EP0356618B1 - Organe de fermeture et/ou de commande pour l'amorçage de la coulée d'un métal liquide sortant d'un récipient métallurgique - Google Patents

Organe de fermeture et/ou de commande pour l'amorçage de la coulée d'un métal liquide sortant d'un récipient métallurgique Download PDF

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EP0356618B1
EP0356618B1 EP89107511A EP89107511A EP0356618B1 EP 0356618 B1 EP0356618 B1 EP 0356618B1 EP 89107511 A EP89107511 A EP 89107511A EP 89107511 A EP89107511 A EP 89107511A EP 0356618 B1 EP0356618 B1 EP 0356618B1
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Raimund Brückner
José GIMPERA
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Didier Werke AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D37/00—Controlling or regulating the pouring of molten metal from a casting melt-holding vessel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D41/00—Casting melt-holding vessels, e.g. ladles, tundishes, cups or the like
    • B22D41/14—Closures

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  • the invention relates to a closing and / or regulating element for tapping liquid molten metal from a metallurgical vessel with an immovable refractory part and a movable refractory part that can be rotated and / or displaced relative to it in a sealing manner, both refractory parts being provided with a circular cylindrical sealing surface and both sealing surfaces are fitted into one another in a sealing manner.
  • the refractory parts are usually made of ceramic material. However, they can also be made from other, for example metallic, materials which may also be combined with one another. The only decisive factor here is that these parts are fire-proof, that is to say that they not only withstand the mechanical and chemical exposure during operation, but also the temperature-related stress caused by the molten metal.
  • Closing and / or regulating elements of this type are characterized in that they have the otherwise conventional linear and Rotary slide closures required pressing device for melt and airtight pressing the closure parts to each other can be omitted.
  • This makes it possible, on the one hand, to actuate the closing and / or regulating element with relatively low driving forces, and, on the other hand, to arrange its refractory parts in the interior of the metallurgical vessel, so that they are immersed in the molten metal during operation. This prevents the outside air from attacking the refractory parts of the closing and / or regulating member or from penetrating through the refractory parts into the molten metal.
  • the dimensioning of the annular gap between the two circular cylindrical sealing surfaces of the refractory parts is of crucial importance for the proper functioning of the closing and / or regulating element during operation.
  • the annular gap must be dimensioned such that, on the one hand, it enables the two refractory parts to move freely relative to one another during operation, and on the other hand is narrow enough to prevent the molten metal from penetrating into the region of the annular gap.
  • the various metallurgical parameters such as the nature of the molten metal, wettability of the refractory parts, liquidus temperature of the melt etc. also play a role here. a role.
  • the regulating element is provided with a larger annular gap, but this is acted upon by inert gas in order to prevent molten metal from penetrating into the annular gap.
  • the invention has for its object, in a closing and / or regulating member of the type mentioned, the width of the annular gap between the sealing surfaces of the refractory parts in terms of the above requirements for free movement of the refractory parts relative to one another on the one hand and after melt-tight closure of the closing and / or to optimize the control system on the other hand.
  • the expansion coefficients of the two refractory parts are matched to one another in such a way that, in the operating state, an annular gap which forms a still melt-tight clearance fit is established between the circular-cylindrical sealing surfaces of the two refractory parts, which in the cold state is between 0.05 mm and is 0.7 mm.
  • the annular gap between the sealing surfaces of the refractory parts as a function of the coordinated expansion coefficients of these parts, as stated above, it is possible to design the annular gap to be so wide that it remains open during the entire operating period, i.e. from the beginning of the operation to the end of the operation, the free movement of the two refractory parts to each other and still guarantees the perfect tightness of the closing and / or regulating element, because metal melt penetrating into the annular gap may remain trapped there and, with its lubricating effect, further supports the free movement of the refractory parts of the organ .
  • the closing and / or regulating element according to the invention is further characterized according to a preferred embodiment in that the expansion coefficients of both refractory parts are the same. This makes it possible to use refractory parts of the same design, which means the structural design of the refractory parts and the determination of the annular gap between their circular cylindrical sealing surfaces makes it easier. In addition, the manufacture of the closing and / or regulating member is simplified in this way.
  • the annular gap which in the operating state forms a play fit that is still melt-tight, has the same dimensions over the entire length of the two interacting circular-cylindrical sealing surfaces of the refractory parts.
  • annular gap which in the operating state forms a play fit that is still melt-tight
  • the annular gap between the refractory parts in which the opening and closing areas of the two Refractory parts lie.
  • refractory parts can be stretched as evenly as possible and also with a view to making these parts as simple as possible, it is also advantageous that they are formed as cylindrical tubes at least in the area of their interacting circular cylindrical sealing surfaces.
  • the closing and / or regulating element 1 consists of a tubular stator 2 and a likewise tubular rotor 3, both made of ceramic, refractory material.
  • the stator 2 is mortar-sealed in the refractory lining 4 of the intermediate vessel 5 in an airtight and melt-tight manner and opens into a freewheel nozzle 6 through which the molten metal flows out of the interior of the intermediate vessel 5 when the closing and / or regulating member 1 is open.
  • the rotor 3 is non-rotatably connected by bolts 7 to a holder 8, which in turn is connected to a drive arm 10 via a cardan link 9.
  • the latter is supported on a bearing block 11 of the intermediate vessel 5 and has a lever arm 12 at its outer end, with the aid of which a torque is applied to the holder 8 and thus to the rotor 3 of the closing and / or via the drive arm 10 and the cardan joint 9
  • Control body 1 can exercise.
  • the rotor 3 is rotatable relative to the stator 2 in both directions of rotation about the common longitudinal axis 13.
  • Both the stator 2 and the rotor 3 are each provided with two through bores 14 and 15, which are diametrically opposite one another and are aligned in the axial direction in the illustrated open position of the closing and / or regulating member 1.
  • the stator 2 and the rotor 3 are also provided in an axial region 16 each with a circular cylindrical sealing surface 17, 18, both sealing surfaces 17, 18 being fitted into one another in a sealing manner.
  • the diameter of both sealing surfaces 17, 18 are dimensioned such that an annular gap 19 is formed between the two.
  • the outer diameter of the stator 2 outside the axial area 16 was approximately 73 mm, that of the rotor 3 approximately 93 mm.
  • the inner diameters of the stator 2 and the rotor 3 were approx. 33 mm and approx. 40 mm, respectively.
  • the average diameter in the area of the annular gap 19 was approximately 63 mm.
  • stator 2 and the rotor 3 were made of the same material, so that both refractory parts had the same expansion coefficient.
  • the diameters of the sealing surfaces 17 and 18 were determined so that both diameters differed by approximately 0.4 mm when cold.
  • the annular gap 19 between the two sealing surfaces was thus approximately 0.2 mm.
  • the stator 2 was then preheated uniformly to a temperature of approximately 950 ° C. with the rotor 3.
  • the interior of the intermediate vessel 4 was then filled with steel melt to a level of 20.
  • the melt was then poured from commercially available, slightly liquid steel at a temperature of approximately 1560 ° C.
  • the rotor 3 was repeatedly rotated relative to the stator 2 in order to bring the through bores 14, 15 of both parts more or less in register and thus regulate the melt flow flowing out of the intermediate vessel 5.
  • the rotor 3 was also rotated several times until the through holes 14 and 15 were no longer in register. The passage of melt through the closing and / or regulating element 1 was thus completely interrupted.
  • the rotor 3 could be turned by hand relative to the stator 2 with little effort.

