EP3194095B1 - Impact pad, tundish and apparatus including the impact pad, and method of using same - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to impact pads used in steel-making, especially to tundish impact pads adapted to reduce turbulence and bath surface disruption generated by a molten steel ladle stream fed into a continuous caster tundish.
- the invention further relates to tundishes and apparatus including the impact pads, and methods of using the impact pads, tundishes, and apparatus.
- a steel caster is an apparatus for carrying out continuous casting, also referred to in the art as strand casting.
- Continuous casting involves transferring molten steel from a steelmaking furnace into a ladle. From the ladle, the molten steel is fed through a shroud of the ladle (also referred to as a ladle shroud) extending into a container or vessel referred to as a tundish.
- the molten steel typically is fed at a continuous or semi-continuous liquid flow into a molten steel bath contained in the tundish.
- the tundish typically acts as a reservoir from which the molten steel may be fed, without interruption or unwanted downtime, into caster molds.
- a protective slag cover/layer or "flux" is allowed to form at the surface of the molten steel bath.
- Fig. 10 illustrates a longitudinal cross section of a single strand tundish 1 having an asymmetrical fluid flow 9a.
- the ladle shroud 7 is shown adjacent end wall 3 opposite a well block (not shown in Figs. 10 and 11 ).
- Water flow-model studies have shown that the fluid flow, generated by an incoming ladle stream 8 from the ladle shroud 7, is reflected from the flat tundish floor 4 in an upward direction toward the surface of the liquid steel. If this fluid flow is restricted by the tundish walls 2 and 3, the restricted fluid flow is forced upward along the surface of such walls 2, 3. This upward flow follows a circular path 9c, and creates an upward surge along the face of the end wall 3, and a downward flow around a ladle shroud 7.
- the upward surge of the circular flow 9c causes excessive turbulence at the surface of the bath.
- These high free surface activities in the tundish give rise to a phenomenon called "open-eye," whereby the protective slag cover 6 on top of the steel bath is broken.
- the broken slag cover 6 exposes the liquid steel to the surrounding atmosphere and sets up conditions conducive to altering the chemistry of the steel bath and creating inclusions in the steel bath.
- the chemical changes typically involve loss of aluminum from the bath and/or absorption of oxygen and nitrogen into the steel bath and consequent surface re-oxidation. Re-oxidation and other undesired reactions can introduce, for example, excess alumina, manganese sulfide, and calcium sulfide into the steel bath.
- the downward flow around the ladle shroud 7 generates shear and vortices, and entraps and pulls broken particles 10 from the broken flux cover 6 down into the liquid steel bath. These broken particles 10 eventually are discharged from the tundish with the molten steel and create inclusions within the finished steel product.
- a tundish impact pad is provided according to claim 1.
- a second aspect of the invention provides an apparatus according to claim 9.
- a third aspect of the invention provides a strand casting method or molten steel processing method according to claim 10.
- the conical impact surface area has an axis, passing through the apex, about which the conical impact surface area has rotational symmetry.
- the conical impact surface area has a linear profile.
- the conical impact surface area has a cone angle, measured from a horizontal plane in which an outer perimeter of the conical impact surface area lies to an oblique plane in which the conical impact surface area lies, in a range of about 15 degrees to about 25 degrees.
- the lip has a downward lip angle, measured from a horizontal plane to a lower surface of the lip, in a range of about 20 degrees to about 25 degrees.
- the continuous annular chamber has a radius of curvature of about 30 mm.
- protuberances for example hemispherical protuberances, are distributed about a lower surface area of the lip.
- a tundish for a strand caster in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is generally designated by reference numeral 10 in Figs. 1 and 2 .
- a single-strand caster is shown therein, it should be understood that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced in connection with double-strand and other multiple-strand casters.
- An example of a multi-strand caster setup, albeit with a different impact pad, is shown in Fig. 10 of U.S. Patent No. RE 35,685 .
- the tundish 10 includes tundish end walls 12 and 14, tundish front and rear sidewalls (unnumbered), and a tundish floor 16 extending between and connected to (or integral with) the end walls 12, 14 and sidewalls.
- the tundish end walls 12, 14 and floor 16 collectively establish a chamber or reservoir 18 for receiving and holding a molten steel bath.
- a tundish impact pad 20 is located in the reservoir 18, for example, closer to the end wall 12 than to the end wall 14.
- Positioned above the tundish impact pad 20 is the lower part of a ladle shroud 22 for introducing an incoming ladle stream 24 ( Fig. 7 ) of molten steel into the impact pad 20.
