Adrian S. Sabau - Böcker

This volume covers various aspects of the fundamentals, synthesis, analysis, design, monitoring, and control of metals, materials, and metallurgical processes and phenomena. Topics represented include but are not limited to:•        Use of artificial intelligence or big data in the control or optimization of industrial processes•        Modelling or optimization of recycle streams and scrap loops•        Measurement and control in hostile environments•        Modeling transport phenomena in materials processing and metallurgical processes involving iron, steel, nonferrous metals, and composites•        Thermodynamics, kinetics, and physical chemistry of materials processes and modelling thereof

This volume covers various aspects of the fundamentals, synthesis, analysis, design, monitoring, and control of metals, materials, and metallurgical processes and phenomena. Topics represented include but are not limited to:•        Use of artificial intelligence or big data in the control or optimization of industrial processes•        Modelling or optimization of recycle streams and scrap loops•        Measurement and control in hostile environments•        Modeling transport phenomena in materials processing and metallurgical processes involving iron, steel, nonferrous metals, and composites•        Thermodynamics, kinetics, and physical chemistry of materials processes and modelling thereof

This collection covers various aspects of the fundamentals, synthesis, analysis, design, monitoring, and control of metals, materials, and metallurgical processes and phenomena. This volume will focus on the fundamentals of iron and steel production including ladle processing, casting, rolling, forging, and subsequent surface treatments. Topics represented include, but are not limited to: •       Use of artificial intelligence or big data in the control or optimization of industrial processes•       Modelling or optimization of recycle streams and scrap loops•       Measurement and control in hostile environments•       Modeling transport phenomena in materials processing and metallurgical processes involving iron, steel, nonferrous metals, and composites•       Thermodynamics, kinetics, andphysical chemistry of materials processes and modelling thereof

This collection covers various aspects of the fundamentals, synthesis, analysis, design, monitoring, and control of metals, materials, and metallurgical processes and phenomena. This volume will focus on the fundamentals of iron and steel production including ladle processing, casting, rolling, forging, and subsequent surface treatments. Topics represented include, but are not limited to: •       Use of artificial intelligence or big data in the control or optimization of industrial processes•       Modelling or optimization of recycle streams and scrap loops•       Measurement and control in hostile environments•       Modeling transport phenomena in materials processing and metallurgical processes involving iron, steel, nonferrous metals, and composites•       Thermodynamics, kinetics, andphysical chemistry of materials processes and modelling thereof

This collection covers first principle and applied studies of thermodynamics and rate-governed phenomena including reaction kinetics and meso-, macro-scale transport of mass, momentum, and energy throughout the sequence of processing operations. Topics represented include but are not limited to:Thermodynamic modeling for the optimization of alloy solutions, slag compositions, and other types of materialsMass and energy balance simulations of material processing systems using software such as FactSage, MPE, HSC-SIM, and METSIM Experimental and numerical studies on kinetic rate theories pertaining to crucial material processes such as chemical reactions, diffusion, nucleation and phase transformations, and solidificationNumerical modeling and simulation, such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD), of multi-scale transport phenomena in unit operationsDevelopment and application of process simulations that utilize a combination of thermodynamic, kinetic, and transport equations to simulate and/or control individual unit operations and/or plants

This collection presents contributions on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling and simulation of engineering processes from researchers and engineers involved in the modeling of multiscale and multiphase phenomena in material processing systems.  The following processes are covered: Additive Manufacturing (Selective Laser Melting and Laser Powder Bed Fusion); Ironmaking and Steelmaking (Ladle Metallurgical Furnace, EAF, Continuous Casting, Blown Converter, Reheating Furnace, Rotary Hearth Furnace); Degassing; High Pressure Gas Atomization of Liquid Metals; Electroslag Remelting; Electrokinetic Deposition; Friction Stir Welding; Quenching; High Pressure Die Casting; Core Injection Molding; Evaporation of Metals; Investment Casting; Electromagnetic Levitation; Ingot Casting; Casting and Solidification with External Field (electromagnetic stirring and ultrasonic cavitation) Interaction and Microstructure Evolution The collection alsocovers applications of CFD to engineering processes, and demonstrates how CFD can help scientists and engineers to better understand the fundamentals of engineering processes.