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  • Casting Support Devices, Ladles, And Melt Control Thereby (AREA)
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  1. Organe de fermeture et/ou de réglage de la coulée d'un bain de métal liquide contenu dans une cuve métallurgique, comportant un élément réfractaire fixe et un élément réfractaire mobile qui peut se déplacer en rotation et/ou en translation avec étanchéité par rapport au premier élément, les deux éléments réfractaires présentant chacun une surface d'étanchéité cylindrique circulaire et les deux surfaces d'étanchéité étant ajustées l'une dans l'autre de manière à assurer l'étanchéité, caractérisé par le fait que les coefficients de dilatation des deux éléments réfractaires sont accordés entre eux de manière à obtenir à l'état de fonctionnement, entre les surfaces d'étanchéité cylindriques circulaires des deux éléments réfractaires, un espace annulaire qui forme un ajustement avec jeu étanche à la masse en fusion et qui est compris entre 0,05 mm et 0,7 mm à froid.
  2. Organe de fermeture et/ou de réglage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que les coefficients de dilatation des deux éléments réfractaires sont identiques.
  3. Organe de fermeture et/ou de réglage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que l'espace annulaire formant, à l'état de fonctionnement, un ajustement avec jeu étanche à la masse en fusion a la même dimension sur l'ensemble de la longueur des deux des deux surfaces d'étanchéité cylindriques circulaires qui coopèrent entre elles des éléments réfractaires.
  4. Organe de fermeture et/ou de réglage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que l'espace annulaire formant, à l'état de fonctionnement, un ajustement avec jeu étanche à la masse en fusion est limité aux parties de surface des deux surfaces d'étanchéité cylindriques circulaires coopérant entre elles des éléments réfractaires dans lesquelles sont situées les zones d'ouverture et de fermeture des deux éléments réfractaires.
  5. Organe de fermeture et/ou de réglage selon une ou plusieurs des revendication précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que les éléments réfractaires sont agencés sous forme de tubes cylindriques dans la région au moins de leurs surfaces d'étanchéité cylindriques circulaires coopérant entre elles.
EP89107511A 1988-08-02 1989-04-26 Organe de fermeture et/ou de commande pour l'amorçage de la coulée d'un métal liquide sortant d'un récipient métallurgique Expired - Lifetime EP0356618B1 (fr)

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JP (1) JP2764615B2 (fr)
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DE (2) DE3826245A1 (fr)
ES (1) ES2035411T3 (fr)
GR (1) GR3006459T3 (fr)
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