KR101701983B1 - Plasma torch and improving apparatus for cast strip surface of having it - Google Patents

Abstract

The plasma torch of the present invention and the apparatus for processing a surface of a slurry have a dissolution channel which surrounds the outer side of the electrode and the electrode to which power is externally applied and which extends in the vertical direction and at least a part of the outer side of the dissolution channel, A plasma torch having a cooling channel formed to be non-burnable and a shield channel surrounding the dissolution channel and the cooling channel, the shield channel being non-burnable with the dissolution channel and the cooling channel; and a gas jetted from the plasma torch And a transferring part connected to at least one of the slab and the plasma torch so as to move at least one of the slab and the plasma torch so that the molten melt dissolved in the defective part of the slab Do not let it flow down. Can be removed.
That is, the nozzle portion of the plasma torch for melting the defective portion of the casting is provided in a triple channel structure to simultaneously melt, cool, and block the outside of the casting defective portion to melt the corner crack at the corner crack And the loss of mass on the upper surface of the cast slab can be suppressed and prevented, thereby making it possible to solve the problem of the reduction of the slurry casting rate.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plasma torch,

The present invention relates to a plasma torch and a slurry surface treatment apparatus having the plasma torch. More particularly, the present invention relates to a plasma torch capable of eliminating defects formed in a slurry such that a molten solution dissolved in a defective portion of the slurry is prevented from flowing down, And a surface treatment apparatus.

In general, a continuous casting process is a continuous casting process in which molten steel is continuously injected into a mold, and molten steel that has been solidified in the mold is continuously drawn to the lower side of the mold to form various shapes of slabs, blooms, billets, Is a process for producing a cast steel.

The cast steel produced by such a continuous casting process may cause defects such as scratches and cracks on the surface and edges during the casting process. These defects degrade the quality of the cast steel and cause defects to remain in the final product when the finished product is produced by rolling the defective cast product.

Accordingly, in the continuous casting process, various methods for eliminating defects in the casted cast steel are used, and the economics of the cast steel production may be improved in accordance with the method and technique. In this case, a scarfing method using an oxygen torch is used as a method for removing the defects of the casting product, or a defect is scratched off by grinding. Both methods have a disadvantage in that many parts of the produced casting are lost .

Especially, the scarping method using oxidation heat causes a harmful vapor due to the oxidation reaction of the metal, requiring a dust collecting device, resulting in an increase in the cost required for the equipment. Also, when the molten steel melt flows down, Can be reduced.

In order to solve this problem, a technique using a magnetic field is used to prevent the melt from flowing down. However, it is necessary to install the plasma equipment and the magnetic equipment at the same time, The cost of consuming it to produce it increases.

Therefore, there is a need for a technique for reducing the amount of harmful vapors generated by the oxidation reaction and easily suppressing or preventing the melt of the casting defective portion from flowing down.

KR 2014-0028308 A1

The present invention provides a plasma torch capable of simultaneously performing melting, cooling, and shielding of a defective portion of a cast steel, and a cast steel surface treating apparatus having the same.

The present invention provides a plasma torch capable of suppressing or preventing the flow of a melt during a melting process of a defective portion of a cast steel, and a slab surface treatment apparatus having the plasma torch.

The present invention provides a plasma torch capable of suppressing the generation of harmful vapors due to melting of a casting defective portion and a casting surface treatment apparatus having the same.

The present invention provides a plasma torch capable of reducing the loss of cast steel by reducing the loss of cast steel, and a cast steel surface treating apparatus having the same.

The present invention provides a plasma torch capable of increasing the uniformity of a region for repairing a defect of a cast steel and improving the quality thereof, and a cast steel surface treating apparatus having the same.

The plasma torch according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an electrode to which power is applied from the outside and a dissolution channel which surrounds the outer side of the electrode and extends in the vertical direction and surrounds at least a part of the outer side of the dissolution channel, And a nozzle portion surrounding the dissolution channel and the cooling channel and having a shield channel formed non-combustion with the dissolution channel and the cooling channel.

The nozzle unit includes a nozzle body extending in the vertical direction and hollow inside, a guide wall inserted into the nozzle body and spaced apart from the inner wall of the nozzle body, .

Wherein the dissolving channel is formed by an inner space of the guide wall, the shield channel is formed by the separation of the nozzle body and the guide wall, and the cooling channel penetrates a part of the outer wall of the guide wall vertically .

Wherein the cooling channel is formed to extend in the other direction intersecting the one direction on the plane of the lower surface of the guide wall, And can be formed through.

