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Numerical solution of an inverse problem connected with continuous casting of steel

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Der Erstarrungsprozeß beim Strangguß von Stahl kann durch externe Kühlung und durch die Gießgeschwindigkeit beeinflußt werden. Wir beschreiben eine auf nichtlinearer Optimierung beruhende Methode, diese Kontrollvariablen so zu berechnen, daß ein vorgegebener Erstarrungsverlauf mit für praktische Zwecke hinreichender Genauigkeit approximiert werden kann.

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In continuous casting of steel, the solidification process can be influenced by external cooling and by the casting speed. We describe an algorithm based on nonlinear constrained optimization which computes values of these control variables such that a desirable solidification front is approximated within an accuracy that is sufficient for practical purposes.

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Engl, H.W., Langthaler, T. Numerical solution of an inverse problem connected with continuous casting of steel. Zeitschrift für Operations Research 29, B185–B199 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01920578

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