EP0774313A1 - Electromagnetic stirring device for a slab caster mould - Google Patents

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EP0774313A1
EP0774313A1 EP96117372A EP96117372A EP0774313A1 EP 0774313 A1 EP0774313 A1 EP 0774313A1 EP 96117372 A EP96117372 A EP 96117372A EP 96117372 A EP96117372 A EP 96117372A EP 0774313 A1 EP0774313 A1 EP 0774313A1
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Günter Dr. Flemming
Holger Beyer-Steinhauer
Horst Grothe
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    • B22DCASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
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  • the invention relates to an electromagnetic stirring device for a continuous slab casting mold, wherein a steel melt introduced into the mold by an immersion spout is selectively subjected to different electromagnetic fields by electromagnetic coils.
  • the electromagnetic coils are optionally supplied with alternating current or direct current in order to bring about an electromagnetic stirring or braking of the molten steel and thus to improve the quality of the cast slab.
  • An electromagnetic stirring device is known from US Pat. No. 3,153,820, electromagnets being able to be operated continuously, successively, with variable frequencies and / or phase relationships in order to generate stirring forces of different intensities. These measures also serve to improve quality.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a stirring device of the above type with a more diverse stirring program compared to the known devices for better adaptation to different steel qualities and operating situations of a continuous casting plant.
  • the melt distribution should be improved during pouring and slow pouring, the inner quality should be increased and the bath level should be calmed down during fast pouring.
  • the object is achieved according to the invention in that the electromagnetic coils arranged along the broad side walls of the slab mold are circumferential in the field effects, are directed at the narrow side walls on both sides of the mold center, are opposite to the mold center or can be subjected to static electricity.
  • the current applied to the stirring coils is advantageously electronically controlled by a continuous casting process computer.
  • a continuous slab casting mold 1 shown schematically in FIG. 1 consists of two broad side walls 2 and two narrow side walls 3.
  • the continuous slab casting mold 1 is fed with molten steel through an immersion pouring tube 4.
  • the pouring jets emerging from the lateral outflow openings are illustrated by arrows 5.
  • electromagnetic stirring coils 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b are arranged along the broad side walls, which are supplied with electrical current in different ways by means of an electronic control for adaptation to the respective casting program and the respective operating situation.
  • the stirring coils 6a, 6b assigned to a broad side wall 2 are supplied with current in the sense of a continuous traveling field 8.
  • the stirring coils 7a, 7b assigned to the other broad side wall are acted upon in order to achieve a circulating flow in the sense of an opposite traveling field 9.
  • This type of stirring serves to improve the degree of purity and the surface quality at the intended casting speed.
  • the stirring coils 6a, 6b and 7a, 7b arranged on both sides of the mold center are acted upon differently in the sense opposite to the magnetic fields 10 running opposite the narrow side walls.
  • these magnetic fields which accelerate the pouring streams 5
  • an optimal distribution of the molten steel in a mold for wide slabs is achieved at the start of casting and at a slow casting speed.
  • the stirring coils 6a, 6b and 7a, 7b arranged on both sides of the mold center are acted upon differently to produce magnetic field effects directed against the mold center (pouring tube position).
  • traveling fields 11 which act as a brake against the pouring streams 5
  • the bath level is calmed at a higher pouring rate and thus an improvement in the surface quality of the slab is achieved.
  • an error reduction is achieved by accelerated separation of inclusions upwards.
  • the coils 6, 7 are acted upon by direct current, the static magnetic fields 12 then achieving a braking effect on the melt, which is highly turbulent at higher casting speeds.

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Molten steel introduced into a continuous slab casting mould (1) is subjected to different electromagnetic fields from an arrangement of electromagnetic coils (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b) along the broad side walls of the mould which can produce fields circulating (I) both sides of the centre of the mould, moving (II) both sides of the mould centre towards the narrow side walls (3), inwards towards the mould centre (III) or being static (IV). Current to produce the fields may be supplied under electronic control from a process computer.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine elektromagnetische Rühreinrichtung für eine Brammenstranggießkokille, wobei eine durch einen Tauchausguß in die Kokille eingeleitete Stahlschmelze durch elektromagnetische Spulen wahlweise mit unterschiedlichen elektromagnetischen Feldern beaufschlagt wird.The invention relates to an electromagnetic stirring device for a continuous slab casting mold, wherein a steel melt introduced into the mold by an immersion spout is selectively subjected to different electromagnetic fields by electromagnetic coils.

