Computational Analysis of Fluid Flow and Temperature Distribution in a Galvanizing Bath Heated by Channel Inductors

Inductor 에 의해 가열된 용융 아연 도금욕 내의 유동과 온도 분포 계산

Fluid flow and temperature distribution inside a molten zinc bath were investigated by computational fluid dynamics method. Modeling the channel inductor where alternating current of 60Hz was applied, Lorentz force and generated heat were obtained and later supplemented as source terms to momentum and heat equations. The present work validates CFD technique is effectively adopted when the inductor hardware modification or its configuration is considered for the optimum flows.