EP2111938B1 - Bouchon de purge par gaz de soufflage dans un récipient de traitement métallique - Google Patents

Bouchon de purge par gaz de soufflage dans un récipient de traitement métallique Download PDF

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EP2111938B1
EP2111938B1 EP08155102.0A EP08155102A EP2111938B1 EP 2111938 B1 EP2111938 B1 EP 2111938B1 EP 08155102 A EP08155102 A EP 08155102A EP 2111938 B1 EP2111938 B1 EP 2111938B1
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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
    • B22D1/00—Treatment of fused masses in the ladle or the supply runners before casting
    • B22D1/002—Treatment with gases
    • B22D1/005—Injection assemblies therefor
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C21C5/00—Manufacture of carbon-steel, e.g. plain mild steel, medium carbon steel or cast steel or stainless steel
    • C21C5/28—Manufacture of steel in the converter
    • C21C5/42—Constructional features of converters
    • C21C5/46—Details or accessories
    • C21C5/48—Bottoms or tuyéres of converters
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C21C2250/00—Specific additives; Means for adding material different from burners or lances
    • C21C2250/08—Porous plug
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C21C5/00—Manufacture of carbon-steel, e.g. plain mild steel, medium carbon steel or cast steel or stainless steel
    • C21C5/28—Manufacture of steel in the converter
    • C21C5/30—Regulating or controlling the blowing
    • C21C5/34—Blowing through the bath
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B9/00—General processes of refining or remelting of metals; Apparatus for electroslag or arc remelting of metals
    • C22B9/05—Refining by treating with gases, e.g. gas flushing also refining by means of a material generating gas in situ

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  • the present invention relates to a purging plug typically used to blow gas into a metal treatment recipient.
  • the present invention further relates to a method for producing the purging plug.
  • Purging plugs are commonly known in the metallurgical industry as a means to blow gas into a metal treatment recipient containing molten metal. Such recipients are also known for example as metal treatment ladies.
  • the gas blown into the metal treatment recipient may allow stirring the molten metal.
  • other uses of the gas may also be considered.
  • the purging plug is embedded in a lining of the metal treatment recipient, and a gas supply is connected to a bottom side of the purging plug facing outside of the metal treatment recipient.
  • Purging plugs may also find use in transfer ladles, tundishes, or indeed in any other type of molten metal recipient.
  • the positioning of the purging plug into a lining of the treatment recipient, transfer ladle, tundish or molten metal recipient may be anywhere, e.g., in the bottom or on the side of the recipient.
  • a purging plug may comprise one or a plurality of purging elements whereby a purging element may be either of the direct permeability of indirect permeability categories depending on its properties in terms of letting gas flow through the purging element; a direct permeability category purging element allows for gas flow through a channel from a bottom side of the purging element to a top side of the purging element, while an indirect permeability category purging element allows for gas to get through the permeable structure and other permeability making up the purging element.
  • Purging plugs having mainly one or more direct permeability purging elements typically allow to achieve a better performance than purging plugs having mainly one or more indirect permeability purging elements. This may be expressed also in terms of better efficiency, i.e., improved heat and treatment time characteristics for direct permeability purging plugs.
  • the downside of purging plugs with direct permeability is that low viscosity metals may easily clog them, i.e., there may be molten metal infiltration in the absence of a transient counter pressure of gas being injected at the bottom side of the purging plug. If the counter pressure of gas is interrupted, one or a plurality of channels in the direct permeability elements may be infiltrated from the top side over several centimeters with molten metal from the treatment recipient. This may happen even in case a thickness of the channels, i.e., an opening of the channels is of relatively small size.
  • the problem of clogged channels in a purging plug may under circumstances be solved by injecting gas under high pressure at the bottom side of the purging plug.
  • the high pressured gas may allow a crack to develop in the purging plug and to physically break off along the crack a part of the purging plug containing clogged ends of the channels.
  • the first inconvenience is unreliability because the crack will not always develop, and if it develops it might not develop along a desired part of the purging plug.
