JP3388661B2 - Ladle sand removal method and apparatus at the start of molten steel pouring - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for starting molten steel injection from a ladle into a tundish in continuous casting.
The present invention relates to a ladle sand removing method and apparatus for preventing ladle sand filled in a tap hole at the bottom of a ladle from mixing with molten steel in a tundish.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When producing cast slabs by continuous casting, after putting molten steel produced in a steelmaking furnace such as a converter or an electric furnace into a ladle and making it into a clean molten steel by vacuum degassing in secondary refining ,
This ladle is transported to a continuous casting facility, where molten steel in the ladle is poured into a tundish serving as an intermediate container, and then cast from the tundish into a mold.

The tapping port of the ladle to the tundish generally adopts a sliding nozzle system and is composed of an upper nozzle arranged in the bottom of the ladle and a sliding nozzle device installed on the lower surface of the bottom of the ladle. There is. In the case of such a gate structure, molten steel is likely to solidify in the concave space formed by the upper nozzle, etc., so one of the means to prevent this is to collect silica sand etc. in the concave space before receiving steel. There is a method of filling the pot sand, which prevents the molten steel from entering the concave space and causing nozzle clogging due to solidification of the molten steel.

In the above continuous casting, the contamination of molten steel which occurs when the molten steel in the ladle is poured into the tundish is often a problem. Among the molten steel contamination, the degree of contamination due to oxygen supply from the ladle sand filled in the concave space at the bottom of the ladle at the start of pouring is large, and various measures to remove the ladle sand have been proposed in the past. It was The conventional technical concept of ladle sand removal is roughly based on the following concept.

This is a method of discharging ladle sand to the outside of the tundish at a regular casting position, that is, a place away from the tundish, and then returning the ladle onto the tundish to start the molten steel injection. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-2
In the ladle sand discharge treatment device disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 00534, the upper and lower open water-cooling molds installed at a position apart from the tundish and a movable dummy block that closes the bottom of the water-cooling molds Open the sliding nozzle device of the pan and discharge the molten steel containing ladle sand into the water-cooled mold,
When the discharging of the ladle sand is completed, the sliding nozzle device is closed, the ladle is moved onto the tundish, and the sliding nozzle device is opened to start pouring molten steel. The molten steel containing the removed ladle sand is solidified in a water-cooled mold, then lowered by a dummy block and discharged into the container.

[0006] On the tundish at the casting position, the ladle sand is discharged to the outside of the system by a member arranged below the ladle tap hole, and at the same time, the member is burned down by the heat of the molten steel injection flow to the tundish. It is a method to secure the inflow passage of. For example, in the method for removing ladle sand disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-207562, a V-shaped shape made of cardboard paper or aluminum is provided in the molten steel pouring passage between the ladle tap hole and the tundish. The partition plate of
At the start of molten steel injection, the ladle that first flows down is removed by a partition plate into a lateral container, and the molten steel is burned or melted by the subsequent molten steel to inject the molten steel into the tundish.

The suction device is directly connected to the nozzle at the bottom of the ladle, and the sliding nozzle device is temporarily opened to forcibly suck and remove the ladle sand in the bottom of the ladle.

[0008] For example, in the method for removing a filling in a sliding nozzle device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-118262, a flexible hose provided with a suction pump or the like is used as a nozzle at the bottom of a ladle (a lower nozzle of the sliding nozzle device). , Long nozzle) directly attached to the molten steel outlet
The sliding nozzle device is temporarily opened before the start of molten steel injection, and the ladle sand in the ladle is forcibly sucked and removed by a suction pump or the like at this momentary timing.

[0009]

However, among the conventional techniques described above, the method of discharging ladle sand outside the tundish also discharges a small amount of molten steel as the ladle sand is discharged. Since it is unavoidable, the yield of molten steel deteriorates, and furthermore, after discharging the ladle sand, closing the sliding nozzle gate and opening it again on the tundish,
Due to the solidification of molten steel near the ladle tap, the injection flow is not discharged,
This causes a new cause of molten steel contamination, such as oxygen cleaning for opening holes, which is a problem.

