of Inclusion Separation in Tundish

    CAMP-Iron and Steel Inst. of Japan, Vol. 11, No. 4, Tokyo, Japan, 1998, pp. 870, (in Japanese)

  6. Thomas, B. G., R. J. O’Malley, and D. T. Stone

    Measurement of Temperature, Solidification, and Microstructure in a Continuous Cast Thin Slab

    Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes VIII, San Diego, CA, 1185-1199, June 7-12, 1998. [Best Experimental Paper Award, 1998, MCWASP VIII]

  7. Huang, X. and B. G. Thomas

    Modeling of Transient Flow Phenomena in Continuous Casting of Steel

    Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 37:3-4, 197-212

  8. Thomas, B. G. and J. T. Parkman

    Simulation of Thermal Distortion of a Steel Droplet Solidifying on a Copper Chill

    in Solidification and Deposition of Molten Metal Droplets, TMS Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Feb. 15-19, 1998; in Solidification 98, S. Marsh, J. Dantzig, R. Trivedi, W. Hofmeister, M. Chu, E. Lavernia, and J. Chun, eds., The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, 509-520

  9. Wurker, L. C., M. Fackelday, P. R. Sahm, and B. G. Thomas

    Thermal Stress and Crack Prediction of Investment Cast Alloy

    Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes VIII, San Diego, CA, 795-802, June 7-12

1997

  1. Jenkins, M. and B. G. Thomas

    An Investigation of Some Mould Powder Related Start-up Problems

    80th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, Chicago, IL, 285-293, April 13-16

  2. Thomas, B. G., G. Li, A. Moitra, and D. Habing

    Analysis of Thermal and Mechanical Behavior of Copper Molds during Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs

    80th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, Chicago, IL, 183-201, April 13-16, 1997. [Steelmaking Conference Award, 1997, ISS and Charles H. Herty, Jr. Award, 1998, Iron and Steel Society]

  3. Thomas, B. G., A. Dennisov, and H. Bai

    Behavior of Argon Bubbles during Continuous Casting of Steel

    80th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, Chicago, IL, 375-384, April 13-16

  4. Thomas, B. G., D. Lui, and B. Ho

    Effect of Transverse Depressions and Oscillation Marks on Heat Transfer in the Continuous Casting Mold

    TMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, in Sensors and Modeling in Materials Processing: Techniques and Applications, S. Viswanathan, R. G. Reddy, and J. C. Malas, eds., The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, 117-142, Feb. 9-13

  5. Miki, Y, Y. Shimada, B. G. Thomas, and A. Dennisov

    Model of Inclusion Removal During RH Degassing of Steel

    Iron and Steelmaker, 24;8, 31-38

  6. Thomas, B. G

    Modeling Study of Intermixing in Tundish and Strand during a Continuous-Casting Grade Transition

    Iron and Steelmaker (ISS Transactions), 24:12, 83-96, 1997. [Robert W. Hunt Silver Medal, 1999, Iron and Steel Society]

  7. Thomas, B. G. and J. K. Brimacombe

    Process Modeling

    Chapter 8 in Advanced Physical Chemistry in Process Metallurgy, N. Sano, W. Lu, P. Riboud, eds., Academic Press, London, UK, 253-279

  8. Thomas, B. G., A. Moitra, and R. McDavid

    Simulation of Longitudinal Off-Corner Depressions in Continuously Cast Steel Slabs

    in Continuous Casting, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 9, 337-350, 1997 (reprinted from Iron and Steelmaker (ISS Transactions), 23:4, 57-70, 1996)

  9. Thomas, B. G. and J. T. Parkman

    Simulation of Thermal Mechanical Behavior during Initial Solidification

    Thermec 97, Proceedings of the International Conference on Thermomechanical Processing of Steel and Other Materials, Wollongong, Australia, T. Chandra, ed., The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, II, 2279-2285, July 7-11

  10. Samarasekera, I. V., B. G. Thomas, and J. K. Brimacombe

    The Frontiers of Continuous Casting and Mathematical Modelling

    Julian Szekely Memorial Symposium on Materials Processing,” M.I.T., Boston, MA, 275-297, Oct. 5-8

