At the mould exit of a continuous caster, the metal consisting of a solidified shell with a liquid metal core exits at the rate of 35 kg S-1. Given that the latent heat of fusion is 3 × 105 J kg-1 and the total rate of heat removal by the mould is 4.2 × 106 W, the mass fraction of solid at the mould exit is . . . . . . . .
Assume that both while solid and liquid remain at the melting point, they are in the mould.
A. 0.1
B. 0.4
C. 0.8
D. 1.5
Answer: Option B
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