The cooling channel may be formed so as to surround one end of both ends of the dissolution channel injection port formed through the lower surface of the dissolution channel.

A slab surface treatment apparatus for melting and repairing defects of a casting slab according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least a part of a surface of a defect to cover the at least a part of the defect to be spaced from the defect, And a plasma torch connected to at least one of the casting and the plasma torch so as to control an injection amount of a gas injected from the plasma torch onto the casting and an amount of generated plasma heat, And a transfer unit for moving at least one of the plasma torches.

The plasma torch includes an electrode to which power is applied from the outside, a nozzle body which is formed to extend in the vertical direction and has an internal hollow shape, and is disposed inside the nozzle body and spaced apart from the inner wall of the nozzle body, And a guide wall on which the electrode is disposed.

Wherein the plasma torch is formed in the guide wall and is formed to surround the electrode, the dissolution channel passing through the guide wall in a slit shape extending in a lower direction of the guide wall and extending in one direction, A cooling channel formed in a part of an outer wall of the wall so as to pass in a vertical direction and spaced apart from the dissolution channel, and a shield formed to surround the dissolution channel and the cooling channel, Channel < / RTI >

The plasma torch may further include a first controller for controlling a power source applied to the electrode and a dissolution gas supplied to the dissolving channel, the controller being disposed outside the plasma torch, And a second controller for adjusting the cooling gas and the shield gas supplied to the shield channels, respectively.

The transfer part is connected to at least one of the slab and the plasma torch so that the defect and the lower end of the plasma torch face each other, and at least one of the slab and the plasma torch can be moved in the radial direction.

According to the plasma torch and the apparatus for processing a surface of a slurry having the plasma torch according to the embodiment of the present invention, heat is applied to a defective portion of a cast steel, and during the defect repair process by coagulation after dissolution, The defects can be eliminated without loss of convenience. That is, the nozzle portion of the plasma torch for melting the defective portion of the casting is provided in a triple channel structure to simultaneously melt, cool, and block the outside of the casting defective portion to melt the corner crack at the corner crack And the loss of mass on the upper surface of the cast slab can be suppressed and prevented, thereby making it possible to solve the problem of the reduction of the slurry casting rate.

In addition, shield gas is injected so as to surround the position where melting and cooling are performed in order to cut off from the outside air at the time of processing of the casting defects, thereby solving the problem caused by the reaction of the casting melt with the outside air.

As described above, in the process of cracks generated in the cast steel, particularly, in the process of cracking generated at the cast steel corner, the molten steel of the cast steel flows down along the side portion through a method of coagulating the molten region passing through the cooling gas So that it is possible to reduce the cost for equipment and operation rather than a method for preventing the melt from flowing down along the side wall portion by using the magnetic field equipments conventionally.

Accordingly, it is possible to increase the quality of the final product manufactured by the casting process, to solve the increase in cost required for the equipment and the casting process, and to prevent an increase in the unit price of the final product.

1 is a perspective view showing a casting surface treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a nozzle unit and an operating state of a plasma torch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a method of surface treatment of a cast steel using the cast steel surface treating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing a surface profile of a cast steel according to a conventional and a plasma torch according to an embodiment of the present invention and a casting surface treatment apparatus having the same.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, It is provided to let you know. Wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Hereinafter, a plasma torch according to an embodiment of the present invention and a slab surface treatment apparatus having the same will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG.

1 and 2, a slab surface treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus for melting and repairing defects of a slab S, in which at least a partial area of a defect S · F is covered with a cover A plasma torch 100 disposed to be spaced apart from the defects S · F and blocking and melting and cooling the defects from the outside air and a plasma torch 100 connected to the plasma torch 100 for separating the plasma S from the plasma torch 100, (200) and a plasma torch (100) for controlling the amount of gas injected into the plasma torch (100) and the plasma torch (100) And a transporting unit for moving at least one of them.

That is, the slab surface treatment apparatus 1 is provided with a defective (S · F) generation region which is melted and cooled from the outside air in a process of melting and cooling defects S · F occurring during the production process of the slab S, The defects S · F on the slab S can be healed in a short time by using the plasma torch 100 having nozzles composed of triple channels so that the defects S · F can be blocked. Furthermore, when melting defects formed in the corners of the slab S, it is possible to cool the molten material while preventing or preventing the flow of the molten material from flowing down, thereby solving the mass loss problem of the slab S.