Bei einer derartigen durch die JP-A 63-188461 bekannten Rühreinrichtung werden die elektromagnetischen Spulen wahlweise mit Wechselstrom oder Gleichstrom beaufschlagt um ein elektromagnetisches Rühren oder Bremsen der Stahlschmelze zu bewirken und so die Qualität der gegossenen Bramme zu verbessern.In such a stirring device known from JP-A 63-188461, the electromagnetic coils are optionally supplied with alternating current or direct current in order to bring about an electromagnetic stirring or braking of the molten steel and thus to improve the quality of the cast slab.

Durch die US-PS 3 153 820 ist eine elektromagnetische Rühreinrichtung bekannt, wobei zur Erzeugung von Rührkräften unterschiedlicher Intensität Elektromagnete kontinuierlich, aufeinanderfolgend, mit veränderlichen Frequenzen und/oder Phasenbeziehungen betrieben werden können. Auch diese Maßnahmen dienen der Qualitätsverbesserung.An electromagnetic stirring device is known from US Pat. No. 3,153,820, electromagnets being able to be operated continuously, successively, with variable frequencies and / or phase relationships in order to generate stirring forces of different intensities. These measures also serve to improve quality.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist die Schaffung einer Rühreinrichtung der obigen Gattung mit gegenüber den bekannten Einrichtungen vielfäligerem Rührprogramm zur besseren Anpassung an unterschiedliche Stahlqualitäten und Betriebssituationen einer Stranggießanlage. Insbesondere soll beim Angießen und langsamen Gießen die Schmelzenverteilung verbessert und beim schnellen Gießen die innere Qualität gesteigert und der Badspiegel beruhigt werden.The object of the invention is to provide a stirring device of the above type with a more diverse stirring program compared to the known devices for better adaptation to different steel qualities and operating situations of a continuous casting plant. In particular, the melt distribution should be improved during pouring and slow pouring, the inner quality should be increased and the bath level should be calmed down during fast pouring.

Die gestellte Aufgabe wird nach der Erfindung dadurch gelöst, daß die entlang der Breitseitenwände der Brammenkokille angeordneten elektromagnetischen Spulen in den Feldwirkungen umlaufend, beidseits der Kokillenmitte auf die Schmalseitenwände gerichtet, zur Kokillenmitte entgegengesetzt oder statisch mit Strom beaufschlagbar sind.The object is achieved according to the invention in that the electromagnetic coils arranged along the broad side walls of the slab mold are circumferential in the field effects, are directed at the narrow side walls on both sides of the mold center, are opposite to the mold center or can be subjected to static electricity.

Die Strombeaufschlagung der Rührspulen erfolgt vorteilhaft elektronisch gesteuert von einem Stranggießprozeßrechner.The current applied to the stirring coils is advantageously electronically controlled by a continuous casting process computer.

Mit Bezug auf die Zeichnung wird die Erfindung mit Merkmalen und Vorteilen erläutert.With reference to the drawing, the invention is explained with features and advantages.

Eine in Fig. 1 schematisch dargestellte Brammenstranggießkokille 1 besteht aus zwei Breitseitenwänden 2 und zwei Schmalseitenwänden 3. Die Brammenstranggießkokille 1 wird durch ein Tauchgießrohr 4 mit Stahlschmelze beschickt. Die aus seitlichen Ausströmöffnungen austretenden Gießstrahlen sind durch Pfeile 5 verdeutlicht. Zur Beaufschlagung der Stahlschmelze sind entlang der Breitseitenwände 2 elektromagnetische Rührspulen 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b angeordnet, die mittels einer elektronischen Steuerung zur Anpassung an das jeweilige Gießprogramm und die jeweilige Betriebssituation in unterschiedlicher Weise mit elektrischem Strom beaufschlagt werden.A continuous slab casting mold 1 shown schematically in FIG. 1 consists of two broad side walls 2 and two narrow side walls 3. The continuous slab casting mold 1 is fed with molten steel through an immersion pouring tube 4. The pouring jets emerging from the lateral outflow openings are illustrated by arrows 5. To apply the molten steel, electromagnetic stirring coils 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b are arranged along the broad side walls, which are supplied with electrical current in different ways by means of an electronic control for adaptation to the respective casting program and the respective operating situation.

In Fig. 2 sind unterschiedliche Betriebsweisen I - IV im Prinzip dargestellt.In Fig. 2 different modes of operation I - IV are shown in principle.