- the ladle shroud 22 is shown penetrating through the top of the molten steel bath, with the end of the ladle shroud 22 spaced above and centered coaxially with the tundish impact pad 20.
- the flow of molten steel and the structure and function of impact pad 20 are discussed in further detail below.
- the tundish 10 further includes a weir 26 dividing the tundish 10 into right and left (first and second) compartments 18a and 18b, respectively, with the impact pad 20 in the right compartment 18a on the tundish floor 16 in Figs. 1 and 2 .
- the bottom of the weir 26 includes a passage 26a for allowing fluid communication between the liquid steel in the left and right compartments 18a, 18b.
- a diffuser 28 is positioned on the tundish floor 16 in the right compartment 18a between the weir 26 and the tundish impact pad 20.
- a dam 30 having a plurality of upwardly sloping (from right to left in the direction of flow) cylindrical passages 30a rests on the tundish floor 16 in the left compartment 18b.
- a stopper rod 32 is aligned with an output port or tundish well block 34 through which liquid steel is discharged from the tundish 10. Upward and downward movement of the stopper rod 32 controls outflow of molten steel from the tundish 10 and into casts (not shown).
- the tundish impact pad 20 may be made of a material or materials suitable for the intended use in a caster tundish for molten steel processing. Typically, such material(s) have high impact and abrasion resistance, high hot strength and refractoriness, and good castability. Metals, ceramics, and sand with ceramic coatings are examples of suitable materials. As specific but non-limiting examples, low-moisture, high-alumina castable compositions such as Narcon 70 Castable and coarse high alumina low cement castable compositions such as Versaflow® 70C Plus are refractory materials suitable for use as the tundish impact pad 20.
- Narcon 70 Castable contains (calcined basis) 26.9% silica (Si02), 69.8% alumina (Alz03), 1.7% titania (Ti02), 0.8% iron oxide (Fe203), 0.7% lime (CaO), and 0.1% alkali (Na20); and Versaflow® 70C Plus contains (calcined basis) 27.5% silica (Si02), 67.3% alumina (Ab03), 2.1% titania (Ti0 2 ), 1.2% iron oxide (Fe 2 0 3 ), 1.6% lime (CaO), 0.1% magnesia (MgO), and 0.2% alkalis (Na 2 0+K 2 0).
- the body parts of the tundish impact pad 20 can be coated with an erosion resistant material to form erosion resistant coatings for receiving and coming into contact with the incoming ladle stream 24.
- the erosion resistant coatings may be made with medium emissivity materials (such as Zirconia, Yttria, Silicon Carbide), high reflectivity materials (such as aluminum and alumina), or high temperature, non-oxide lubricants (such as boron nitride).
- the tundish impact pad 20 includes a circular base 40 (relative to a plan or bottom view).
- the base 40 includes a top base surface having a conical impact surface area 42 and an adjoining, adjacent annular base surface area 44 concentrically surrounding the conical impact surface area 42.
- the conical impact surface area 42 is not truncated.
- the top of the conical impact surface area 42 may be slightly rounded while still retaining the conical shape.
- the conical impact surface area 42 extends upwardly to terminate at an apex or vertex 46.
- the conical impact surface area 42 has rotational symmetry about an imaginary axis Az ( Fig.
- the conical impact surface area 42 has a linear profile or cross section, as best shown in Fig. 5 .
- the bottom of the linear profile of the conical impact surface area 42 terminates at an outer perimeter 48 adjacent to and contiguous with a radially inner edge of the annular base surface area 44.
- the top of the linear profile of the conical impact surface area 42 terminates at a point corresponding to the apex 46 that is coincident with the axis Az.
- the annular base surface area 44 may be at least partially flat and lie in a horizontal plane that is parallel to the bottom surface 40a of the base 40.
- the tundish impact pad 20 further includes a sidewall 50 having a sidewall inner surface 52 that continuously/endlessly circles on itself to appear as an annulus when viewed from above, as in Fig. 4 .
- the sidewall 50 is shown having uniform thickness over its entire 360 degrees.
- the sidewall inner surface 52 is positioned concentrically outside of and generally perpendicular to the annular base surface area 44.
- the sidewall inner surface 52 includes curved transition areas 54, 56 at its bottom and top, respectively.
- the curved transition areas 54, 56 may be symmetrical to one another.
- the ends of the lower curved transition area 54 are flush and contiguous with the annular base surface area 44 and the sidewall inner surface 52.