On the other hand, in the method of removing the ladle sand to the outside of the system by the partition plate, at the end of the ladle sand removing process, the ladle sand remaining on the partition plate flows into the molten steel flow when the partition plate collides with the molten steel flow. At the same time, there is a high possibility of falling into the tundish, non-metallic inclusions at the start of the slab (initial stage of casting) may increase and the quality may deteriorate, and the removal efficiency depends on the physical characteristics and shape of the partition plate. Is greatly affected by this, and there is a problem with certainty. Further, an increase in work load such as installation of partition plates is also a problem.

Further, in the method of forcibly sucking and removing ladle sand directly, it is inevitable that a small amount of molten steel is discharged along with the discharge of ladle sand, so that the device for sucking and removing ladle sand is damaged. However, the yield of molten steel also deteriorates. In addition, since it is necessary to remove ladle sand without a tundish below the ladle, the sliding nozzle device is closed after suction and removal of the ladle sand, and the sliding nozzle device with the tundish below the ladle is closed. When is opened again, molten steel is not discharged due to the solidification of molten steel near the ladle tap, and in the same manner as in this case, the result of newly producing the cause of molten steel contamination, such as oxygen cleaning for opening, It becomes a problem.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide ladle sand in a regular casting start state on the tundish at the beginning of the injection from the ladle to the tundish. Can be completely removed, the molten steel yield can be reduced and the molten steel solidification in the vicinity of the ladle outlet can be eliminated, and the ladle sand can be removed from the molten steel by a simple method without damaging the equipment. (EN) Provided are a ladle sand removing method and an apparatus thereof, which can surely and easily remove the ladle sand and can surely collect the ladle sand without scattering.

[0013]

As shown in FIG. 1, a ladle sand removing method at the start of molten steel pouring according to the present invention is performed in a tundish through a ladle ladle tapping port through a tundish lid pouring port. At the beginning of molten steel injection from the state in which the ladle tap hole is filled with ladle sand in the process of pouring the gas into the ladle, gas is flown from the side to the molten steel pouring path between the ladle tap hole and the tundish lid. (Air or inert gas, etc.) can be sprayed, and in the normal casting start condition with the lid on the tundish, the device (sliding nozzle device, etc.) that opens and closes the ladle tap opening is opened to start molten steel injection. First, the average velocity of the gas jet and the scattering distance of ladle sand and molten steel
The ladle sand that flows down can be scattered to the side
, And, start blowing the gas at a flow rate that is set so that the molten steel does not separate and scatter , and remove the ladle sand flowing down at the start of injecting the molten steel to the outside of the molten steel injection flow path by the blowing gas, It is characterized in that the blowing of the gas is stopped after passing the ladle sand.

Another ladle sand removing method according to the present invention is, as shown in FIG. 3, ladle removal in a step of injecting molten steel into a tundish from a ladle ejection port through an inlet of a tundish lid. At the beginning of molten steel injection from the state where the steel mouth is filled with ladle sand, gas (air or inert gas) from the side of the molten steel injection flow path between the ladle outlet and the tundish lid The average flow velocity of the gas jet before the start of molten steel injection by opening the device (sliding nozzle device, etc.) that opens and closes the ladle tapping opening in the normal casting start state with the tundish covered
And the flow distance of ladle sand and molten steel.
The ladle sand to be lowered can be scattered to the side, and the molten steel is released.
Start blowing the gas at a flow rate set so as not to scatter, and blow off the ladle sand flowing down at the start of injecting the molten steel to the outside of the molten steel injection flow path by the blowing gas, and suck and collect by the suction flow, It is characterized in that the blowing and sucking of the gas are stopped after passing the ladle sand.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ladle sand removing device at the start of pouring molten steel according to the present invention pours molten steel into the tundish from the ladle tapping port through the tundish lid pouring port. It is a ladle sand removal device that removes the ladle sand filled in the ladle tap hole at the beginning of molten steel injection from the regular casting start state with the tundish lid. Gas spraying, in which a nozzle header is provided facing the molten steel injection flow path between the lid and a nozzle header having a nozzle for spraying a gas to the molten steel injection flow path, which is arranged in one or more stages in the molten steel injection flow direction. The device and the gas spraying device are arranged to face each other across the molten steel injection flow path,
It is equipped with a ladle sand collection container for collecting blown ladle sand, and the flow rate of the gas jet from the nozzle is equal to that of the gas jet.
Obtained from the relationship between the uniform velocity and the scattering distance of ladle sand and molten steel
The ladle sand that flows down can be scattered sideways, and the molten steel is
It is characterized in that it is set so as not to separate and scatter .

