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Liquid metal modelling of continuous steel casting ·1 · Liquid Metal Modelling of Continuous Steel Casting Gerbeth Gunter, Wondrak Thomas, Stefani Frank, Shevchenko Natalia, Eckert Sven, Timmel Klaus (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Fluid Dynamics, MHD Department, Bautzner Landstr. 400, D-01328 Dresden, Germany) Abstract Model experiments with low melting point liquid metals are an important tool to investigate the flow structure and related transport processes in melt flows relevant for metallurgical applications. We present recent results from the three LIMMCAST facilities working either with room-temperature alloy GaInSn or with the alloy SnBi at temperatures of 200~350°C. The main value of cold metal laboratory experiments consists in the capabilities to obtain quantitative flow measurements with a reasonable spatial and temporal resolution, which is essential for code validation. Experimental results are presented covering the following phenomena: contactless electromagnetic tomography of the flow in the mold, flow monitoring by ultrasonic sensors, mold flow under the influence of an electromagnetic brake, injection of argon bubbles through the stopper rod, X-ray visualization of gas bubble two-phase flow in the nozzle and in the mold. Key words continuous casting, physical modeling, flow measurements, magnetic field, flow control, electromagnetic brake 1 Introduction The persistent effort to achieve a better product quality and higher productivity of the continuous casting of steel implies the high importance of powerful capabilities to control the flow in tundish and mold, and the initi