  11. Ridolfi, M. R., B. G. Thomas, G. Li, and U. Della Foglia

    The Optimization of Mold Taper for the Ilva- Dalmine Round Bloom Caster

    in Continuous Casting, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 9, 259-269, 1997 (reprinted from La Revue de Metallurgie – CIT, 91:2, 609-620, 1994)

1996

  1. McDavid, R. and B. G. Thomas

    Flow and Thermal Behavior of the Top Surface Flux/Powder Layers in Continuous Casting Molds

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 27B:4, 672-685, Aug. 1996. [Marcus A. Grossmann Award, 1997, ASM International; Extraction & Processing Tech. Award, 1998, TMS]

  2. Huang, X. and B. G. Thomas

    Intermixing Model of Continuous Casting During a Grade Transition

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 27B:4, 617-632, Aug. 1996. [Robert W. Hunt Silver Medal, 1998, Iron and Steel Society]

  3. Thomas, B. G

    Modeling of Fluid Flow in the Mold of a Continuous Caster

    U.S.-Japan Joint Seminar on Steelmaking Technology, Kimitsu, Chiba, Japan, 49-55, April 26-27

  4. El-Bealy, M. and B. G. Thomas

    Modeling of Solidification Behavior and Interdendritic Strain for Carbon Steel Casting Processes

    74th Electric Furnace Conference Proceedings, Dallas, TX, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 565-576, Dec. 9-11

  5. Huang, X. and B. G. Thomas

    Modeling of Transient Flow Phenomena in Continuous Casting of Steel

    35th Annual Conf. of Metallurgists, Canadian Inst. Met., Montreal, Canada, 129-145, Aug. 25-29

  6. Thomas, B. G

    Modeling Study of Intermixing in Tundish and Strand during a Continuous Casting Grade Transition

    79th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA, 1996, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 79, 519-531

  7. El-Bealy, M. and B. G. Thomas

    Prediction of Dendrite Arm Spacing for Low Alloy Steel Casting

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, Communications, 27B:4, 689-693, 1996. Click Here for a

  8. Thomas, B. G., A. Moitra, and R. McDavid

    Simulation of Longitudinal Off-Corner Depressions in Continuously Cast Steel Slabs

    Iron and Steelmaker (ISS Transactions), 23:4, 57-70

  9. Thomas, B. G. and B. Ho

    Spread Sheet Model of Continuous Casting

    Journal of Engineering for Industry, 118:1, 37-44

  10. Thomas, B. G. and H. Zhu

    Thermal Distortion of Solidifying Shell in Continuous Casting of Steel

    Solidification Science and Processing, I. Ohnaka and D. M. Stefanescu, eds., Japan Inst. Metals 117th Fall Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, Dec. 13-15, 1995; The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, 197-208, 1996. Click Here for a

  11. Li, G. and B. G. Thomas

    Transient Thermal Model of the Continuous Single-Wheel Thin-Strip Casting Process

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 27B:3, 509-525

1995

  1. Watson, J. W., X. Huang, and B. G. Thomas

    A Steel Composition Model for Continuous Slab Casting During a Grade Transition

    Iron and Steelmaker, 22:3, 61-65

  2. Stubbins, J. F., P. Kurath, D. Drockelman, G. D. Morgan, J. McAfee, G. Li, and B. G. Thomas

    Analysis of Copper Alloy to Stainless Steel Bonded Panels for ITER First Wall Applications

    16th IEEE / NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, UIUC, Champaign, IL, 174-177, Sept. 30-Oct. 5

  3. Watson, J. W., X. Huang, and B. G. Thomas

    Casting Dissimilar Steel Grades

    Steel Technology International, Peter H. Scholes, ed., Sterling Publications Limited, London, UK, 1995/96, 167-170

  4. Rackers, K. and B. G. Thomas

    Clogging in Continuous Casting Tundish Nozzles

    78th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Nashville, TN, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 78, 723-734

  5. Thomas, B. G

    Comments on the Industrial Application of Process Models

    Materials Processing in the Computer Age II, V. R. Voller, et. al., eds., Las Vegas, NV, Feb. 17-21, 1995, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, 3-19