  • the second inconvenience is a degradation of the purging plug because a cracked purging plug has different overall characteristics than the initial purging plug, and thus the performance of the purging plug may be seriously affected by the crack.
  • Purging plugs made mainly from one or a plurality of indirect permeability purging elements suffer less from molten metal infiltration. If metal infiltrates this will normally not affect more than a few millimeters of the purging plug. Although such an infiltration inevitably produces a discontinuity in operating the purging plug, this remains minimal and normal operation of the purging plug can be resumed by reinjecting gas at any time.
  • the invention provides a purging plug for blowing gas to be attached to an opening of a molten metal treatment recipient.
  • the purging plug comprises a core having a shape extended along a longitudinal axis from a bottom side to a top side, wherein the core is substantially made of a first material, wherein the first material has a first permeability.
  • the purging plug further comprises a surrounding layer arranged around the core in direction of the longitudinal axis from the bottom side to the top side, wherein the surrounding layer is substantially made of a second material, wherein the second material has a second permeability, the second permeability being of higher value than the first permeability.
  • At least one gas passage duct allows a gas to flow through the gas passage duct from the bottom side to the top side.
  • the gas passage duct is formed according to one of the following configurations:
  • the purging plug further comprises at least one convex projection formed on an external surface of the core facing the surrounding layer, and a concave cavity formed on a internal surface of the surrounding layer facing the core, wherein the concave cavity fits the at least one convex projection, and the convex projection forms a bridge that secures the core from moving relative to the surrounding layer in direction of the longitudinal axis.
  • the purging plug further comprises at least one convex projection formed on an external surface of the core facing the surrounding layer, wherein the convex projection extends as a bridge to be in contact with the surrounding layer.
  • the purging plug further comprises at least one convex bulge formed on an internal surface of the surrounding layer facing the core, and a concave recess formed on an external surface of the core facing the surrounding layer, wherein the concave recess fits the at least one convex bulge, and the convex bulge forms a bridge that secures the core from moving relative to the surrounding layer in direction of the longitudinal axis.
  • the purging plug further comprises at least one convex bulge formed on an internal surface of the surrounding layer facing the core, wherein the convex projection extends as a bridge to be in contact with the core.
  • the shape of the core substantially corresponds to a solid cylinder extending along the longitudinal axis, and the surrounding layer is dimensioned such that the purging plug takes an overall conical shape having its larger base diameter located at the bottom side and its smaller top diameter located at the top side.
  • a thickness of the interstice measured in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis is between 0,1 and 0,5 mm.
  • the purging plug further comprises a casing, whereby the casing encloses the core and the surrounding layer.
  • the invention provides a metal treatment recipient having an opening with a purging plug according the first aspect, or any preferred embodiment thereof, inserted therein.
  • the invention provides a method for producing a purging plug for blowing gas, to be attached to an opening of a molten metal treatment recipient.
  • the method comprises steps of providing a foil with a plurality of apertures distributed over a surface of the foil, providing a purging plug casing, and creating with the foil a hollow body inside the purging plug casing such as to separate an inner volume of the purging plug casing into a first volume corresponding to a desired shape of a core, and a second volume being located between the foil and a wall of the purging plug casing.
  • the method further comprises casting a first material having a first permeability into the first volume in order to obtain the core, and casting a second material having a second permeability, the second permeability being of higher value than the first permeability, into the second volume in order to obtain a surrounding layer located around the core, the casting of the second material being done substantially simultaneously with the casting of the first material.
  • the purging plug casing is fired at a temperature sufficient to harden the core and the surrounding layer, and to burn the foil.
  • the foil defines at least an interstice between the core and the surrounding layer, the interstice creating a gas passage duct.
  • the invention provides a method for producing a purging plug for blowing gas, to be attached to an opening of a molten metal treatment recipient, that comprises steps of providing a purging plug casing, providing a core of the purging plug, whereby the core is made substantially of a first material having a first permeability, and positioning the core inside the purging plug casing, thereby defining a second volume inside the purging plug casing, the second volume being located between the core and a wall of the purging plug casing.
