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2009

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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]

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

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

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

    CCC Report 200901, October 31

  15. 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)

  16. 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

  17. 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]

  18. 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

  19. 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)

  20. 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

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