Contactless Inductive Flow Tomography: Brief History and Recent Developments in Its Application to Continuous Casting. (17th September 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ratajczak, Matthias; Gundrum, Thomas; Stefani, Frank; Wondrak, Thomas
• Other Names: Fazalul Rahiman Mohd Hafiz Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of sensors. Volume 2014(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-09-17
• Subjects: Detectors -- Periodicals; 681.205
• DOI: 10.1155/2014/739161
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-725X

Abstract

Abstract : The contactless inductive flow tomography (CIFT) aims at reconstructing the velocity field of electrically conducting fluids, with special focus on applications in metallurgy and crystal growth technologies. The method relies on the induction of secondary magnetic fields if the moving fluid is exposed to a primary magnetic field. The theoretical foundation of the method is delineated, and some early experiments on the reconstruction of the three-dimensional flow in a cylinder are sketched. Then, the recent efforts to apply CIFT to various model problems in connection with the continuous casting of steel are summarized.