First, cracks (defects) may be generated on the surface or corners of the slab S produced through the continuous casting process. That is, the molten steel contained in the ladle is injected into the mold and solidified to form a slab-shaped cast steel, which is then cut to a certain size by a cutter. On the other hand, the casting surface treatment apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be included in the equipment of the continuous casting process for the production of the slab S, or separately from the equipment of the continuous casting process, have.

The plasma torch 100 has a structure in which plasma heat is applied to melt the region in which the defect S (S · F) is generated in the state of being cut off from the outside air and to cool the region, A nozzle body 170 inserted in the nozzle body 170 and spaced apart from the inner wall of the nozzle body 170, And a nozzle portion composed of a guide wall 150 on which the electrode 110 is disposed.

The plasma torch 100 may generate a thermal plasma by applying power to the electrode using a DC power source. Plasma heat means that a gas composed of electrons, ions, and neutral particles generated by arc discharge forms a jet flame at high temperature and high speed, and uses plasma heat having high temperature, high heat capacity, high speed and large amount of active particles The defects (S · F) formed in the cast steel S are melted and bonded. In the plasma torch 100, various methods are used. In the present invention, a transfer type plasma generation method in which an arc is concentrated directly from the electrode of the plasma torch 100 to the slab S, Can be applied. The use of such a transition plasma torch has the feature that the contamination of the cast steel is reduced because the electrode 110 is non-consumable.

The electrode 110 is a non-consumable electrode included in the transfer type plasma torch 100 as described above, and a copper electrode may be used.

The nozzle body 170 provides a mixed region of the electrode 110 and the gas of the plasma torch 100 or provides a space in which a cooling channel 153 and a shield channel 173 to be described later are formed. The nozzle body 170 may extend in the vertical direction and may have a bottom open shape. Further, as the nozzle body 170 is extended from the upper portion to the lower portion, the nozzle body 170 can be configured to be inclined inward as shown in FIG. 2 (a).

The guide wall 150 may be disposed in the nozzle body 170 to be spaced apart from the nozzle body 170 to form the dissolution channel 133 and the cooling channel 153. That is, the guide wall 150 is provided inside the nozzle body 170 so that only the nozzle body 170 is provided and only the dissolving channel 133 is provided. On the other hand, the cooling gas g2 and the shield gas g3, (S) may be additionally formed.

With such a structure between the nozzle body 170 and the guide wall 150, three channels are formed in the nozzle portion. That is, in the nozzle portion, a dissolution channel 133 is formed to surround the outer side of the electrode, a cooling channel 153 that surrounds the outer side portion of the dissolution channel 133 and is formed non-cooperatively with the dissolution channel 133, 133 and a shield channel 173 which surrounds the outside of the cooling channel 153 and is formed non-combustively with the dissolving channel 133 and the cooling channel 153.

The dissolution channel 133 is a channel necessarily provided in the plasma torch 100 and is used as a passage through which the plasma heat generating gas moves in communication with the region where the electrode 110 is disposed. That is, the dissolution channel 133 is for spraying plasma heat for melting the defective portion of the slab S, and is connected to the dissolution channel injection port 135 on the lower surface of the guide wall 150, To generate plasma heat. At this time, the dissolution channel injection port 135, which is connected to the dissolution channel 133 and penetrates the lower surface of the guide wall 150, may be formed to extend in one direction D1 on the plane of the lower surface of the guide wall 150. More specifically, the melting channel jetting ports 135 may be formed in a shape of a rectangle long in one direction D1 on the plane, with the length in the other direction D2 being shorter than the length in the one direction D1. Therefore, the plasma heat can cover the surface defects (S 占)) of the steel strip S more than the conventional round metal channel jetting openings. At this time, the extending direction of the melt channel injection port 135 to the one direction D1 is the direction of movement (defect generation direction) of at least one of the cast steel or the plasma torch 100 to melt defects of the cast steel S The length of the melt channel jetting port 135 is not limited. However, the length of the melt channel jetting port 135 may be extended to a length covering an average length of 4 mm or more, which is an average length of surface cracks generated in the cast steel S, have.

The cooling channel 153 may be formed to pass through the side surface of the guide wall 150 in the vertical direction so as to surround a part of the outer side of the dissolving channel 133 and not to communicate with the dissolving channel 133. That is, the cooling channel 153 is formed so that the guide wall 150 penetrates the side wall in the vertical direction and extends in the other direction D2 intersecting the one direction D1 on the plane of the lower surface of the guide wall 150, (Not shown).