  • the method further comprises casting a second material having a second permeability, the second permeability being of higher value than the first permeability, into the second volume in order to obtain a surrounding layer located around the core, and firing the purging plug casing at a temperature sufficient to harden the surrounding layer.
  • inventive method further comprises, before the casting of the second material, providing a foil with a plurality of apertures distributed over a surface of the foil, wrapping the foil around the core, and, after the casting of the second material, firing the purging plug casing at a temperature sufficient to harden the surrounding layer and to burn the foil.
  • the foil defines at least an interstice between the core and the surrounding layer, the interstice creating a gas passage duct.
  • the core comprises at least a channel, the channel creating a gas passage duct for the blowing of gas.
  • the invention provides a method for producing a purging plug for blowing gas, to be attached to an opening of a molten metal treatment recipient, whereby the purging plug comprises a core and surrounding layer arranged around the core.
  • the method comprises steps of providing the surrounding layer, whereby the surrounding layer is made substantially of a second material having a second permeability, and the surrounding layer defines an inner volume to receive the core, casting a first material having a first permeability, the second permeability being of higher value than the first permeability, into the inner volume in order to obtain the core, and firing the purging plug casing at a temperature sufficient to harden the core.
  • the method further comprises, before the casting of the first material, providing a foil with a plurality of apertures distributed over a surface of the foil, wrapping the foil on a wall of the inner volume, and, after the casting of the first material, firing the purging plug casing at a temperature sufficient to harden the core and to burn the foil.
  • the foil defines at least an interstice between the core and the surrounding layer, the interstice creating a gas passage duct.
  • the core comprises at least a channel, the channel creating a gas passage duct for the blowing of gas.
  • the first material is a dense refractory material that has an open porosity less than 30% measured after the EN1402 norm, and has a gas permeability by argon less than 10 Nanoperm
  • the second material is a porous refractory material that has an open porosity more than 30% measured after the EN1402 norm, and has a gas permeability by argon higher than 10 Nanoperm.
  • the present invention relates to a purging plug that cumulates among others the advantages of both direct permeability and indirect permeability purging elements.
  • the present invention in particular has a structure that avoids a clogging of the purging plug, which in prior art occurs by infiltration of molten metal.
  • Fig.1 illustrates a purging plug 1 according to an example of embodiment of the present invention.
  • the purging plug 1 comprises a core 2 surrounded from a foil 3, which on turn is surrounded by a surrounding layer 4.
  • the purging plug 1 may be used for blowing gas into an opening of a molten metal treatment recipient 41 (only shown in part in Fig. 1 ).
  • the core 2 is made of a first material having a first permeability.
  • the first material qualifies as a non-permeable material in the sense that it substantially avoids gas passing through. It may preferably consist of a relatively dense and castable substance.
  • the core 2 has a shape extending along a longitudinal axis 40 from a bottom side 5 to a top side 6 of the purging plug 1.
  • the foil 3 shown in Fig. 1 typically consists of plastic material, which completely burns away without leaving any remains when the purging plug is exposed to a high temperature.
  • the plastic material may for example be PVC (Polyethylene Vinyl Chloride) or simply polyethylene.
  • the high temperature is typically obtained when the purging plug is fired, for example for the purpose of hardening the core 2 and/or the surrounding layer 4.
  • the high temperature may for example lie above 300°C. In order to reach the high temperature of at least 300°C throughout the purging plus in order to eliminate the foil, the purging plug is fired at a temperature of about 500°C.
  • the reason for applying a foil 3 on the core 2 is for obtaining at least one interstice 7 (shown in a dotted line in Fig. 7 ), which lies between the core 2 and the surrounding layer 4.
  • the interstice 7 which is formed once the foil 3 is burned away, is a gas passage duct that allows a gas (not shown in Fig. 1 ) to flow through it from the bottom side 5 to the top side 6.
  • a thickness of the foil 3 allows to adjust a size of the interstice 7, and more particularly a thickness of the interstice 7 measured in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 40.
  • the thickness of the interstice 7 measured in this fashion preferably has a value in a range between 0,1 mm and 0,5 mm.
  • the thickness of the interstice 7 has an influence on a flow rate of gas passing through the interstice 7.
