Monika Seidl presented K1-MET research under the title „Improving Secondary Cooling Simulations in Continuous Casting: Regression Models Validated by In-Plant Traveling Thermocouples“. The co-authors are Daniel Kavic (K1-MET), Christian Bernhard, Sergiu Ilie, Franz Ramstorfer, Ricardo Vieira Regis De Almeida Martins and Roberto Gerardo Bruna.

Physics-informed regression models were developed in Python based on experimental data from plant-like conditions at the nozzle measuring stand of the Chair of Ferrous Metallurgy at the Technical University of Leoben. The models were integrated into the in-house simulation tool m2CAST to improve the calculation of temperature fields and solidification behaviour.

Industrial validation was performed using travelling thermocouples, enabling comparison with real casting conditions. The combined approach of experiments, modelling, simulation, and in-plant data supports a better understanding of secondary cooling and process optimisation in continuous casting.