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Vortex slag entrapment during ladle teeming process causes liquid steel pollution, nozzle clogging, etc. Tangential velocity of molten steel is directly related to the vortex. Herein, the tangential velocity is reduced by the electromagnetic force generated by the interaction between a static electromagnetic field and the molten steel. Through the multiphysical field simulation, influences of the electromagnetic parameter, coil structure, coil position, and ladle structure on the vortex are investigated. Results demonstrate that magnetic induction intensity is proportional to the coil ampere‐turns, thereby affecting the vortex suppression. The action region of the static electromagnetic field expands when the coil diameter increases from 180 to 360 mm; it is beneficial to reduce the vortex critical height by 37.9%. The reduction of the distance between the coil and the molten steel also promotes the vortex suppression. The coil misalignment is beneficial to fully utilize the electromagnetic field; the critical height is reduced by 15%. The tangential velocity is changed when the nozzle diameter and eccentricity are optimized, and the vortex suppression will be amplified by using the electromagnetic field. This study provides the theoretical guidance for the optimizing design of the vortex suppression utilizing the static electromagnetic field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]