  • the thickness of the interstice 7 may also be chosen depending on a viscosity of molten metals (not shown in Fig. 1 ) to be treated in the metal treatment recipient:
  • the interstice 7 shown in Fig. 1 is only one example of possible gas passage ducts, and its structure allowing a gas to flow from the bottom side 5 to the top side 6 is not limited to the example shown in Fig. 1 .
  • the foil 3 need not surround the whole core 2.
  • the foil 3 may be a strip or a plurality of distinct strips.
  • the surrounding layer 4 is made from a second material having a second permeability.
  • the second material qualifies as a permeable material in the sense that it allows gas to pass through the surrounding layer, in particular from the bottom side 5 to the top side 6 of the purging plug 1.
  • the surrounding layer 4 is arranged around the core 2, and around the foil 3 while such foil is not yet burned away.
  • the second material making up the surrounding layer 4 may be of similar nature as the first material making up the core 2, with the difference that a value of the second permeability is of higher value than the first permeability, i.e., for example that a grain size of the second material and a distribution of the grain size inside the material be chosen such to obtain a desired permeability to gas.
  • the grain size in the second material, and hence the permeability of the second material is adjusted in a compromise to also achieve a determined mechanical resistance.
  • the grain size and distribution inside the material may be adjusted for example to obtain a porosity in a range from 30% up to 70%.
  • the second material is a porous refractory material that has an open porosity more than 30% measured after EN1402 norm, and a gas permeability by argon higher than 10 Nanoperm (10 -9 .cm 2 ). It will be understood that the overall permeability of the surrounding layer 4 is dependent from the size of the surrounding layer 4, but also of the temperature and the type of gas used.
  • the second material may be of castable nature in a manner that the surrounding layer 4 is obtainable through casting of such second material.
  • the first material is a dense material, i.e., a refractory material that has an open porosity less than 30% measured after EN1402 norm, and a gas permeability by argon less than 10 Nanoperm (10 -9 .cm 2 ). It will be understood that the overall permeability of the core 2 is dependent from the size of the core 2, but also of the temperature and the type of gas used.
  • An assembly comprising the core 2 and the surrounding layer 4 may be enclosed in a casing 8, which is preferably made of metal.
  • a total shape of the purging plug 1, including or not including the casing 8 may for example be conical, wherein the bottom side has a diameter greater than a diameter of the top side. This is the example illustrated in Fig. 1 . However, the example illustrated in Fig. 1 does not constitute a limitation to the present invention, and other total shapes are possible for the purging plug 1. It may for example be possible to have cylindrical, square or star shaped cross sections of the total shape.
  • the shape of the core 2 itself may also vary depending for example on external use parameters.
  • the shape of the core 2 may be cylindrical as shown in the example of Fig. 1 , whereby a diameter of the core 2 at the bottom side 5 is substantially equal to a diameter of the core at the top side 6.
  • the shape of the core 2 may also the conical, in an alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • the cross section of the core 2 may be square or star shaped or have any other convenient shape.
  • the first material making up the core 2, and / or the second material making up the surrounding layer 4 may for example be constituted from alumina, alumina-spinel, alumina carbon or other basic materials well known from a person skilled in the art.
  • the structure of the purging plug 1 combines the advantages of materials having direct permeability and materials having indirect permeability.
  • the inventive purging plug 1 inherently has the advantage of high gas flow rates and improved efficiency that are characteristic of material with direct permeability. This is due to the one or plurality of interstices 7.
  • the circulation of gas through the second material has the effect of heating up the surroundings of the interstices 7 and of any infiltrated metal therein (not shown in Fig. 1 ). The infiltrated metal heated this way softens and may more easily be removed with over-pressured gas.
  • the over-pressure required is generally lower than high pressures of gas required in purging plugs with direct permeability as known from prior art.
  • the lower pressure required to remove the softened infiltrated metal avoids most damages such as breaking off and resulting shortening of the purging plug 1, as they would occur in prior art.
  • the purging plug according to the invention has a core of first material, i.e., substantially non-permeable material, that gives to the purging plug an overall improved mechanical stability.
