Direction control of liquid metal jet by means of series of skewed non-uniform DC magnetic fields

Utilization of the electromagnetic force realizes the control of the shape and the flow of the molten metals without contact with the surrounding wall surfaces, leading to improved quality of the products. In the present rese arch the new method to control the direction of the liquid metal jet by mea ns of a series of the skewed non-uniform DC magnetic fields was proposed, a nd the experimental and the theoretical studies were conducted. The defecti on of the jet increases with the increase in the amplitude of the magnetic flux density and with the decrease in the wavelength of the magnetic field and in the effect of the gravity.