  6. Thomas, B. G., A. Moitra, and H. Zhu

    Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Model of Solidifying Steel Shell Applied to Depression Defects in Continuous-Cast Slabs

    Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes VII, London, England, 241-248, Sept. 10-15

  7. Stubbins, J. F., D. C. Drockelman, P. Kurath, K. D. Leedy, G. Li, J.L . McAfee, G. D. Morgan, K. T. Slattery, B. G. Thomas, and G. W. Wille

    Cu-Alloys to SS Joining Techniques Assessment, Development and Recommendation

    Joint Mechanical Testing, Fracture Mechanics and Cyclic Fatigue Tests of Cu/SS and Cu/Be Welds, ITER Report, US/95/IV-BL-20, Dec. 1995. Return to Top

  8. Thomas, B. G

    Issues in Thermal-Mechanical Modeling of Casting Processes

    Journal of Iron and Steel Institute of Japan International, 35:6, 737-743

  9. Najjar, F. M., B. G. Thomas, and D. E. Hershey

    Numerical Study of Steady Turbulent Flow through Bifurcated Nozzles in Continuous Casting

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 26B:4, 749-765, 1995. [Extraction and Processing Technology Award, 1998, TMS]

  10. Thomas, B. G., A. Moitra, and R. McDavid

    Simulation of Longitudinal Off-Corner Depressions in Continuously-Cast Steel Slabs

    13th Process Technology Conference Proceedings, Nashville, TN, April 2-5, 1995, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 143-156

  11. Li, G. and B. G. Thomas

    Thermal and Mechanical Behavior of the First Wall in Fusion Reactors

    16th IEEE / NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, UIUC, Champaign, IL, 406-409, Sept. 30-Oct. 5

  12. Li, G. and B. G. Thomas

    Transient Thermal Model of the Continuous Single-Wheel Thin-Strip Casting Process

    Proceedings of the International Symposium on Near-Net-Shape Casting in the Minimills, Vancouver, Canada, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum, Montreal, Canada, 373-387, Aug. 19-23

1994

  1. Watson, J. W., X. Huang, and B. G. Thomas

    A Steel Composition Model for Continuous Slab Casting during a Grade Transition

    52nd Electric Furnace Conference Proceedings, Process Technology Division, Iron and Steel Society, Nashville, TN, 52, Oct

  2. Thomas, B. G

    An Overview of Stress Modeling in Casting Processes

    BHP/Comalco Workshop on Modelling of Casting and Solidification Processes, BHP Steel Research, Melbourne, Australia, 1-2, March 10

  3. Dantzig, J. A. and B. G. Thomas

    Computer Modeling in Continuous Casting

    Encyclopedia of Advanced Materials, Bloor, Brook, Flemings, and Mahajan, eds., Pergamon Elsevier Science Inc., Tarrytown, NY, 31/12:4

  4. Thomas, B. G. and H. Zhu

    Evaluation of Finite Element Methods for Simulation of Stresses During Solidification

    World Conference on Computational Mechanics III, Chiba, Japan, 2:NI3-4, 1764-1765, Aug. 2-5

  5. Jenkins, M. S., B. G. Thomas, W. C. Chen, and R. B. Mahapatra

    Investigation of Strand Surface Defects using Mold Instrumentation and Modelling

    77th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Chicago, IL, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 77, 337-345

  6. Thomas, B. G

    Mathematical Modeling of Steel Continuous Casting Processes

    1994 National Science Foundation Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, MIT, Cambridge, MA, Jan. 5-7

  7. Lawson, G. D., S. C. Sander, W. H. Emling, A. Moitra, and B. G. Thomas

    Prevention of Shell ThinningBreakouts Associated with Widening Width Changes

    77th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Chicago, IL, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 77, 329-336

  8. Thomas, B. G., X. Huang, and R. C. Sussman

    Simulation of Argon Gas Flow Effects in a Continuous Slab Caster

    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 25B:4, 527-547

  9. Ridolfi, M. R., B. G. Thomas, G. Li, U. Della Foglia

    The Optimization of Mold Taper for the Ilva- Dalmine Round Bloom Caster

    La Revue de Metallurgie - CIT, 91:2, 609-620

1993

  1. Moitra, A. and B. G. Thomas

    Application of a Thermo-Mechanical Finite Element Model of Steel Shell Behavior in the Continuous Slab Casting Mold