Further, another ladle sand removing device according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, injects molten steel into a tundish from a ladle tapping port through an inlet of a tundish lid. It is a ladle sand removal device that removes the ladle sand filled in the ladle tap hole at the beginning of molten steel injection from the regular casting start state with the tundish lid. A gas spraying device in which a nozzle header, which is arranged on the side of the molten steel injection flow path between the lid and the nozzle and has a nozzle for spraying gas to the molten steel injection flow path, is arranged in one or more stages in the molten steel injection flow path direction. And, is arranged to face the gas spraying device across the molten steel injection channel,
Equipped with a ladle sand suction device that forcibly sucks blown ladle sand through a duct,
The flow rate of the gas jet in the
The ladle sand that flows down is calculated from the relationship with the molten steel scattering distance.
Can be scattered to the side, and molten steel does not separate and scatter
It is characterized by being set as follows.

As described above, the basic idea of the present invention is to blow a jet of gas onto the side surface of the molten steel injection flow path and blow the falling ladle sand sideways by the kinetic energy. However, the kinetic energy disturbs the molten steel injection flow, which may cause operational problems such as scattering of molten steel to the surroundings.

Therefore, the inventors of the present invention have noticed that there is a large difference between the ladle sand which is a solid particle and the molten steel flow which is a liquid, regarding the resistance force to the force received from the gas jet, By controlling the flow rate to an appropriate range,
It was found that removal of ladle sand outside the system and prevention of splashing of molten steel injection flow can both be achieved.

That is, in the case of ladle sand, since the particles move independently and the density is about half that of molten steel, it is easily moved by the gas jet flow, while in the case of molten steel flow, the density is ladle. In addition to being larger than sand, its surface tries to maintain the surface shape due to the high interfacial tension peculiar to molten metal, so even if a jet of gas is blown or some turbulence occurs under certain conditions, it will partially It was found that molten steel did not separate and scatter.

Based on this knowledge, in the present invention, the flow rate of the gas jet that can achieve the object is estimated from the density / grain size of the ladle sand and the density / viscosity / interfacial tension of the molten steel, and further experiments are conducted. Fig. 5 shows the proper flow rate of the gas jet (flow velocity U).
And the flow rate of the gas jet during operation is determined based on this figure.

When the gas spray nozzle has a single stage in the molten steel injection flow channel direction, that is, in the vertical direction, it is necessary to set the flow rate of the gas jet flow to a high value in order to sufficiently disperse the ladle sand. There is a risk of scattering. Therefore, by arranging a plurality of gas spray nozzles in the vertical direction and suppressing the flow rate of the gas jet flow per one step, it is possible to minimize the scattering of molten steel and increase the chances of scattering the ladle sand. desirable.

Although the ladle sand blown off by the blowing gas is directly collected by the collection container in FIGS. 1 and 2, in order to further reduce the scattering of the ladle sand to the surroundings, As shown in FIG. 2 (a), it is desirable to dispose a dust collector connected to the collection container via a hood and a duct. Further, in order to reduce the scattering of the ladle sand blown away by the blowing gas and to suppress the decrease in the kinetic energy of the blowing gas to improve the removal efficiency of the ladle sand, as shown in FIG. It is preferable that a suction device is connected to a suction duct arranged opposite to the gas blowing device via a collection container to forcibly suck the ladle sand.

[0023]

In the above-mentioned structure, when the sliding nozzle device at the ladle tap opening is opened and the injection of molten steel into the tundish is started, the ladle sand initially filled in the ladle tap opening is removed. Although it falls, the molten steel flows down, but the ladle sand is blown off to the side by the gas jet from the gas blowing device and is directly collected in the collection container or is forcibly sucked through the suction duct. It is collected in a collection container. Since ladle sand is a particle that can move independently and has a density smaller than that of molten steel, it is easily moved by a gas jet, and most of the ladle sand is blown sideways and collected in a collection container. on the other hand,
Since the molten steel flow has high density and high interfacial tension, the flow rate of the gas jet flow is set to an appropriate flow rate in advance.
Even if the surface shape of the molten steel is disturbed to some extent, the molten steel flow will not be partly separated or scattered and will be entirely injected into the tundish.

