Proceedings of the 2013 International Symposium on Liquid Metal Processing and Casting

This book offers a blend of academic and industrial papers on topics including advances in controls and process simulation ingot defect formation and characterization studies and process parameter-material properties characterization. The collection includes papers on the following topics: Primary and Secondary Melt Processing including VIM VAR ESR EBCHR Plasma MeltingPhysical Property Measurements of Liquid MetalsCasting and Solidification of Liquid MetalsModeling of Metallurgical Processes including Heat/Mass Flow Modeling of Liquid Metal and SolidificationCeramic Slag and Refractory Reactions with Liquid MetalsRefining Evaporation and Gas/Metal ReactionsFundamentals of Reactions Involving Liquid Metals in Productions Processes