2, the cooling channel 153 is formed to have a width d2 that is greater than d1, which is the width in the other direction D2 of the dissolving channel 133, (In other words, it can be formed so as to partially surround the side of the end opposite to the end in the direction in which the melt channel injection port 135 moves to melt the defect) in the both end portions of the melt channel injection opening 135 in the movement direction It is possible to solidify the melt in the defective part of the cast slab S which has been melted by the melt channel 133 moving toward the one direction D1 through the cooling channel 153 and spraying the cooling gas in a short time. Particularly, when melting a crack occurring at the corner of the cast steel, the cooling channel 153 can cool the melt which can flow down to the side wall of the cast steel S while blowing the gas toward the upper face side of the cast steel S , The melt flows into the side wall portion It can inhibit or prevent clotting hold down.

The reason why the cooling channel 153 is formed so as to surround only a part of the outer side of the dissolution channel 133 (that is, one end of both ends of the dissolution channel injection port 135) (Passable) through the fusing area of the slab S to prevent the cooling gas injected in the cooling channel 153 from lowering the temperature.

The shield channel 173 is formed by the gap between the nozzle body 170 and the guide wall 150 and is separated from the outer side of the dissolving channel 133 and the cooling channel 153 so that the nozzle body 170 and the guide wall 150 150 and the shield channel injection port 175 formed to surround the dissolution channel 133 and the cooling channel 153. That is, when the melting and cooling process is performed by the dissolving channel 133 and the cooling channel 153, the shield channel 173 is located between the healing region (i.e., the region where the melting and cooling proceeds) By reducing the contact with the air, it is possible to suppress or prevent the melt of the casting from reacting with the outside air in contact with it.

The dissolution channel 133, the cooling channel 153, and the shield channel 173 formed in the nozzle unit are respectively supplied with inert gas to prevent the reaction of the slab S with the melt, At least one or more of the known inert gases may be selected and used.

The control unit is connected to the plasma torch 100 and is provided to regulate a plasma heat emitted from the plasma torch 100 and a gas supply amount of the dissolution channel 133, the cooling channel 153, and the shield channel 173 constituting the nozzle unit A first controller 200 disposed outside the plasma torch 100 for controlling a power source applied to the electrode 110 and a dissolved gas supplied to the dissolution channel 133; And a second controller 400 disposed on the outside of the cooling channel 153 and the shield channel 173 for controlling the cooling gas g2 and the shield gas g3, respectively.

The first controller 200 controls the supply time and supply amount of the dissolved gas to the dissolution channel 133 in order to generate plasma heat by reacting with the electrode 110 while applying power to the electrode 110 Respectively. That is, when the first controller 200 is disposed on the healing area of the defect S on the slab S, the first controller 200 may supply the dissolution gas g1 to the dissolution channel 133 to inject the plasma heat onto the slab S do.

The second controller 400 is connected to the cooling channel 153 and the shield channel 173 to supply the cooling gas g2 to the cooling channel 153 and the shield gas g3 to the shield channel 173. [ . That is, the second controller 400 supplies a cooling gas capable of cooling the melt of the slab S to the cooling channel 153, wherein the supplied amount of the cooling gas g2 is, for example, It is possible to adjust the supply amount to such an extent that the melt of the liquid S can be prevented from being splashed. The shield gas g3 supplied to the shield channel 173 is adjusted to an increased supply amount rather than the supply amount of the cooling gas g2 in order to maximally suppress contact between the healing area of the cast S and the outside air The shield gas g3 may be sprayed onto the slab S at a position surrounding the dissolution channel 133 and the cooling channel 153 to form a gas curtain. At this time, the cooling gas g2 and the shield gas g3 are configured to be able to receive a signal from the first controller 200 that the power is supplied to the plasma torch 100 and the dissolved gas g1 is supplied thereto, The coolant gas g2 and the shield gas g3 can be sprayed as soon as they are transferred.

The second controller 400 may control not only the supply amount of the cooling gas g2 and the shield gas g3 but also the temperature of the cooling gas g2 and the shield gas g3 . That is, since the cooling gas g2 is a gas passing through the melting region of the molten slab S, it is possible to inject a gas showing a relatively lower temperature than the shield gas g3 in order to lower the temperature of the melting region.