- the lower curved transition area 54 curves continuously between the base 40 and the sidewall inner surface 52.
- the tundish impact pad 20 still further includes a top wall 60 extending inwardly from the top transition area 56 and generally perpendicular to the sidewall 50 to terminate at an inner edge 62.
- the top transition area 56 is configured as a curvilinear undercut that curves continuously between and whose ends are flush and contiguous with the sidewall inner surface 52 and the top wall 60.
- a mouth opening 64 established by the inner edge 62 is spaced above and centered relative to the apex 46. In use, the mouth opening 64 is under and coaxial with the ladle shroud 22 to receive the incoming ladle stream 24. In the illustrated embodiments, the diameter of the mouth opening 64 is approximately equal to or less than the diameter of the outer perimeter 48 of the conical impact surface area 42.
- the top wall 60 includes a lip 66 angled inwardly and downwardly to terminate at the inner edge 62.
- the top wall 60 has a first lower surface area 60a that extends substantially horizontally and parallel to the bottom surface 40a and a second lower surface area (also referred to herein as a lower lip surface) 66a corresponding to the bottom of the lip 66.
- the lower lip surface 66a slopes radially inwardly and downwardly from the first lower surface area 60a towards the conical impact surface 42. As best shown in Figures 4 and 5 , the first lower surface area 60a and the lower lip surface 66a interface at 60b.
- the base 40, side wall 50, and top wall 60 may be integral, that is a unitary piece or monolithic part.
- the base 40, the sidewall 50, the top wall 60 and/or other parts of the tundish 10 may be formed of separate pieces temporarily or permanently joined to one another.
- the conical impact surface area 42, the annular base surface area 44, the continuous sidewall inner surface 52, the curved transition surface areas 54, 56, and the lower surface areas 60a, 66a collectively establish a continuous annular chamber about axis Az that may be in the form of a torus.
- liquid steel is introduced into the tundish 10 through the shroud or sprue 22 as the incoming ladle stream 24. It has been found that the ratio (D j /D m ) of the diameter D j of the inner diameter of the shroud 22 to the diameter D m of the mouth opening 64 in a range of about 0.3 to about 0.4 provides particularly good results.
- the ladle shroud 22 and the mouth opening 64 are coaxially aligned with one another in the exemplary embodiment.
- the design of the exemplary embodiments described herein causes the incoming ladle stream 24 to impact against the conical impact surface area 42, which redirects the stream 24 radially outward towards the lower transition portion 54 and the sidewall inner surface 52.
- the shape of the continuous annular chamber forces the molten steel flow into a reversed direction back towards the incoming ladle stream 24 to reduce the turbulence and dissipate the energy of the molten steel before it flows from the impact pad 10.
- the reversed fluid flow is discharged upward through the mouth opening 64, then generally radially outward in all directions towards the walls of the tundish 10 as a substantially laminar flow.
- the molten steel exits the mouth opening 64 into the first compartment 18a.
- the continuous inflow of the incoming ladle stream and removal of molten steel through the outlet 34 causes the molten steel in compartment 18a to flow towards the weir 26 and through the weir passage 26a. After passing through the weir passage 28, the molten steel flows over the dam 30 and/or through the cylindrical passages30a before being discharged through the output 34.
- the conical impact surface area 42 has a cone angle ⁇ ( Fig. 5 ), measured from a horizontal plane in which the outer perimeter 48 lies to an oblique plane in which the conical impact surface area 42 lies, in a range of about 15 degrees to about 25 degrees.
- the lip 66 has a downward lip angle theta ( ⁇ ), measured from a horizontal plane to a plane in which the lower surface 66a of the lip 66 lies, in a range of about 20 degrees to about 25 degrees.
- the continuous annular chamber has a radius of curvature of about 30 mm.
- Figs. 8 and 9 illustrate an impact pad according to another exemplary embodiment.
- the following description focuses on differences between the exemplary embodiment of Figs. 8 and 9 and other exemplary embodiments described above.
- Like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts in the different exemplary embodiments.
- protuberances 80 are distributed 360 degrees about the lower lip surface 66a.
- the protuberances 80 may be uniformly distributed, such as in a matrix pattern, or distributed randomly or otherwise.
- the outer surfaces of the protuberances 80 have a hemispherical shape.
- the protuberances 80 may undertake alternative shapes.
- the protuberances 80 may have identical or varying shapes relative to one another. It has been found that the protuberances 80, especially hemispherical protuberances, further decelerate the outgoing flow of liquid steel as it exits the impact pad 20 through the mouth opening 64. Additionally or alternatively, the protuberances 80 may be located elsewhere on the inner surface of the impact pad.