  • first material i.e., substantially non-permeable material
  • the purging plug embedded in the lining thereof will experience the effect of cleaning mainly on the top side of the core.
  • the top side of the core has a better resistance to the corrosion induced by the highly oxidized and very hot developing phases from the lance cleaning.
  • the foil 3 comprises one or a plurality of apertures 9.
  • the apertures 9 allow to achieve bridges of first material or second material for an improved anchoring of an external surface 10 of the core 2 facing the surrounding layer 4, and an internal surface 11 of the surrounding layer 4 facing the core 2.
  • the apertures 9 may be filled either by first material from the core 2, or by second material from the surrounding layer 4.
  • the apertures 9 are filled for example during a casting process of the respective first and second materials.
  • the one or plurality of apertures 9 constitute an optional feature of the inventive purging plug 1.
  • the one or plurality of apertures 9 may also be omitted and other ways of anchoring the core 2 and the surrounding layer 4 may be used in alternative embodiments, without being disclosed herein.
  • the apertures 9 may for example be filled in one of the following manners or with a combination thereof:
  • the bridges in addition to securing the core vis a vis the surrounding layer, the bridges also maintain a distance between the core 2 and the surrounding layer 4 to preserve any interstice 7 that results from the foil 3 after it has been burned away.
  • the final purging plug 1 is typically able to deliver a flow rate comprised between 10 and several thousands Nl.min -1 ("Nl” being an acronym meaning Normalized liter).
  • Nl being an acronym meaning Normalized liter.
  • the maximum value of the flow rate is mainly dependent on the thickness of the foil 3 and the gas permeability of the second material.
  • the purging plugs of the present invention may also incorporate one or more wear indicators of the types generally known in the art. These can include for example embodiments wherein the core or ducts have a different shape at different heights within the plug, or wherein a separate wear indicating body is incorporated into the plug structure having different permeability, emissivity or other visible characteristics. In some instances, electronic wear indicators might also be used.
  • This example relates to producing a purging plug comprising following features:
  • steps of a method for producing such a purging plug are represented in a flow chart.
  • the purging plug casing is provided.
  • a following step 301 is to provide a core of the purging plug, which is made substantially of the first material having the first permeability.
  • the core is thus provided as a manufactured component ready for assembling and use.
  • the core is positioned inside the purging casing, whereby a second volume inside the purging plug casing is defined that is located between the core and a wall of the purging casing.
  • the surrounding layer is obtained in step 303 by casting the second material having the second permeability into the second volume.
  • the purging plug casing and thus the freshly cast surrounding layer is fired at a temperature sufficient to harden the second material, i.e., the surrounding layer.
  • the method illustrated in Fig. 3 may receive additional steps in a preferred embodiment for obtaining a purging plug with at least an interstice between the core and the surrounding layer. This preferred embodiment is illustrated in Fig. 4 .
  • the at least one interstice is obtained by the use of a foil.
  • the foil Before the step 302 of positioning the core inside the purging plug casing, the foil is provided in step 305, whereby the foil has a plurality of apertures distributed over a surface of the foil. The foil is then wrapped around the core in step 306.
  • step 307 of firing similar to step 304 of Fig. 3 allows not only to harden the surrounding layer, but also to burn the foil. This is achieved by firing at a sufficiently high temperature.
  • the purging plug obtains an interstice between the core and the surrounding layer where the foil was located.
  • the second material penetrates the apertures of the foil to directly come in contact with the core.
  • the surrounding layer may be seen to have a plurality of convex bulges on its inner surface facing the core. These bulges create bridges between the surrounding layer and the core.
  • An example of a purging plug obtained as a result of the method illustrated in Fig. 4 is shown in Fig. 2 previously described.
  • the core may be provided with at least one channel therein, whereby the channel creates a gas passage duct for the blowing of gas through the purging plug.
  • a purging plug obtained with such a core comprising at least a channel through the method of Fig. 4 is shown in Fig. 5 .
  • the latter is similar to the illustration of Fig. 2 with the difference that the core comprises the channels 308.
  • This example relates to producing a purging plug comprising following features:
  • a step 400 the surrounding layer is provided.