The transfer part (not shown) is connected to at least one of the plasma torch 100 and the cast steel S so as to move in a radial direction so that defects on the melt channel injection port 135 and the slab S of the plasma torch 100 So as to face each other. At this time, the transporting unit (not shown) is configured to detect the position where the defect S · F is generated on the slab S, and to detect the position of the detection position on the bottom surface of the plasma torch 100 The slab S or the plasma torch 100 can be moved.

The plasma torch 100 may further include a cooler (not shown) for cooling the guide wall 150 or the nozzle body 170 to minimize the influence of the high temperature of the plasma heat.

Hereinafter, the state of the surface treatment of the cast steel through the casting surface treatment apparatus of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to [Table 1] and FIG.

Table 1 shows the presence or absence of oxidation vapors due to the constituent nozzles of the torch portion of the casting surface treatment apparatus according to the comparative example and the example. 4 shows profiles after surface treatment of the cast steel according to the presence or absence of the toothed component nozzles of the comparative example and the embodiment.

At this time, the cast steel used in the experiment is a heavy-carbon steel having a high incidence of corner cracks during continuous casting, and the length of the cracks generated in the cast steel shows the upper and side portions of 2 to 5 mm and the depth of 3 to 7 mm.

Comparative Example 1 Comparative Example 2 Example Presence of torch
(○ / ×) Dissolving channel ○ ○ ○ Cooling channel × × ○ Shield channel × ○ ○ Dissolved channel structure circle circle Slit type Occurrence of oxidation steam (○ / ×) ○ × ×

Here, the constituent nozzles of the torch portion are examined for the presence or absence of the formation of oxidizing vapors depending on the presence or absence of the constitution of the dissolution channel in which the plasma heat is injected, the cooling channel outside the dissolution channel, and the shield channel surrounding the dissolution channel and the cooling channel . In addition, the flatness of the surface treatment region is examined with a laser distance sensor after the surface treatment of the cast steel according to the configuration of the nozzle.

From Table 1 and FIG. 4, the following results can be confirmed.

[Comparative Example 1]

The torch portion of Comparative Example 1 has only a dissolving channel. Accordingly, since the cooling channel and the shield channel for cooling the defective portion of the casting melted by the plasma heat injected from the melted channel and shielding the melted defective portion from the outside air are not provided, the melted melt of the casting melted by the melted channel And oxygen in the outside air react with each other to generate oxidized steam.

Further, since the melting channel exhibits a circular structure, it is not easy to cover the length of defects formed on the cast steel, so that the melting zone of the cast steel to be melted by the melting channel is not sufficient and even if the casting defects are melted, The melts of the defective portion of the generated casting will flow along the sidewall of the casting prior to bonding and solidification. 4 (a), the molten material flowing down in the sidewall direction (X-axis direction) of the casting is solidified and protruded by 5 mm from the side wall portion of the casting, and the molten material flowing in the direction It can be confirmed that the mass loss of the upper region of the convenience was generated.

[Comparative Example 2]

In the torch portion of Comparative Example 2, a shield channel surrounding the dissolving channel and the outside of the dissolving channel is formed, and a cooling channel for coagulating the defective portion of the casting melted by the dissolving channel in a short time is not provided. Therefore, when the defective part of the casting is melted by the plasma heat injected into the dissolving channel, the contact between the molten region and the outside air is blocked or suppressed by the shield gas injected from the shield channel, .

However, since the melting channel exhibits a circular structure, a region for melting defects formed on the cast steel is not sufficient and the molten portion is not solidified in a short time, as in the case of the toe portion of Comparative Example 1, The melts of the defect defects flow down along the side walls and the melted material flowing down in the direction of the sidewall of the casting (X-axis direction) is solidified. 4 (b), it can be seen that a mass loss occurred in the upper region of the cast steel, where the melt 4 mm protruded from the side wall of the cast steel and flowed down, was originally the melting position.

This is because the shield gas injected into the slab by the shield channel may be partially transferred to the melted portion, so that the molten portion can be rapidly solidified as compared with the torch portion of Comparative Example 1, and the degree of the melted material flowing down to the side wall portion is reduced.

[Example]

The nozzle unit according to the embodiment shows a structure of a triple channel. As described above, the nozzle unit includes a dissolving channel provided in a slit shape, a cooling channel provided in a slit shape in a direction crossing the direction of forming the dissolving channel slit, And a shield channel surrounding the shield channel. That is, the torch portion of the embodiment has a dissolving channel in a slit shape different from the comparative example, and has a cooling channel, and can be formed as a shield channel surrounding a region to be processed by the dissolving channel and the cooling channel.