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Description
- This invention relates to impact pads used in steel-making, especially to tundish impact pads adapted to reduce turbulence and bath surface disruption generated by a molten steel ladle stream fed into a continuous caster tundish. The invention further relates to tundishes and apparatus including the impact pads, and methods of using the impact pads, tundishes, and apparatus.
- A steel caster is an apparatus for carrying out continuous casting, also referred to in the art as strand casting. Continuous casting involves transferring molten steel from a steelmaking furnace into a ladle. From the ladle, the molten steel is fed through a shroud of the ladle (also referred to as a ladle shroud) extending into a container or vessel referred to as a tundish. The molten steel typically is fed at a continuous or semi-continuous liquid flow into a molten steel bath contained in the tundish. The tundish typically acts as a reservoir from which the molten steel may be fed, without interruption or unwanted downtime, into caster molds. In order to protect the molten steel in the tundish from unwanted chemical reaction, e.g., excessive oxidation, and air-borne particulates, a protective slag cover/layer or "flux" is allowed to form at the surface of the molten steel bath.
- Surface requirements and cleanliness standards of modem high quality steel products allow for very low tolerances of impurities and chemical changes. Impurities and chemical changes often are the result of turbulence created by the incoming ladle stream of molten steel fed into the tundish. Certain tundish designs for receiving liquid steel from the ladle shroud lead to unfavorable fluid flow conditions, such as turbulence, inside the tundish and promote high free surface flow activities. For example, the fluid flow generated by an incoming ladle stream may be reflected from the flat tundish floor and sidewalls toward the surface of the liquid steel. This generated fluid flow causes a turbulent boiling action, extensive wave motion, and splashing at the surface of the steel bath.
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Fig. 10 illustrates a longitudinal cross section of a single strand tundish 1 having anasymmetrical fluid flow 9a. Theladle shroud 7 is shown adjacent end wall 3 opposite a well block (not shown inFigs. 10 and 11 ). Water flow-model studies have shown that the fluid flow, generated by anincoming ladle stream 8 from theladle shroud 7, is reflected from theflat tundish floor 4 in an upward direction toward the surface of the liquid steel. If this fluid flow is restricted by thetundish walls 2 and 3, the restricted fluid flow is forced upward along the surface ofsuch walls 2, 3. This upward flow follows acircular path 9c, and creates an upward surge along the face of the end wall 3, and a downward flow around aladle shroud 7. The upward surge of thecircular flow 9c causes excessive turbulence at the surface of the bath. These high free surface activities in the tundish give rise to a phenomenon called "open-eye," whereby theprotective slag cover 6 on top of the steel bath is broken. Thebroken slag cover 6 exposes the liquid steel to the surrounding atmosphere and sets up conditions conducive to altering the chemistry of the steel bath and creating inclusions in the steel bath. The chemical changes typically involve loss of aluminum from the bath and/or absorption of oxygen and nitrogen into the steel bath and consequent surface re-oxidation. Re-oxidation and other undesired reactions can introduce, for example, excess alumina, manganese sulfide, and calcium sulfide into the steel bath. Additionally, the downward flow around theladle shroud 7 generates shear and vortices, and entraps and pullsbroken particles 10 from thebroken flux cover 6 down into the liquid steel bath. Thesebroken particles 10 eventually are discharged from the tundish with the molten steel and create inclusions within the finished steel product. - The chemical changes and inclusions ultimately reduce steel quality and are a primary cause of rejection of high value steel grades such as HIC and armor plate grades. Further, splashing of the high temperature liquid steel against the tundish walls may present safety hazards for operators. Using conventional equipment, problems can also arise with respect to lack of steel bath temperature homogeneity and insufficient residence time to allow inclusion particles to float to the protective slag cover, where the particles can be isolated and/or separated from the liquid steel.
- There have been various attempts to reduce or eliminate surface turbulence within a continuous caster tundish to improve the quality of the finished steel product. These attempts have included a wide assortment of dams and weirs which redirect the ladle stream fluid flow away from the surface of the molten steel bath. Although some known fluid flow control devices have been somewhat successful in controlling fluid flow and reducing surface turbulence, such control devices tend to be insufficient for the demands of high quality steel and/or cause operational problems such as those described above.