According to the present invention, it is possible to completely remove ladle sand at the same time as the start of molten steel injection in a regular casting start state on the tundish. Yield reduction due to discharge of molten steel containing ladle sand outside the tundish in the method of forcibly sucking and removing ladle sand directly without a dish, molten steel with the lapse of time from the discharge of ladle sand to the start of molten steel injection It is possible to solve the problem of clogging of the ladle tapping gate sliding gate due to solidification. Further, since the ladle sand is removed and collected via the gas, the damage to the device in the conventional method of forcibly sucking and removing the ladle sand can be eliminated. Furthermore, since a gas jet is used, ladle sand can be reliably removed with a simpler method compared to the conventional method using a partition plate, and molten steel in the tundish can be prevented from being contaminated by ladle sand. This can be reliably prevented, and the increase in work load associated with the installation of partition plates, etc. can be eliminated.

At the stage of receiving steel from the steelmaking furnace in the ladle,
Part of the ladle sand filled in the ladle tap hole may sinter, and at the start of pouring from the ladle to the tundish, the sintered part may drop into small lumps. In this case, it is difficult to eliminate the particles with a sufficient momentum of the gas jet to disperse the unsintered ladle sand particles.

In such a situation, the flow velocity of the gas jet may be set to a flow velocity higher than the proper range shown in FIG. In this case, the molten steel also becomes droplets and is blown off to the side along with the ladle sand, but such a degree of scattering does not affect the yield. Further, the scattered molten steel droplets are caught by the ladle sand collecting container without causing any problem.

Further, if a suction device is arranged in a suction duct disposed opposite to the gas blowing device via a collection container to forcibly suck the ladle sand, the ladle sand blown away by the blowing gas is introduced. It becomes possible to increase the efficiency of removing ladle sand by reducing the scattering of the water and suppressing the decrease in the kinetic energy of the blowing gas.

[0028]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 shows an example of equipment for carrying out the ladle sand removing method according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows an example of the gas spraying device and the ladle sand collecting device. FIGS. 3 and 4 show an example in which a gas blowing device and a ladle sand suction device are used as modified examples of the gas blowing device and the ladle sand collecting device of FIGS.

In FIG. 1, at the upper part of the continuous casting machine, a ladle 1, a tundish 2 and a mold (not shown) are arranged in this order from the top.
The molten steel A in the ladle 1 is poured into the tundish 2 through the tap hole 3 at the bottom of the ladle, and the molten steel A in the tundish 2 is cast through a dipping nozzle or the like (not shown). It is cast inside.

An upper nozzle 4 made of brick is embedded in the bottom of the ladle 1, and a sliding nozzle device 5 for slidingly opening and closing a nozzle hole is attached to the lower portion of the upper nozzle 4, and these upper nozzle 4 and nozzle device 5 are attached. The tap hole 3 is configured by the above. The ladle sand B is filled in the concave space formed by the nozzle hole 4a of the upper nozzle 4 and the upper part of the sliding nozzle hole 5a of the sliding nozzle device 5.

The lower part of the sliding nozzle device 5 is a lower nozzle 6 that slides. The lower nozzle 6 in the open position passes through the inlet of the tundish lid 7 and the tundish 2 is opened.
The molten steel injection channel 8 is formed to the inside. A gas spraying device 10 for horizontally spraying a gas G such as air or an inert gas is installed on one side of the molten steel injection flow path 8 between the lower nozzle 6 and the tundish lid 7.

As shown in FIG. 2, this gas spraying device 10 has a plurality of nozzles 11 arranged horizontally at intervals, and a vertical direction in which the nozzles 11 are arranged (a molten steel pouring flow path direction). In addition, it comprises a plurality of stages of nozzle headers 12, a supply pipe 13 for supplying gas to each header 12, a flow rate adjusting valve 14, a compressor 15, and the like.