Thus, since the dissolution channel is formed in a slit shape, the plasma heat injected from the dissolving channel covers at least a part of the defective portion of the casting and melts the defective portion of the casting while the cooling channel is melted by the melting channel By injecting the cooling gas, it is possible to solidify immediately after melting the cast steel. And, the shield channel can block the defect processing region of the casting which is melted and cooled by the melting channel and the cooling channel from the outside.

As such, the channels formed melt the defects in a short time due to the dissolving channel capable of covering at least a part of the casting defects, solidify the melting region injected from the cooling channels in a short time, and simultaneously melt the melts that can flow down along the side walls 4, it can be seen that the protruding length protruding from the sidewall of the cast steel is 1 mm, which forms a reduced protruding length as compared with the prior art, Can be reduced compared with that of the prior art.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings and the preferred embodiments described above, the present invention is not limited thereto but is limited by the following claims. Accordingly, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the following claims.

1: Slab surface treatment apparatus 100: Plasma torch
110: electrode 170: nozzle body
130: Guide wall 133: Dissolved channel
g1: dissolved gas 153: cooling channel
g2: cooling gas 173: shield channel
g3: shield gas 200: first controller
400: second controller

Claims (10)

A plasma torch for removing defects formed on a cast steel,
An electrode to which power is externally applied; And
And an end portion opposite to an end portion in a direction in which the injection port moves in order to melt the defect among the both end portions of the injection port connected to the dissolution channel, A cooling channel which surrounds and coalesces with the dissolving channel to solidify the melted melt by the dissolving channel and a shield which surrounds the outside of the dissolving channel and the cooling channel and which is nonconducting with the dissolving channel and the cooling channel, A plasma torch comprising: a nozzle portion having a channel; The method according to claim 1,
In the nozzle unit,
A nozzle body extending in a vertical direction and having a hollow interior;
And a guide wall inserted into the nozzle body and spaced apart from an inner wall of the nozzle body, the electrode being disposed inside the guide body. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the dissolving channel is formed by an inner space of the guide wall, the shield channel is formed by the separation of the nozzle body and the guide wall, and the cooling channel penetrates a part of the outer wall of the guide wall vertically The plasma torch being formed. The method according to claim 2 or 3,
Wherein the dissolution channel is formed to extend in one direction on a plane of the lower surface of the guide wall and penetrate the lower surface,
Wherein the cooling channel is formed extending in the other direction crossing the one direction on the plane of the lower surface of the guide wall and penetrating the lower surface. delete An apparatus for melting and healing defects in a casting,
A plasma torch covering at least a portion of the defect and spaced from the defect, the plasma torch intercepting and melting and cooling the defect from the outside air;
A controller connected to the plasma torch for adjusting an injection amount of a gas injected from the plasma torch onto the strip and an amount of generated plasma heat; And
And a transfer unit connected to at least one of the slab and the plasma torch for moving at least one of the slab and the plasma torch,
Wherein the plasma torch comprises:
An electrode to which power is externally applied; And
And an end portion opposite to an end portion in a direction in which the injection port moves in order to melt the defect among the both end portions of the injection port connected to the dissolution channel, A cooling channel which surrounds and coalesces with the dissolving channel to solidify the melted melt by the dissolving channel and a shield which surrounds the outside of the dissolving channel and the cooling channel and which is nonconducting with the dissolving channel and the cooling channel, And a channel. The method of claim 6,
Wherein the plasma torch comprises:
A nozzle body extending in a vertical direction and having a hollow interior; And
And a guide wall inserted into the nozzle body and spaced apart from an inner wall of the nozzle body, the electrode being disposed inside the guide wall. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the dissolution channel is formed in the guide wall and is formed in a slit shape extending in one direction in a lower portion of the guide wall,
Wherein the cooling channel extends in a direction intersecting the one direction and penetrates a part of an outer wall of the guide wall in a vertical direction and is spaced apart from the dissolution channel,
Wherein the shield channel is formed by the separation of the guide wall and the nozzle body. The method of claim 8,
Wherein,
A first controller disposed outside the plasma torch for adjusting a power source applied to the electrode and a dissolved gas supplied to the dissolution channel;
And a second controller disposed outside the plasma torch for controlling the cooling gas and the shield gas supplied to the cooling channel and the shield channel, respectively. Claim 6
The transfer unit
And the plasma torch is connected to at least one of the slab and the plasma torch so that the defect and the lower end of the plasma torch face each other,
And at least one of said cast steel and said plasma torch is movable in a radial direction.

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