EP0473521B1 - Procédé et dispositif d'alimentation d'un matériau poudreux ou granulé dans une lingotière de coulée continue - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif d'alimentation d'un matériau poudreux ou granulé dans une lingotière de coulée continue Download PDF

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EP0473521B1
EP0473521B1 EP91470022A EP91470022A EP0473521B1 EP 0473521 B1 EP0473521 B1 EP 0473521B1 EP 91470022 A EP91470022 A EP 91470022A EP 91470022 A EP91470022 A EP 91470022A EP 0473521 B1 EP0473521 B1 EP 0473521B1
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Ghislain Hubert
Patrick Ominetti
André Klein
Raymond Pilloy
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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
    • B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
    • B22D11/10—Supplying or treating molten metal
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
    • B22D11/10—Supplying or treating molten metal
    • B22D11/108—Feeding additives, powders, or the like

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  • the present invention relates to the continuous casting of metals and in particular of steel.
  • the invention relates to the supply and the deposition on the surface of the liquid metal in a continuous casting mold, of a layer of a powdery or granulated material, this material having in particular the function of thermally insulating the metal bath in fusion, to avoid reoxidation of the metal and to ensure the lubrication of the walls of the mold.
  • this material will hereinafter be called “powder”, it being understood that its particle size and the shape of the grains can vary widely.
  • This powder is liquefied on contact with the liquid metal and infiltrates between the metal and the walls of the mold, thus playing the role of lubricant.
  • This device makes it possible to ensure an automatic supply of powder, because when the thickness of the latter tends to decrease, the powder flows in the conduit by gravity until the upper level of the layer reaches the level of the discharge port of the conduit, thereby interrupting the flow.
  • this takes advantage of the ability of the powder to spread substantially uniformly over the entire section of the ingot mold while taking advantage of the characteristics of the pin materials which are deposited in heaps at the outlet of the conduit. feed.
  • This system makes it possible to know the average powder consumption, for example for a casting, by measuring the quantity of powder introduced into the feed hopper. On the other hand, instant consumption, or over short periods, cannot be determined.
  • the object of the invention is to solve this problem, and therefore to know the instantaneous consumption of powder, to enable this consumption to be linked with instantaneous casting conditions such as extraction speed, casting temperature, nature of the powder, frequency and amplitude of the mold's oscillations, and the parameters specific to each casting such as format of the cast product, nature of the metal, etc.
  • the invention relates to a gravity feed device, for depositing on the surface of a liquid metal contained in a continuous casting mold, a layer of a powdery or granulated material comprising a supply duct, a permanently open lower discharge end of which is situated above said surface of the metal at a height equal to or slightly greater than a target thickness of the layer of said material, and supply means of said material in said conduit.
  • this device is characterized in that it comprises an upper main hopper provided with a drain pipe, the lower end of which penetrates, without being rigidly connected to it, in a lower secondary hopper opening into the conduit of supply, a shut-off valve and a material flow detector, placed on the drain pipe, of the control means of the valve according to the indications provided by the flow detector, the closing of the valve being controlled when the detector flow indicates zero flow, means for weighing the upper hopper, and calculating means for determining the flow of material as a function of the time between two successive closings or openings of said valve, and the amount of material flowing from the upper hopper to the lower hopper.
  • the subject of the invention is also a method of feeding by gravity and of depositing, on the surface of a liquid metal contained in a continuous casting ingot mold, and during casting, a layer of a powdery material. or granule according to which the device described above is used, the lower end of the supply duct is positioned above the surface of the metal at a height equal to or slightly greater than a set thickness of the layer of said material, the upper hopper is filled with said material, and, in order to continuously measure the consumption of said material during the pouring of said metal, the valve is controlled to close each time the flow detector indicates a zero flow, the time t is recorded at each closing or opening, and, after each valve closing, the upper hopper is weighed and the measured value recorded, and the material consumption is deduced therefrom during each time interval between two successive closings or openings of the valve.
  • the valve is ordered to open after a predetermined period, starting from its closing. It is then possible to determine the consumption of material throughout the casting, at constant predetermined time intervals, or variable as a function of the progress of the casting.
  • a detector for the presence of the material in the lower hopper is used, located at a predetermined distance below the end of the drain pipe, and the valve is opened when this detector indicates an absence. of material, i.e. the lower hopper has emptied up to the level of the presence detector.
  • a continuous casting mold 1 supplied with liquid metal 2, conventionally by means of supply, not shown.
  • a layer of covering powder 3 which melts in contact with the metal, forming a liquid film 4 of slag which gradually flows towards the walls of the mold and infiltrates between them and the metal, where it acts as a lubricant.
  • the powder supply is ensured by a supply conduit 10 which opens by its lower end 11 open continuously, above the surface of the metal at a height equal to or slightly greater than a set thickness of the powder layer and slag.
  • This conduit being permanently supplied with powder, the latter pours into the mold until the layer thus formed comes to close the orifice 11, thus interrupting the arrival of powder.
  • the invention aims to allow the almost instantaneous measurement, relative to the duration of a pour, of the consumption of powder.