Each nozzle header 12 has a molten steel injection passage 8
A plurality of nozzles 11 are attached at an arrangement pitch P in the circumferential direction in a circular arc shape in a plan view surrounding one side. Further, the distance L from the center line of the molten steel injection channel 8 to the nozzle header 12
Is set to an appropriate distance, and the jet directions of the nozzles 11 in the same plane of the nozzle headers 12 are such that the jet gas G is jetted in parallel to each other in the horizontal plane.

A ladle sand collecting container 20 is installed on the opposite side of the gas spraying device 10 with the molten steel injecting channel 8 interposed therebetween. The collection container 20 is provided with an opening 20a for introducing the ladle sand B on the molten steel injection flow path 8 side, and a blocking portion 20b for preventing the ladle sand B from scattering on the opposite side.
Further, the upper part of the collection container 20 is covered with the hood 21, and is connected to the dust collector 23 via the duct 22.

Next, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, instead of the gas spraying device 110 and the ladle sand collecting container 20 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a gas spraying device 30 and a ladle sand suction device. 40 is arranged. The gas blowing device 30 is
A plurality of nozzle headers 32 in which a plurality of nozzles 31 are arranged are linear, and a supply pipe 33 connected to each nozzle header 32 is provided with a flow rate adjusting valve 34, a tank 35, a pressure booster 36, and the like.

The ladle sand suction device 40 has a suction duct 41 whose tip suction port is arranged to face the plurality of nozzles 31 with the molten steel pouring flow path 8 interposed therebetween, and the suction duct 4
1. A ladle sand collection container 42 to which the base end of 1 is connected, and a blower 44 connected to the upper part of this collection container 42 via a duct 43, and a suction flow F is formed in the suction duct 41. The sucked ladle sand B is collected in the lower part of the collection container 42. The tip suction port of the suction duct 41 is rectangular so as to cover the whole of the plurality of nozzles 31, and the upper part thereof is composed of a suction hood 41a that widens toward the molten steel injection flow channel 8 and is arranged close to the molten steel injection flow channel 8. .

In the above configuration,
Remove ladle sand.

(1) In the steel making process, the sliding nozzle device 5 is closed and the ladle sand B is placed in the concave space of the ladle 1.
Is filled and steel is received in the ladle 1 from the converter. Then, after performing secondary refining such as vacuum degassing, the ladle 1 is transported to the continuous casting machine.

(2) When the ladle 1 is placed on the tundish 2, the sliding nozzle device 5 is opened to start pouring into the tundish 2, but immediately before the sliding nozzle device 5 is opened. The gas blowing device 10 or 30 is operated to start blowing the gas G.
Here, the flow rate of the gas G is set in advance to an appropriate flow rate (flow velocity U) in the proper region of FIG. At the same time, the dust collector 23 of the dust container 20 is operated, or the blower 44 of the ladle sand suction device 40 is operated.

(3) When the sliding nozzle device 5 is opened and the injection is started, the ladle sand B is blown off by the gas G blown to the molten steel injection flow path 8 and directly collected in the collection container 20, or The ladle sand B is blown off by the blowing gas G and the suction flow F, and is sucked and collected in the collecting container 42. Molten steel A is poured into the tundish 2.

(4) When a predetermined time has passed, the gas blowing device 10 or 30 is stopped. The timing of stopping the gas blowing is set in advance so that the ladle sand B is discharged from the inside of the ladle 1 and completely passes the gas blowing position. When the ladle sand suction device 40 is used, the blower 44 is stopped at the same time when the gas blowing device 30 is stopped so that the molten steel A is not sucked.

At the stage of steel receiving from the converter to the ladle 1,
When a part of ladle sand B is sintered, the flow rate of gas is as shown in FIG.
Set the flow rate to a value higher than the appropriate range in order to blow off even small sintered lumps to the side.

Next, specific numerical examples will be described. This is an example in which ladle sand removal was carried out using a gas spraying device (gas spraying device 10 in FIG. 2) as shown below.

The collection container 20 shown in FIG. 2A is used for collecting the ladle sand.