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DE 20 2005 004 118WO 2004/052574 andDE 102 02 537 describe insertion elements for protecting the impact surface of a tundish for strand casting comprising an impact plate forming an impact surface surrounded by a lateral wall. - According to a first aspect of the invention, a tundish impact pad is provided according to claim 1.
- A second aspect of the invention provides an apparatus according to claim 9.
- A third aspect of the invention provides a strand casting method or molten steel processing method according to
claim 10. - In accordance with another embodiment of the above aspects, the conical impact surface area has an axis, passing through the apex, about which the conical impact surface area has rotational symmetry.
- In accordance with still another embodiment of the above aspects, the conical impact surface area has a linear profile.
- In accordance with a further embodiment of the above aspects, the conical impact surface area has a cone angle, measured from a horizontal plane in which an outer perimeter of the conical impact surface area lies to an oblique plane in which the conical impact surface area lies, in a range of about 15 degrees to about 25 degrees.
- In accordance with a still further embodiment of the above aspects, the lip has a downward lip angle, measured from a horizontal plane to a lower surface of the lip, in a range of about 20 degrees to about 25 degrees.
- According to another embodiment of the above aspects, the continuous annular chamber has a radius of curvature of about 30 mm.
- According to still another embodiment of the above aspects, protuberances, for example hemispherical protuberances, are distributed about a lower surface area of the lip.
- The above embodiments may be practiced in any combination with one another.
- Other aspects and embodiments of the invention, including apparatus, assemblies, devices, articles, methods of making and using, processes, and the like which constitute part of the invention, will become more apparent upon reading the following detailed description of the exemplary embodiments.
- The accompanying drawings are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification. The drawings, together with the general description given above and the detailed description of the exemplary embodiments and methods given below, serve to explain the principles of the invention. In such drawings:
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Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional front perspective view of a single strand caster tundish including an impact pad according to an embodiment of the invention; -
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional front view of the single strand caster tundish ofFig. 1 ; -
Fig. 3 is a front perspective view of the impact pad of the embodiment illustrated inFig. 1 ; -
Fig 4 is a plan view of the impact pad ofFig. 3 ; -
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V ofFig. 4 ; -
Fig. 6 is a cut-away side perspective view of the impact pad ofFigs. 3-5 ; -
Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional end view taken from the view point of the arrow on the right side ofFigs. 1 and 2 , showing the flow profile of incoming liquid steel introduced through a shroud centered above the impact pad; -
Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an impact pad according to another embodiment of the invention; -
Fig. 9 is a bottom sectional view taken along line IX-IX ofFig. 8 ; -
Figs. 10 and 11 are reproduced fromU.S. Patent No. Re. 35,685 , whereinFig. 10 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a water flow-model study tundish andFig. 11 is a transverse cross-sectional view taken along line XI-XI ofFig. 10 . - Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments and methods as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the drawings. It should be noted, however, that the invention in its broader aspects is not necessarily limited to the specific details, representative materials and methods, and illustrative examples shown and described in connection with the exemplary embodiments and methods.
- A tundish for a strand caster in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is generally designated by
reference numeral 10 inFigs. 1 and 2 . Although a single-strand caster is shown therein, it should be understood that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced in connection with double-strand and other multiple-strand casters. An example of a multi-strand caster setup, albeit with a different impact pad, is shown inFig. 10 ofU.S. Patent No. RE 35,685 . Thetundish 10 includestundish end walls tundish floor 16 extending between and connected to (or integral with) theend walls tundish end walls floor 16 collectively establish a chamber orreservoir 18 for receiving and holding a molten steel bath. Atundish impact pad 20 is located in thereservoir 18, for example, closer to theend wall 12 than to theend wall 14. Positioned above thetundish impact pad 20 is the lower part of aladle shroud 22 for introducing an incoming ladle stream 24 (Fig. 7 ) of molten steel into theimpact pad 20. Theladle shroud 22 is shown penetrating through the top of the molten steel bath, with the end of theladle shroud 22 spaced above and centered coaxially with thetundish impact pad 20. The flow of molten steel and the structure and function ofimpact pad 20 are discussed in further detail below. - The