  • the device comprises a main hopper 13 provided with load cells 14.
  • This main hopper carries at its lower part a drain pipe 15 on which is placed a flow detector 16 and, under the latter, a valve 17.
  • the lower end of the pipe 15 penetrates, without being rigidly fixed thereto, into a secondary hopper 18 of lower capacity, the outlet of which is connected to the supply conduit 10.
  • the load cells 14, the flow detector 16, and the valve 17 are connected to a control and command cabinet 19, itself connected by the link 20 to a process computer of the installation, not shown, and to means of visualization or graphical representation 21.
  • the main hopper 13 being filled with powder 22 and the valve 17 being open, the powder flows into the secondary hopper 18 then is directed by the supply conduit 10 into the ingot mold, where it spreads over the surface of the metal 2 until the powder layer 3 arrives substantially at the orifice 11 at the end of the conduit 10 and blocks the flow, as explained above.
  • the powder then fills the conduit 10 then the intermediate hopper 18 until the level of the powder in this hopper reaches the lower end of the tubing 15 blocking, in a similar manner to that which occurs in the ingot mold. flow in this piping.
  • the device can then operate in two different ways, corresponding respectively to the two variants previously mentioned.
  • the opening of the valve 17 is controlled after a predetermined period from its closing.
  • the level of powder in the latter drops, allowing the powder contained in the duct 10 and the hopper to flow.
  • the level of powder falling in this hopper 18 releases the lower orifice of the piping 15, the part of which under the valve 17 is empty.
  • the internal volume of the pipe part 15 located under the valve 17 is preferably determined to be as small as possible, there is no there is more interaction between the main hopper and the secondary hopper; the weighing of the main hopper is then carried out by means of load cells 14, and the value of the measurement recorded.
  • the opening of the valve 17 is controlled, the powder flows again into the piping 15 and fills the secondary hopper 18 up to again blocking the flow, the process then repeating itself in a similar manner.
  • the flow rate or the consumption of powder can then be easily calculated from the time between two successive closings or openings of the valve and the difference between two corresponding successive weighings, this calculation being carried out by the control apparatus. and of regulation and / or the process computer of the casting installation, and the results presented by the display device 21 for example in the form of a consumption curve as a function of time.
  • valve closing time may not be validated until just before the next opening.
  • the closing time will preferably be short, in order to have the shortest possible reaction time on the process, being indeed understood that consumption at a given instant can only be evaluated at the end of the device operating cycle, that is to say practically only when the opening of valve 17 is controlled to complete the secondary hopper.
  • the device further comprises a detector 23 of the presence of powder, placed on the secondary hopper or on the supply duct, and also connected to the control cabinet 19. In this case the opening of the valve 17 is controlled when the presence detector 23 signals an absence of powder.
  • the device then operates in the following manner, starting from the phase shown in the drawing.
  • the powder level in the secondary hopper drops until reaching the presence detector 23, which then sends to the control cabinet 19 a signal of absence of powder, which in turn causes the opening of the valve 17.
  • the powder then fills the secondary hopper 18 up to the level of the lower end of the pipe 15, blocking the flow in this pipe.
  • the flow detector 16 then reacts and controls the closing of the valve.
  • the quantity of powder consumed in each cycle is substantially constant, since corresponding to the volume of the hopper 18 and of the pipes, between the presence detector 23 and the valve 17, to the quantity close to the powder consumed between the time of absence detection by detector 23 and the end of filling of the secondary hopper.
  • the duration between two successive openings or closings of the valve varies according to the consumption in the mold.
  • the presence detector 23 will be placed far enough upstream from the end 11 of the conduit 10, to avoid, in the event of significant consumption, a break in the supply of powder in the ingot mold, which could be due to a possible delay. in the powder flow between the absence detection and the arrival of powder in this conduit.
  • valve 17 a failure of the control or command system of the valve 17 can be remedied without any other prejudice for the casting, as for maintaining the desired layer of powder in the mold, than the lack of measurement of consumption, for example by manually controlling the opening of valve 17 and keeping this valve open.
  • the regulation of the powder level in the secondary hopper 18 is automatically carried out in a similar manner to the regulation of the powder level in the mold, the powder supply will continue continuously, without risk of overflow of the secondary hopper.
  • the presence detector 23 could also be placed directly on the hopper 18 without the principle of operation of the device being modified.
  • the secondary hopper 18 can also be constituted by the upper end of the supply duct, which will then be sufficiently flared to allow penetration of the lower end of the piping 15.

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  • Continuous Casting (AREA)
  • Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
  • Filling Or Emptying Of Bunkers, Hoppers, And Tanks (AREA)
  • Casting Support Devices, Ladles, And Melt Control Thereby (AREA)
  • Casting Devices For Molds (AREA)
  • Feeding, Discharge, Calcimining, Fusing, And Gas-Generation Devices (AREA)
  • General Preparation And Processing Of Foods (AREA)
  • Weight Measurement For Supplying Or Discharging Of Specified Amounts Of Material (AREA)
EP91470022A 1990-08-27 1991-08-16 Procédé et dispositif d'alimentation d'un matériau poudreux ou granulé dans une lingotière de coulée continue Expired - Lifetime EP0473521B1 (fr)

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AT91470022T ATE100005T1 (de) 1990-08-27 1991-08-16 Verfahren und vorrichtung zum foerdern von pulverfoermigem oder koernigem material in eine stranggussform.

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