    76th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Iron and Steel Society, Dallas, TX, 657-667, March 28-31

  2. Thomas, B. G. and X. Huang

    Effect of Argon on Fluid Flow in a Continuous Slab Casting Mold

    76th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Dallas, TX, Iron and Steel Society, 76, 273-289, March 28-31

  3. Sussman, R. C., M. T. Burns, X. Huang, and B. G. Thomas

    Inclusion Particle Behavior in a Continuous Slab Casting Mold

    Iron and Steelmaker, 20:2, 14-16

  4. Thomas, B. G

    Mathematical Modeling of Steel Continuous Casting Processes

    19th Annual NSF Grantees Conference on Design and Manufacturing Systems Research, SME, Charlotte, NC, 337-345, Jan. 6-8

  5. Huang, X. and B. G. Thomas

    Modeling of Steel Grade Transition in Continuous Slab Casting Processes

    Metallurgical Transactions B, 24B:2, 379-393, 1993. [John Chipman Award, 1996, Iron and Steel Society]

  6. Thomas, B. G

    Stress Analysis of Casting Processes: An Overview

    Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes - VI, Palm Coast, FL, T. Piwonka and V. Voller, eds., The Metallurgical Society of AIME, Warrendale, PA, Vol. 6, 519-534, 1993, MIT, Cambridge, MA, Jan. 5-7

  7. Hershey, D. E., B. G. Thomas, and F. M. Najjar

    Turbulent Flow through Bifurcated Nozzles

    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 17:1, 23-47

1992

  1. Sussman, R. C., M. Burns, X. Huang, and B. G. Thomas

    Inclusion Particle Behavior in a Continuous Slab Casting Mold

    10th Process Technology Conference Proceedings, Toronto, Ontario, April 5-8, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 291-304

  2. Huang, X., B. G. Thomas, and F. M. Najjar

    Modeling Superheat Removal during Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs

    Metallurgical Transactions B, 23B:3, 339-356

  3. Huang, X. and B. G. Thomas

    Modelling of Steel Grade Transition in Continuous Slab Casting Processes

    50th Electric Furnace Conference Proceedings, Atlanta, GA, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 485-499, Nov. 10-13

  4. Matway, R. J. and B. G. Thomas

    Review of the Research in Progress Session at the Spring Conference

    Iron and Steelmaker, 19:6, 40

  5. Kozlowski, P. F., B. G. Thomas, J. Azzi, and H. Wang

    Simple Constitutive Equations for Steel at High Temperature

    Metallurgical Transactions A, 23A:3, 903-918

  6. Thomas, B. G., L. M. Mika, and F. M. Najjar

    Simulation of Fluid Flow Inside a Continuous Slab Casting Machine;

    in Continuous Casting, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 6, 141-154, 1992 (reprinted from Metallurgical Transactions B, 21B:2, 387-400, April 1990)

  7. Moitra, A., B. G. Thomas, and W. Storkman

    Thermo-mechanical Model of Steel Shell Behavior in the Continuous Casting Mold

    EPD Congress, J. P. Hager, ed., The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 547-557, March 2-5

1991

  1. Thomas, B. G. and F. M. Najjar

    Finite Element Modelling of Turbulent Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Continuous Casting

    Applied Mathematical Modeling, 15:5, 226-243, May

  2. Thomas, B. G

    Mathematical Modeling of the Continuous Slab Casting Mold, a State of the Art Review

    74th Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, Washington, DC, April 1991, Iron and Steel Society, 74, 105-118

  3. Thomas, B. G. and B. Ho

    Spreadsheet Model of Continuous Casting

    Materials Processing in the Computer Age, V. R. Voller, M. S. Stachowicz, and B. G. Thomas, eds., Proceedings of the International Symposium on Materials Processing in the Computer Age, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 17-21, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, 293-305