  • the surrounding layer is thus provided as a manufactured component ready for assembling and use.
  • the surrounding layer defines an inner volume that will receive the core.
  • step 401 the first material is cast into the inner volume to obtain the core.
  • step 402 the cast core is hardened by firing at a sufficient temperature.
  • the method illustrated in Fig. 6 may receive additional steps in a preferred embodiment for obtaining a purging plug with at least an interstice between the core and the surrounding layer. This preferred embodiment is illustrated in Fig. 7 .
  • the at least one interstice is obtained by the use of a foil.
  • the foil Before the step 401 of casting the first material to obtain the core, the foil is provided in step 403, whereby the foil has a plurality of apertures distributed over a surface of the foil.
  • the foil is then wrapped on a wall of the inner volume, i.e., an inner wall of the surrounding layer, in step 404.
  • step 405 of firing similar to step 402 of Fig. 7 allows not only to harden the core, but also to burn the foil. This is achieved by firing at a sufficiently high temperature.
  • the purging plug obtains an interstice between the core and the surrounding layer where the foil was located.
  • the first material penetrates the apertures of the foil to directly come in contact with the surrounding layer.
  • the core may be seen to have a plurality of convex projections on its surface facing the surrounding layer. These projections create bridges between the surrounding layer and the core.
  • the core may be provided with at least one channel therein, whereby the channel creates a gas passage duct for the blowing of gas through the purging plug.
  • the channel is obtained during the process of casting the first material in the inner volume.
  • This example relates to producing a purging plug comprising following features:
  • the interstice and the bridges will be obtained by the use of a foil.
  • the foil is provided with apertures, which are distributed over a surface of the foil.
  • the apertures may be distributed over the surface in many different patterns, e.g., in a grid pattern.
  • the purging plug casing is then provided in step 501.
  • a hollow body is created in step 502 with the foil inside the empty casing such as to separate an inner volume of the casing into a first volume corresponding to the desired shape of the core, and a second volume corresponding to the surrounding layer and which is located between the foil and a wall of the casing.
  • a castable first material having a first permeability is poured inside the first volume to obtain the core in step 503.
  • a castable second material having a second permeability is poured inside the second volume to obtain the surrounding layer.
  • the second permeability is of higher value than the first permeability.
  • first material and the second material While the first material and the second material are being cast, either one of the materials may flow through the apertures. Hence some of the first material may flow from the first volume into the second volume and/or some of the second material may flow from the second volume into the first volume. However due to viscosity of both first and second materials, the flow in either direction between the first volume and the second volume will generally be marginal but sufficient to create bridges that contact the core and the surrounding layer through the apertures in order to anchor both core and surrounding layer between each other.
  • the foil which separates the core and the surrounding layer has a determined thickness corresponding to the desired interstices that will be formed after the foil is removed.
  • the foil is removed by the effect of destruction caused by means of a high temperature.
  • the high temperature is achieved in step 505 during a firing of the cast purging plug, whereby the temperature is raised to above 300°C, preferably even to 500°C.
  • the firing of course also causes both the core and the surrounding layer to harden.
  • the finished purging plug is obtained after the firing.

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  1. Un bouchon de purge (1) pour souffler du gaz à fixer à une ouverture (41) d'un récipient de traitement du métal fondu, comprenant :
    un noyau (2) ayant une forme s'étendant le long d'un axe longitudinal (40) d'un côté inférieur (5) à un côté supérieur (6), au sein duquel le noyau (2) est essentiellement constitué d'un premier matériau, au sein duquel le premier matériau a une première couche de perméabilité,
    une couche périphérique (4) disposée autour du noyau (2) en direction de l'axe longitudinal (40) du côté inférieur (5) au côté supérieur (6), au sein duquel la couche environnante est substantiellement faite d'un second matériau, au sein duquel un second matériau présente une seconde perméabilité, ladite seconde perméabilité est d'une valeur supérieure à celle de ladite première perméabilité,
    au moins un canal de passage de gaz (7) permettant à un gaz de s'écouler à travers le conduit d'écoulement de gaz à partir du côté inférieur (5) vers le côté supérieur (6), caractérisé en ce que
    le canal de passage de gaz (7) est structuré selon l'une des configurations suivantes :
    - au moins le conduit d'un passage de gaz est formé comme un interstice (7) entre le noyau (2) et la couche environnante (4),
    - au moins le conduit d'un passage de gaz est formé comme un interstice (7) entre le noyau (2) et la couche environnante (4), et au moins un conduit supplémentaire d'un passage de gaz est formé comme un canal dans le noyau (2).