tundish 10 further includes aweir 26 dividing thetundish 10 into right and left (first and second) compartments 18a and 18b, respectively, with theimpact pad 20 in theright compartment 18a on thetundish floor 16 inFigs. 1 and 2 . The bottom of theweir 26 includes apassage 26a for allowing fluid communication between the liquid steel in the left andright compartments diffuser 28 is positioned on thetundish floor 16 in theright compartment 18a between theweir 26 and thetundish impact pad 20. Adam 30 having a plurality of upwardly sloping (from right to left in the direction of flow)cylindrical passages 30a rests on thetundish floor 16 in theleft compartment 18b. On the opposite side of thedam 30 from theweir 26, astopper rod 32 is aligned with an output port or tundish well block 34 through which liquid steel is discharged from thetundish 10. Upward and downward movement of thestopper rod 32 controls outflow of molten steel from thetundish 10 and into casts (not shown). - The
tundish impact pad 20 may be made of a material or materials suitable for the intended use in a caster tundish for molten steel processing. Typically, such material(s) have high impact and abrasion resistance, high hot strength and refractoriness, and good castability. Metals, ceramics, and sand with ceramic coatings are examples of suitable materials. As specific but non-limiting examples, low-moisture, high-alumina castable compositions such as Narcon 70 Castable and coarse high alumina low cement castable compositions such as Versaflow® 70C Plus are refractory materials suitable for use as thetundish impact pad 20. According to product literature: Narcon 70 Castable contains (calcined basis) 26.9% silica (Si02), 69.8% alumina (Alz03), 1.7% titania (Ti02), 0.8% iron oxide (Fe203), 0.7% lime (CaO), and 0.1% alkali (Na20); and Versaflow® 70C Plus contains (calcined basis) 27.5% silica (Si02), 67.3% alumina (Ab03), 2.1% titania (Ti02), 1.2% iron oxide (Fe203), 1.6% lime (CaO), 0.1% magnesia (MgO), and 0.2% alkalis (Na20+K20). The body parts of thetundish impact pad 20 can be coated with an erosion resistant material to form erosion resistant coatings for receiving and coming into contact with theincoming ladle stream 24. The erosion resistant coatings may be made with medium emissivity materials (such as Zirconia, Yttria, Silicon Carbide), high reflectivity materials (such as aluminum and alumina), or high temperature, non-oxide lubricants (such as boron nitride). - Referring to the embodiment shown in
Figs. 3-6 , thetundish impact pad 20 includes a circular base 40 (relative to a plan or bottom view). Thebase 40 includes a top base surface having a conicalimpact surface area 42 and an adjoining, adjacent annularbase surface area 44 concentrically surrounding the conicalimpact surface area 42. In the illustrated embodiment, the conicalimpact surface area 42 is not truncated. Optionally, the top of the conicalimpact surface area 42 may be slightly rounded while still retaining the conical shape. As best shown inFig. 5 , the conicalimpact surface area 42 extends upwardly to terminate at an apex orvertex 46. The conicalimpact surface area 42 has rotational symmetry about an imaginary axis Az (Fig. 5 ) passing through the apex 46. In the illustrated embodiments, the conicalimpact surface area 42 has a linear profile or cross section, as best shown inFig. 5 . The bottom of the linear profile of the conicalimpact surface area 42 terminates at anouter perimeter 48 adjacent to and contiguous with a radially inner edge of the annularbase surface area 44. The top of the linear profile of the conicalimpact surface area 42 terminates at a point corresponding to the apex 46 that is coincident with the axis Az. The annularbase surface area 44 may be at least partially flat and lie in a horizontal plane that is parallel to thebottom surface 40a of thebase 40. - The
tundish impact pad 20 further includes asidewall 50 having a sidewallinner surface 52 that continuously/endlessly circles on itself to appear as an annulus when viewed from above, as inFig. 4 . Thesidewall 50 is shown having uniform thickness over its entire 360 degrees. The sidewallinner surface 52 is positioned concentrically outside of and generally perpendicular to the annularbase surface area 44. As best shown in the cross-sectional view ofFig. 5 , the sidewallinner surface 52 includescurved transition areas curved transition areas curved transition area 54 are flush and contiguous with the annularbase surface area 44 and the sidewallinner surface 52. The lowercurved transition area 54 curves continuously between the base 40 and the sidewallinner surface 52. - The
tundish impact pad 20 still further includes atop wall 60 extending inwardly from thetop transition area 56 and generally perpendicular to thesidewall 50 to terminate at aninner edge 62. Thetop transition area 56 is configured as a curvilinear undercut that curves continuously between and whose ends are flush and contiguous with the sidewallinner surface 52 and thetop wall 60. Amouth opening 64 established by theinner edge 62 is spaced above and centered relative to the apex 46. In use, themouth opening 64 is under and coaxial with theladle shroud 22 to receive theincoming ladle stream 24. In the illustrated embodiments, the diameter of themouth opening 64 is approximately equal to or less than the diameter of theouter perimeter 48 of the conicalimpact surface area 42. - The