Gas used: Compressed air Gas pressure: 2 × 10 ^-1 MPa Nozzle diameter: 10 mm, Nozzle number: 5 (circumferential direction of nozzle header), Nozzle pitch P: 20 mm, Nozzle header: 2 steps (vertical direction) , Inner diameter of pipe: 1
5 mm Distance L from center line of molten steel injection channel to nozzle header: 150 mm The spraying time was 10 to 15 seconds immediately before opening the slide gate of the ladle tapping opening at the start of injection.

As a result of carrying out ladle sand removal as described above,
80 to 100% of the ladle sand is removed, and reoxidation of molten steel due to the ladle sand is suppressed. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the ladle exchange part of the slab (the slab bottom which is the casting start part) Part)
The inclusions in the slab were significantly reduced compared to the case where the ladle sand was not removed, and a quality close to the middle part of the slab (the middle part of the slab) was obtained.

Further, by using the ladle sand suction device 40 shown in FIG. 4 (a), the suction flow F is added to the blowing gas G and the decrease in the kinetic energy of the blowing gas is suppressed to suppress the ladle sand B. The removal efficiency could be improved. Further, there is an advantage that the blown-off ladle sand B can be collected and collected without scattering.

[0048]

Industrial Applicability According to the present invention, at the beginning of the step of injecting molten steel from the ladle into the tundish, the molten steel pouring flow path is provided on the side of the molten steel pouring flow path between the ladle tap hole and the tundish. A single or multiple stages of nozzles are arranged in the direction, and at the start of molten steel injection, a gas at an appropriate flow rate is blown to the molten steel flow to eliminate falling ladle sand outside the molten steel injection flow path. It produces the effect like.

(1) The ladle sand can be reliably and stably excluded from the tundish, the molten steel contamination in the tundish due to the ladle sand can be reliably suppressed, and the quality of the slab ladle replacement section can be improved. Can be significantly improved.

(2) Ladle sand can be reliably removed by a simple method using a gas jet, and the work load is increased due to the installation of partition plates, etc., as compared with the conventional removal method using partition plates. It can be resolved.

(3) In the normal casting start state, that is, when the molten steel injection is started on the tundish, only the ladle sand can be completely removed, and the conventional method for excluding the tundish and the tundish below the ladle are used. Yield due to the discharge of molten steel containing ladle sand outside the tundish in the method of forcibly sucking and removing ladle sand directly in the absence of water, and solidification of molten steel over time from the discharge of ladle sand to the start of molten steel injection Therefore, the problem of clogging of the ladle tapping gate sliding gate can be solved.

(4) Since the ladle sand is removed and collected by using the gas jet, the damage to the device in the conventional method of forcibly sucking and removing the ladle sand can be eliminated.

(5) By using the ladle sand suction device for collecting the ladle sand, the suction flow is added to the spray gas, and the decrease in the kinetic energy of the spray gas is suppressed, and the removal efficiency of the ladle sand is improved. In addition, the ladle sand blown away can be collected and collected without scattering.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an example of equipment for carrying out a ladle sand removing method according to the present invention.

2A is a schematic front view showing a gas spraying device and a ladle sand collecting device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the gas spraying device.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an example in which the ladle sand collecting method is different in the equipment of FIG.

4 (a) is a schematic front view and FIG. 4 (b) is a perspective view showing a gas blowing device and a ladle sand suction device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a graph showing the relationship between the average velocity of a gas jet flow and the scattering distance of ladle sand and molten steel according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a graph showing a slab quality improvement effect by removing ladle sand.

[Explanation of symbols]

A ... Molten steel, B ... Ladle sand, G ... Gas, F ... Suction flow 1 ... ladle 2 ... Tundish 3 ... Steel tap 4 ... Upper nozzle 5 ... Sliding nozzle device 6 ... Lower nozzle 7. Tundish lid 8 ... Molten steel injection channel 10 ... Gas spraying device 11 ... Nozzle 12 ... Nozzle header 13 ... Supply piping 14 ... Flow rate adjusting valve 15 ... Compressor 20 ... Ladle sand collection container 21 ... Food 22 ... Duct 23 ... Dust collector 30 ... Gas spraying device 31 ... Nozzle 32 ... Nozzle header 33 ... Supply piping 34 ... Flow control valve 35 ... Tank 36 ... Intensifier 40 ... Ladle sand suction device 41 ... Suction duct 42 ... Ladle sand collection container 43 ... duct 44 ... Blower