  2. Le bouchon de purge (1) selon la revendication 1, comprenant davantage :
    au moins une projection convexe formée sur une surface externe (10) du noyau (2) selon la couche environnante (4),
    une cavité concave formée sur une surface interne (11) de la couche environnante (4) tournée vers le noyau (2), au sein duquel la cavité concave s'adapte à au moins une projection convexe, et la projection convexe forme un pont qui empêche le noyau (2) de se déplacer face à la couche environnante (4) dans la direction de l'axe longitudinal (40).
  3. Le bouchon de purge (1) au regard de la revendication 1, comprenant davantage :
    au moins une projection convexe formée sur une surface externe (10) du noyau (2) face à la couche environnante (4), au sein de laquelle la projection convexe s'étend comme un pont pour être en contact avec la couche environnante (4).
  4. Le bouchon de purge (1) selon la revendication 1, comprenant davantage :
    au moins un renflement convexe (20) formé sur une surface interne (11) de la couche environnante (4) face au noyau (2),
    un évidement concave formé sur une surface externe (10) du noyau (2) face au contour (4), au sein duquel l'évidement concave s'adapte à au moins un renflement convexe (20), et le renflement convexe (20) forme un pont qui empêche le noyau (2) de se déplacer selon la couche environnante (4) dans la direction de l'axe longitudinal (40).
  5. Le bouchon de purge (1) au regard de la revendication 1, comprenant davantage :
    au moins un renflement convexe (20) formé sur une surface interne (11) de la couche environnante (4) face au noyau (2), au sein duquel la projection convexe s'étend comme pont pour être en contact avec le noyau (2).
  6. Le bouchon de purge (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel
    la forme du noyau (2) correspond sensiblement à un cylindre plein qui s'étend le long de l'axe longitudinal (40), et
    la couche environnante (4) est dimensionnée de sorte que ce bouchon de purge (1) épouse une forme générale conique dont le plus grand diamètre de base est situé sur le côté inférieur (5) et son diamètre le plus inférieur situé sur le côté supérieur (6).
  7. Le bouchon de purge (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel
    une épaisseur de l'interstice (7) mesurée dans une direction perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal (40) est comprise entre 0,1 et 0,5 mm.
  8. Le bouchon de purge (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, comprenant davantage un boîtier (8), lequel boîtier (8) enveloppe le noyau (2) et la couche environnante (4).
  9. Le bouchon de purge (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel
    le premier matériau est un matériau réfractaire dense qui affiche une porosité béante inférieure à 30 % mesurée selon la norme EN1402, et présente une perméabilité au gaz par l'argon inférieure à 10 Nanoperm, et
    le second matériau est un matériau réfractaire poreux qui affiche une porosité béante supérieure à 30 % mesurée selon la norme EN1402, et qui présente une perméabilité aux gaz par l'argon supérieure à 10 Nanoperm.
  10. A récipient de traitement de métal comportant une ouverture munie d'un bouchon de purge (1) au regard de l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9.