top wall 60 includes alip 66 angled inwardly and downwardly to terminate at theinner edge 62. Thetop wall 60 has a firstlower surface area 60a that extends substantially horizontally and parallel to thebottom surface 40a and a second lower surface area (also referred to herein as a lower lip surface) 66a corresponding to the bottom of thelip 66. Thelower lip surface 66a slopes radially inwardly and downwardly from the firstlower surface area 60a towards theconical impact surface 42. As best shown inFigures 4 and5 , the firstlower surface area 60a and thelower lip surface 66a interface at 60b. - The
base 40,side wall 50, andtop wall 60 may be integral, that is a unitary piece or monolithic part. Alternatively, thebase 40, thesidewall 50, thetop wall 60 and/or other parts of thetundish 10 may be formed of separate pieces temporarily or permanently joined to one another. The conicalimpact surface area 42, the annularbase surface area 44, the continuous sidewallinner surface 52, the curvedtransition surface areas lower surface areas - Referring to
Fig. 7 , liquid steel is introduced into thetundish 10 through the shroud orsprue 22 as theincoming ladle stream 24. It has been found that the ratio (Dj/Dm) of the diameter Dj of the inner diameter of theshroud 22 to the diameter Dm of themouth opening 64 in a range of about 0.3 to about 0.4 provides particularly good results. Theladle shroud 22 and themouth opening 64 are coaxially aligned with one another in the exemplary embodiment. The design of the exemplary embodiments described herein causes theincoming ladle stream 24 to impact against the conicalimpact surface area 42, which redirects thestream 24 radially outward towards thelower transition portion 54 and the sidewallinner surface 52. The shape of the continuous annular chamber forces the molten steel flow into a reversed direction back towards theincoming ladle stream 24 to reduce the turbulence and dissipate the energy of the molten steel before it flows from theimpact pad 10. The reversed fluid flow is discharged upward through themouth opening 64, then generally radially outward in all directions towards the walls of thetundish 10 as a substantially laminar flow. By providing amouth opening 64 that is greater in diameter than the diameter of theshroud 22, an annular upward flow is created between theincoming ladle stream 24 and theinner edge 62. - The molten steel exits the
mouth opening 64 into thefirst compartment 18a. The continuous inflow of the incoming ladle stream and removal of molten steel through theoutlet 34 causes the molten steel incompartment 18a to flow towards theweir 26 and through theweir passage 26a. After passing through theweir passage 28, the molten steel flows over thedam 30 and/or through the cylindrical passages30a before being discharged through theoutput 34. - The reversing of molten steel flow onto itself creates a self-braking effect. As a consequence, the outgoing flow of molten steel through the
mouth opening 64 and into thefirst compartment 18a is less turbulent and has less energy. The above-described "open-eye" and splashing problems are thereby reduced significantly. - In a particularly exemplary embodiment designed to suppress "open-eye," the conical
impact surface area 42 has a cone angle φ (Fig. 5 ), measured from a horizontal plane in which theouter perimeter 48 lies to an oblique plane in which the conicalimpact surface area 42 lies, in a range of about 15 degrees to about 25 degrees. In another particularly exemplary embodiment designed to suppress "open-eye," thelip 66 has a downward lip angle theta (θ), measured from a horizontal plane to a plane in which thelower surface 66a of thelip 66 lies, in a range of about 20 degrees to about 25 degrees. In another particularly exemplary embodiment designed to suppress "open-eye," the continuous annular chamber has a radius of curvature of about 30 mm. These exemplary embodiments may be practiced separately or together with one another in any combination. The impact chamber may be provided with a height that is equal to or greater than the inside diameter of the shroud to affect flow control. - Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were performed on impact pads designed in accordance with the above parameters. The area average velocity, which is a measure of flow activity on the pouring side of the top surface of the steel bath, is calculated to be about 50% lower practicing an embodiment of the invention compared to a flat petal-shaped impact pad. The probability of "open-eye" formation is also calculated to be reduced by the same proportion. Using CFD analysis, in which velocities and areas are calculated for cells of a mesh and area average velocity, area average velocity is determined as follows:
- Generally, it is found that higher area average velocities correspond to greater tundish flux entrainment and poorer quality steel, whereas lower area average velocities correspond to lesser tundish flux entrainment and higher quality steel. Thus, a decrease of about 50% area average velocity constitutes a significant decrease in tundish flux entrainment and leads to higher quality steel products. Without wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that the improved quality obtained using exemplary embodiments described herein is attributable to one or more of the following: reduction of high velocity incoming flows and turbulence due to the "self-braking" effect; less splash during start-up and continuous operation; longer residence time of the molten steel in the reservoir; promotion of impurity and particle flotation; and more uniform reservoir temperature.