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Kazuhiro Arai               Sumitomo Metalworker, 3 Hikari, Oshima, Kashima City, Ibaraki Prefecture               Kashima Steel Works Co., Ltd.                (56) References JP-A-1-118349 (JP, A)

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. In the process of injecting molten steel into the tundish from the ladle tap opening through the inlet of the tundish lid, the ladle tap opening is filled with ladle sand at the beginning of molten steel pouring. Gas can be blown from the side to the molten steel injection flow path between the ladle tap and the tundish lid, and the ladle tap is opened and closed in the normal casting start state with the tundish covered. before you start the molten steel injection devices as open, the gas
Between the average flow velocity of body jets and the scattering distance of ladle sand and molten steel
The ladle sand flowing down, which is required from the
First, the blowing of the gas is started at a flow rate set so that the molten steel does not separate and scatter, and the ladle sand flowing down at the start of the molten steel injection is removed to the outside of the molten steel injection flow path by the blowing gas, and the ladle A method for removing ladle sand at the start of injecting molten steel, characterized in that the blowing of the gas is stopped after passing through the sand. 2. In the process of injecting molten steel from the ladle tapping port into the tundish through the pouring port of the tundish lid, the ladle tapping port is filled with ladle sand at the beginning of molten steel pouring. Gas can be blown from the side to the molten steel injection flow path between the ladle tap and the tundish lid, and the ladle tap is opened and closed in the normal casting start state with the tundish covered. Before opening the device and starting molten steel injection, gas
Is there a relation between the average velocity of the jet and the scattering distance of ladle sand and molten steel?
The ladle sand that flows down when requested by the
First, the blowing of the gas is started at a flow rate set so that the molten steel does not separate and scatter, and the ladle sand flowing down at the start of injecting the molten steel is blown out of the molten steel injection flow path by the blowing gas, and the suction flow A method for removing ladle sand at the start of molten steel injection, characterized in that the blowing and suction of the gas is stopped after passing through the ladle sand by suction. 3. The tundish is covered with ladle sand that is filled in the ladle tap opening at the initial stage of starting molten steel pouring in the step of pouring the molten steel from the ladle tap opening into the tundish through the pouring port of the tundish lid. Is a ladle sand removal device for removing from the normal casting start state, which is disposed on the side of the molten steel injection flow path between the ladle tapping mouth and the tundish lid, with respect to the molten steel injection flow path And a gas spraying device in which a nozzle header having a nozzle for spraying a gas is arranged in one or more stages in the molten steel injection flow path, and a ladle blown away by being opposed to the gas spraying device across the molten steel injection flow path. It is equipped with a ladle sand collection container that collects sand , and gas from the nozzle
The flow rate of the jet flow depends on the average velocity of the gas jet and the ladle sand and molten steel.
The ladle sand that flows down is obtained from the relationship with the flying distance
To prevent the molten steel from separating and scattering.
A ladle sand removal device at the start of molten steel injection characterized by being set . 4. A lid for ladle sand filled in the ladle tap opening at the initial stage of starting molten steel pouring in the step of pouring the molten steel into the tundish from the ladle tap opening through the inlet of the tundish lid. Is a ladle sand removal device for removing from the normal casting start state, which is arranged on the side of the molten steel pouring flow path between the ladle tapping mouth and the tundish lid, with respect to the molten steel pouring flow path A gas spraying device in which a nozzle header having a nozzle for spraying a gas is arranged in one or more stages in the molten steel injection flow passage direction, and a ladle sand blown away is disposed opposite to the gas spraying device with the molten steel injection flow passage interposed therebetween. Is equipped with a ladle sand suction device that forcibly sucks air through the suction duct, and the flow rate of the gas jet from the nozzle is
Between the average flow velocity of body jets and the scattering distance of ladle sand and molten steel
The ladle sand flowing down, which is required from the
Secondly, the ladle sand removing device at the start of molten steel injection is characterized in that the molten steel is set so as not to separate and scatter .