  4. Thomas, B. G., D. J. Habing, A. Moitra, and J. A. Azzi

    Thermal Distortion of Continuous Slab Casting Molds

    1st European Conference on Continuous Casting, Florence, Italy, Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia, 2, 2.417-26, Sept

  5. Najjar, F. M., D. E. Hershey, and B. G. Thomas

    Turbulent Flow of Steel Through Submerged Bifurcated Nozzles into Continuous Casting Molds

    Fourth FIDAP Users Conference, April 14-16, Evanston, IL, Fluid Dynamics International, Inc., Evanston, IL, 1-55

  6. Voller

    V. R., M. S. Stachowicz, and B. G. Thomas, eds., Materials Processing in the Computer Age, (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Materials Processing in the Computer Age, held in New Orleans, LA, Feb. 17-21, 1991), The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, 462pages, 1991.

1990

  1. Voller, V. R., C. R. Swaminathan, and B. G. Thomas

    Fixed Grid Techniques for Phase Change Problems: A Review

    International Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering, 30:4, 875-898

  2. Thomas, B. G., D. D. Goettsch, K. O. Yu, M. J. Beffel, M. Robinson, D. Pinella, and R. G. Carlson

    Modeling the Directional Solidification Process

    5th Engineering Foundation Conference on Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Processes, Session on Modeling of Near-Net Shape Casting and Advanced Solidification Processes, Davos, Switzerland, 5, TMS, Warrendale, PA, 603-610

  3. Thomas, B. G., A. Moitra, and W. R. Storkman

    Optimizing Taper in Continuous Slab Casting Molds Using Mathematical Models

    Proceedings, 6th International Iron and Steel Congress, Nagoya, Japan, 3:1, 348- 355, Oct

  4. Thomas, B. G., L. J. Mika, and F. M. Najjar

    Simulation of Fluid Flow Inside a Continuous Slab Casting Machine

    Metallurgical Transactions B, 21B:2, 387-400, April

  5. Yu, K. O., M. J. Beffel, M. Robinson, D. D. Goettsch, B. G. Thomas, D. Pinella, and R. G. Carlson

    Solidification Modeling of Single-Crystal Investment Castings

    AFS Transactions, 98:53, 417-428, 1990. [Best Investment Casting Paper, 1990, AFS]

  6. Thomas, B. G., F. M. Najjar, and L. J. Mika

    The Removal of Superheat from Continuous Casting Molds

    Proceedings of the Weinberg Symposium on Solidification Processing, C.I.M. Conference, Hamilton, Ontario, 131-145, Aug. 27-29

  7. Thomas, B.G., editor

    Three-Dimensional Heat Flow and Stress Models of Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs

    Progress Reports to Armco, Inland, and LTV Steel, UIUC, June 22 and Dec. 19

1989

  1. Thomas, B. G

    Application of Mathematical Models to the Continuous Slab Casting Mold

    Iron and Steelmaker, 16:12, 53-66, 1989; also in ISS Transactions, Iron and Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, 11, 143-156, 1990. [Rossiter W. Raymond Award, 1991, AIME]

  2. Najjar, F. M. and B. G. Thomas

    Numerical Aspects of Finite Element Modeling of Turbulent Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Continuous Casting

    Third FIDAP Users Conference, Fluid Dynamics International, Evanston, IL, Sept. 25

1988

  1. Kelly, J. E., K. P. Michalek, T. G. O'Connor, B. G. Thomas, and J. A. Dantzig

    Initial Development of Thermal and Stress Fields in Continuously Cast Steel Billets

    Metallurgical Transactions A, 19A:10, 2589-2602

  2. Thomas, B. G., I. V. Samarasekera, and J. K. Brimacombe

    Investigation of Panel Crack Formation in Steel Ingots, Part I: Mathematical Analysis and Mid-Face Panel Cracks

    Metallurgical Transaction B, 19B:2, 277-287, April

  3. Thomas, B. G., I. V. Samarasekera, and J. K. Brimacombe

    Investigation of Panel Crack Formation in Steel Ingots, Part II: Off-Corner Panel Cracks