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Figs. 8 and 9 illustrate an impact pad according to another exemplary embodiment. In the interest of brevity, the following description focuses on differences between the exemplary embodiment ofFigs. 8 and 9 and other exemplary embodiments described above. Like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts in the different exemplary embodiments. - In the exemplary embodiment of
Figs. 8 and 9 ,protuberances 80 are distributed 360 degrees about thelower lip surface 66a. Theprotuberances 80 may be uniformly distributed, such as in a matrix pattern, or distributed randomly or otherwise. In the illustrated embodiment, the outer surfaces of theprotuberances 80 have a hemispherical shape. However, theprotuberances 80 may undertake alternative shapes. Moreover, theprotuberances 80 may have identical or varying shapes relative to one another. It has been found that theprotuberances 80, especially hemispherical protuberances, further decelerate the outgoing flow of liquid steel as it exits theimpact pad 20 through themouth opening 64. Additionally or alternatively, theprotuberances 80 may be located elsewhere on the inner surface of the impact pad. - The foregoing detailed description of the certain exemplary embodiments has been provided for the purpose of explaining the principles of the invention and its practical application, thereby enabling others skilled in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. This description is not necessarily intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise embodiments disclosed. The specification describes specific examples to accomplish a more general goal that may be accomplished in another way.
- No limitations from the specification are to be read into any claims, unless those limitations are expressly included in the claims.
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- A tundish impact pad (20), comprising:a base (40) having a base surface; anda sidewall (50) including a continuous sidewall inner surface (52) radially outward of the base surface;a top wall (60) extending inwardly relative to the sidewall (50) to terminate at an inner edge (62) establishing a mouth opening (64), the top wall (60) comprising a lower surface (60a) that, collectively with the base surface and the continuous sidewall inner surface (52), establish a continuous annular chamber;characterized in thatthe base surface comprises a conical impact surface area (42) establishing an apex (46),the mouth opening (64) is spaced above and centered relative to the apex (46),the top wall (60) comprises a lip (66) sloping radially inwardly and downwardly towards the conical impact surface (42),the base surface comprises a first flat annular area (44) between the conical impact surface area (42) and the continuous sidewall inner surface (52), the top wall (60) comprising a second flat annular area (60a) extending between the continuous sidewall inner surface (60a) and the lip (66), and the first and second flat annular areas (44, 60a) being spaced apart from and extending in planes parallel to one another.
- The tundish impact pad (20) of claim 1, wherein the conical impact surface area (42) has an axis (Az), passing through the apex (46), about which the conical impact surface area (42) has rotational symmetry.
- The tundish impact pad (20) of claim 2, wherein the conical impact surface area (42) has a linear profile.
- The tundish impact pad (20) of claim 3, wherein the conical impact surface area (42) has a cone angle (φ), measured from a horizontal plane in which an outer perimeter of the conical impact surface area (42) lies to an oblique plane in which the linear profile of the conical impact surface area (42) lies, in a range of about 15 degrees to about 25 degrees.
- The tundish impact pad (20) of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lip (66) has a downward lip angle (θ), measured from a horizontal plane to a lower surface of the lip (66), in a range of about 20 degrees to about 25 degrees.
- The tundish impact pad (20) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the top wall (60) comprises a lower surface (60a) that, collectively with the base surface and the continuous sidewall inner surface (52), establish a continuous annular chamber having a radius of curvature of about 30 mm.
- The tundish impact pad (20) of any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising:
protuberances (80) distributed about a lower surface area of the lip. - The tundish impact pad (20) of claim 7, wherein the protuberances are hemispherical in shape.
- An apparatus comprising:a continuous caster tundish for containing a reservoir of molten metal having fluid flow generated by an incoming ladle stream; anda tundish impact pad (20) according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
- A strand casting method, comprising:feeding an incoming ladle stream of molten liquid steel into a continuous caster tundish, the continuous caster tundish containing a tundish impact pad (20) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, the mouth opening (64) being positioned to receive the incoming ladle stream;impacting the incoming ladle stream of molten liquid steel against the conical impact surface area (42); andallowing the impacted molten liquid steel to discharge from the tundish impact pad (20) through the mouth opening (64).
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