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2004

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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