Academic project
PROPELICA
Applied research into predicting breakouts during continuous steel casting to support operational safety.
PROPELICA: predicting breakouts in continuous steel casting
PROPELICA (2019–2021) investigated prediction methods for breakouts in continuous steel casting. During casting, an outer shell of solidified steel must contain the liquid metal remaining inside the product. If this shell ruptures before solidification is complete, liquid steel can escape, interrupt production, damage equipment, and endanger personnel.
The research proposed using industrial process data to investigate predictive models capable of identifying conditions associated with breakout risk. Earlier warning could support operational decisions, but the proposal alone does not demonstrate accident prevention or quantified performance gains.
Historical documentation records collaboration with ArcelorMittal R&D Brasil. The 2019–2021 period follows the Lattes research record; the older editorial date in 2018 is not treated as the project's start date.