    Metallurgical Transactions B, 19B:2, 289-301, April

  4. Thomas, B. G. and W. R. Storkman

    Mathematical Models of Continuous Slab Casting to Optimize Mold Taper

    Modeling of Casting and Welding Processes, Engineering Foundation Conference, Palm Coast, FL, April 17-22, 1988, TMS, 287-297

  5. Haegele, G. T. and B. G. Thomas

    Progress Report on Use of Alliant Computer to Model Defect Formation during the Direct Charging of Continuously Cast Steel Slabs

    submitted to National Center for Supercomputing Applications, UIUC, April 1988. Return to Top

  6. Thomas, B. G. and L. M. Mika

    Simulation of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Inside a Continuous Slab Casting Machine

    Second FIDAP Users Conference, Evanston, IL, Oct. 2-4, Fluid Dynamics International, Inc

  7. Mika, L. M. and B. G. Thomas

    Simulation of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Inside a Continuous Slab Casting Mold

    Modeling of Casting and Welding Processes, Engineering Foundation Conference, Palm Coast, FL, 459-469, April 17-22 A F. Giamei and G. J. Abbaschian, eds., The Metallurgical Society, Warrendale, PA, 459-469

1987

  1. Thomas, B.G

    Cracking of Railroad Wheels

    University of Illinois Materials Processing Consortium Report, submitted to Griffon Wheel, Feb

  2. Thomas, B.G., I.V. Samarasekera, and J.K. Brimacombe

    Mathematical Model of the Thermal Processing of Steel Ingots, Part I: Heat Flow Model

    Metallurgical Transactions B, 18B:1, 119-130, March

  3. Thomas, B.G., I.V. Samarasekera, and J.K. Brimacombe

    Mathematical Model of the Thermal Processing of Steel Ingots, Part II: Stress Model

    Metallurgical Transactions B, 18B:1, 131-147, March

  4. Storkman, W.R. and B.G. Thomas

    Mathematical Modeling of the Continuous Casting of Stainless Steel Slabs to Optimize Mold Taper

    Solidification Processing 1987, Conference Proceedings, Ranmoor House, Sheffield, UK, Sept. 21-24, 1987, 194-196, in Solidification Processing 1987, Institute of Metals, London, 1988, 225-227

  5. Thomas, B.G., L. Mika, and J. Azzi

    Three-Dimensional Heat Flow and Stress Models of Continuous Casting of Steel Slabs

    submitted to Inland, Bethlehem, and ARMCO Inc., Oct. 1987. Return to Top

1986

  1. Thomas, B.G., I.V. Samarasekera, and J.K. Brimacombe

    Application of Mathematical Heat Flow and Stress Models of Steel Ingot Casting to Investigate Panel Crack Formation

    Modeling and Control of Casting and Welding Processes, Proceedings of the Third Conference on Modeling of Casting and Welding Processes, Eng. Found., Santa Barbara, CA, Jan. 12-17, 1986, S. Kou, R. Mehrabian, eds., The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, 479-495

  2. Thomas, B.G

    Preliminary Investigation of Narrow-Face Mold Taper in Continuous Slab Casting Machines

    report submitted to ARMCO Inc., April 1986. Return to Top

  3. Thomas, B.G., J.K. Brimacombe, and I.V. Samarasekera

    The Formation of Panel Cracks in Steel Ingots, A State of the Art Review, I--Hot Ductility of Steel

    Transactions of the Iron and Steel Society, 7, 7-20

  4. Thomas, B.G., J.K. Brimacombe, and I.V. Samarasekera

    The Formation of Panel Cracks in Steel Ingots, A State of the Art Review, II--Mid-Face and Off-Corner Cracks

    Transactions of the Iron and Steel Society, 7, 21-29

1984

  1. Thomas, B.G., I.V. Samarasekera, and J.K. Brimacombe

    Comparison of Numerical Modeling Techniques for Complex, Two-Dimensional, Transient Heat Conduction Problems

    Metallurgical Transactions Bs, 15B:2, 307-318

  2. Thomas, B.G

    Physical Modeling of a Bottom-Fired Soaking Pit

    report submitted to Stelco, Inc., 1984. Return to Top