In der Betriebsweise I werden die einer Breitseitenwand 2 zugeordneten Rührspulen 6a, 6b im Sinne eines durchgehenden Wanderfeldes 8 strombeaufschlagt. Die der anderen Breitseitenwand zugeordneten Rührspulen 7a, 7b werden zur Erzielung einer Umlaufströmung im Sinne eines entgegengesetzten Wanderfeldes 9 beaufschlagt.In operating mode I, the stirring coils 6a, 6b assigned to a broad side wall 2 are supplied with current in the sense of a continuous traveling field 8. The stirring coils 7a, 7b assigned to the other broad side wall are acted upon in order to achieve a circulating flow in the sense of an opposite traveling field 9.

Diese Art des Rührens dient einer Verbesserung des Reinheitsgrades und der Oberflächengüte bei der vorgesehenen Sollgießgeschwindigkeit.This type of stirring serves to improve the degree of purity and the surface quality at the intended casting speed.

In der Betriebsweise II werden die beidseits der Kokillenmitte angeordneten Rührspulen 6a, 6b und 7a, 7b unterschiedlich im Sinne entgegengesetzt zu den Schmalseitenwänden verlaufenden Magnetfeldern 10 beaufschlagt. Durch diese eine Beschleunigung der Gießstrahlen 5 bewirkenden Magnetfelder wird beim Gießbeginn und bei langsamer Gießgeschwindigkeit eine optimale Verteilung der Stahlschmelze in einer Kokille für breite Brammen erreicht.In mode of operation II, the stirring coils 6a, 6b and 7a, 7b arranged on both sides of the mold center are acted upon differently in the sense opposite to the magnetic fields 10 running opposite the narrow side walls. By means of these magnetic fields, which accelerate the pouring streams 5, an optimal distribution of the molten steel in a mold for wide slabs is achieved at the start of casting and at a slow casting speed.

In der Betriebsweise III werden die beidseits der Kokillenmitte angeordneten Rührspulen 6a, 6b und 7a, 7b unterschiedlich zur Erzeugung von gegen die Kokillenmitte (Gießrohrposition) gerichteten Magnetfeldwirkungen beaufschlagt. Durch derartige, bremsend gegen die Gießstrahlen 5 wirkende Wanderfelder 11 wird bei einer höheren Gießgeschwindigkeit eine Beruhigung des Badspiegels und damit eine Verbesserung der Oberflächenqualität der Bramme erreicht. Darüber hinaus wird eine Fehlerverringerung durch beschleunigte Abscheidung von Einschlüssen nach oben erreicht.In operating mode III, the stirring coils 6a, 6b and 7a, 7b arranged on both sides of the mold center are acted upon differently to produce magnetic field effects directed against the mold center (pouring tube position). By means of such traveling fields 11, which act as a brake against the pouring streams 5, the bath level is calmed at a higher pouring rate and thus an improvement in the surface quality of the slab is achieved. In addition, an error reduction is achieved by accelerated separation of inclusions upwards.

In der Betriebsweise IV werden die Spulen 6, 7 mit Gleichstrom beaufschlagt, wobei die dann statischen Magnetfelder 12 eine Bremswirkung auf die bei höheren Gießgeschwindigkeit stark turbulente Schmelze erzielen.In operating mode IV, the coils 6, 7 are acted upon by direct current, the static magnetic fields 12 then achieving a braking effect on the melt, which is highly turbulent at higher casting speeds.

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Elektromagnetische Rühreinrichtung für eine Brammenstranggießkokille, wobei eine durch einen Tauchausguß in die Kokille eingeleitete Stahlschmelze durch elektromagnetische Spulen wahlweise mit unterschiedlichen elektromagnetischen Feldern beaufschlagt wird,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die entlang der Breitseitenwände (2) der Brammenkokille (1) angeordneten elektromagnetischen Spulen (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b) in den Feldwirkungen
umlaufend (I)
beidseits der Kokillenmitte auf die Schmalseitenwände (3)
gerichtet (II)
zur Kokillenmitte entgegengesetzt (III) oder
statisch (IV)
mit Strom beaufschlagbar sind.
Electromagnetic stirring device for a continuous slab casting mold, wherein a steel melt introduced into the mold by an immersion spout is optionally exposed to different electromagnetic fields by electromagnetic coils,
characterized by
that the electromagnetic coils (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b) arranged along the broad side walls (2) of the slab mold (1) in the field effects
all around (I)
on both sides of the mold center onto the narrow side walls (3)
directed (II)
opposite to the center of the mold (III) or
static (IV)
can be supplied with electricity.
Elektromagnetische Rühreinrichtung nach Anspruch 1,
gekennzeichnet,
durch eine von einem Stranggießprozeßrechner gesteuerte elektronische Strombeaufschlagung der Rührspulen (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b).
Electromagnetic stirring device according to claim 1,
featured ,
by means of an electronic current application of the stirring coils (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b) controlled by a continuous casting process computer.
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