  11. Une méthode de confection d'un bouchon de purge pour le gaz de soufflage (1), à fixer sur une ouverture d'un récipient de traitement de métal fondu, comprenant les étapes consistant à fournir une feuille métallique (500) avec une pluralité d'ouvertures réparties sur une surface de la feuille métallique,
    fournir un boîtier de bouchon de purge (501),
    couler avec la feuille métallique un corps creux (502) à l'intérieur du boîtier de bouchon de purge de façon à séparer un volume intérieur du boîtier de bouchon de purge en un premier volume correspondant à une forme souhaitée d'un noyau et un deuxième volume étant situé entre la feuille métallique et une paroi du boîtier de bouchon de purge,
    couler un premier matériau (503) ayant une première perméabilité dans le premier volume afin d'obtenir le noyau,
    couler un second matériau (504) ayant une seconde perméabilité, la seconde perméabilité ayant une valeur supérieure à la première perméabilité, dans le second volume afin d'obtenir une couche environnante située autour du noyau, la coulée du second matériau étant réalisée sensiblement en même temps que la coulée du premier matériau,
    faire fondre le boîtier de bouchon de purge (505) à une température suffisante pour durcir le noyau et la couche environnante et faire fondre la feuille métallique,
    si bien que la feuille métallique définisse au moins un interstice entre le noyau et la couche environnante, l'interstice créant un conduit d'écoulement de gaz.
  12. Une méthode de production d'un bouchon de purge pour le gaz de soufflage (1), destiné à être fixé à une ouverture d'un récipient de traitement de métal fondu, comprenant les étapes consistant à fournir un boîtier de bouchon de purge (300),
    fournir un noyau (301) du bouchon de purge, le noyau étant constitué essentiellement d'un premier matériau ayant une première perméabilité,
    positionner le noyau (302) à l'intérieur du boîtier du bouchon de purge, définissant ainsi un second volume à l'intérieur du boîtier du bouchon de purge, le second volume étant logé entre le noyau et une paroi du boîtier de bouchon de purge,
    fournir une feuille métallique (305) avec une pluralité d'ouvertures réparties sur une surface de la feuille métallique,
    envelopper la feuille métallique (306) autour du noyau,
    couler un second matériau (303) ayant une seconde perméabilité, la seconde perméabilité ayant une valeur supérieure à la première perméabilité, dans le second volume pour obtenir une couche environnante située autour du noyau, faire fondre le boîtier de bouchon de purge (307) à une température suffisante pour durcir la couche environnante et faire fondre la feuille métallique,
    par là, la feuille métallique définit au moins un interstice entre le noyau et la couche environnante, l'interstice créant un conduit d'écoulement de gaz.
  13. La méthode au regard de la revendication 12, au sein de laquelle le noyau comprend au moins un canal, le canal créant un passage de gaz pour le soufflage de gaz.
  14. Une méthode de confection d'un bouchon de purge pour gaz de soufflage (1), destiné à être fixé à une ouverture d'un récipient de traitement de métal fondu, le bouchon de purge (1) comprenant un noyau et une couche environnante agencés autour du noyau, la méthode comprenant des étapes consistant à
    fournir la couche environnante (400), la couche environnante étant constituée essentiellement d'un second matériau avec une seconde perméabilité, et la couche environnante définit un volume interne pour recevoir le noyau,
    fournir une feuille métallique (403) avec une pluralité d'ouvertures réparties sur une surface de la feuille métallique métallique,
    envelopper la feuille métallique sur une paroi du volume interne,
    couler un premier matériau (401) ayant une première perméabilité, la seconde perméabilité étant de valeur supérieure à la première perméabilité, dans le volume interne pour obtenir le noyau,
    faire fondre le boîtier de bouchon de purge (405) à une température suffisante pour durcir le noyau et faire fondre la feuille métallique,
    la feuille métallique définissant par là au moins un interstice entre le noyau et la couche environnante, l'interstice créant un conduit d'écoulement de gaz.
  15. La méthode au regard de la revendication 14, au sein de laquelle le noyau comprend au moins un canal, le canal frayant un conduit d'écoulement de gaz pour le soufflage de gaz.
  16. La méthode au regard de l'une quelconque des revendications 11 à 15, au sein de laquelle le premier matériau est un matériau réfractaire dense qui affiche une porosité béante inférieure à 30 % mesurée selon la norme EN1402, et présente une perméabilité aux gaz par l'argon inférieure à 10 Nanoperm, et
    le second matériau est un matériau réfractaire poreux qui présente une porosité béante de plus de 30 % mesurée selon la norme EN1402, et qui affiche une perméabilité aux gaz par l'argon supérieure à 10 Nanoperm.
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