US20090145933A1 - Induction powered ladle bottom nozzle - Google Patents

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US20090145933A1
US20090145933A1 US11/990,623 US99062306A US2009145933A1 US 20090145933 A1 US20090145933 A1 US 20090145933A1 US 99062306 A US99062306 A US 99062306A US 2009145933 A1 US2009145933 A1 US 2009145933A1
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Earl K Stanley
John R. Mott
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21B—MANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
    • C21B7/00—Blast furnaces
    • C21B7/12—Opening or sealing the tap holes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D41/00—Casting melt-holding vessels, e.g. ladles, tundishes, cups or the like
    • B22D41/14—Closures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D41/00—Casting melt-holding vessels, e.g. ladles, tundishes, cups or the like
    • B22D41/50—Pouring-nozzles
    • B22D41/60—Pouring-nozzles with heating or cooling means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D3/00—Charging; Discharging; Manipulation of charge
    • F27D3/15—Tapping equipment; Equipment for removing or retaining slag
    • F27D3/1509—Tapping equipment
    • F27D3/1518—Tapholes
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C21C5/00—Manufacture of carbon-steel, e.g. plain mild steel, medium carbon steel or cast steel or stainless steel
    • C21C5/28—Manufacture of steel in the converter
    • C21C5/42—Constructional features of converters
    • C21C5/46—Details or accessories
    • C21C5/4653—Tapholes; Opening or plugging thereof

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  • This application relates to an inductively powered nozzle for controlling the flow of metal from a ladle or other vessel containing molten metal.
  • a ladle or other container for molten metal is provided with an outlet nozzle that is easily controlled and less expensive.
  • a stream of molten metal e.g., silicon flows through a tubular refractory nozzle by heating the nozzle to the melting temperature of the metal.
  • the nozzle is, for example, tubular and made of Al 2 0 3 or SiO 2 and is surrounded by a graphite tube in thermal contact with the nozzle. The nozzle is heated by heating the surrounding graphite tube inductively. Once the temperature of the nozzle exceeds the liquidus temperature of the metal in the ladle, the metal will flow out of the ladle through the nozzle.
  • the nozzle may be made entirely of graphite, if the impurities that contact with the graphite may impart to the metal are not of concern.
  • the rate of flow through the nozzle may be controlled in part also by applying a vacuum to the ladle proper, as is known in the industry. If the vacuum is sufficient, the flow can be controlled very accurately, from a few drops per minute to full flow through the nozzle. It can also be stopped completely, if there is such a need, and re-started later in the process. Thus, accurate control of flow through the nozzle may also be obtained by combining the nozzle of the invention with known techniques.
  • the figure is a vertical cross section of a ladle having a nozzle in accordance with the invention.
  • a ladle 2 which is preferably made of inductively transparent material, as known in the art, includes an outlet 4 .
  • the ladle is used to refine metal 5 , such as Si that is to be dispensed through the outlet in the molten state and may include a refractory material 3 .
  • the metal to be refined may be heated by any known means, such as by inductive heating.
  • the outlet comprises a nozzle 6 made of a material that has a melting point higher than that of the material to be dispensed, which is preferably surrounded by insulating refractory material 7 .
  • the nozzle may be made of Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 , ZrO 2 or other suitable refractory.
  • the nozzle 6 is engaged with the outlet of the ladle and may be supported by contact with a graphite susceptor tube 8 or by other means.
  • the susceptor tube 8 preferably surrounds the nozzle and is configured to transfer heat to the nozzle 6 to liquefy the metal to be dispensed.
  • the heater tube and nozzle are preferably not in physical contact at all times because their coefficients of expansion differ, but they are configured and positioned such that they are in thermal contact whereby heat from the graphite heater is effectively transferred to the nozzle.
  • the graphite susceptor is preferably heated by energy received from induction coil 10 . This has been found to be very efficient and to result in good control of the temperature of the nozzle 6 and good control of the flow through the nozzle, particularly when used in combination with a variable vacuum applied to the ladle.
  • the nozzle is preferably about twelve inches in length and extends beyond the bottom of the heater by several inches, preferably about 3 inches. Extending the end of the nozzle beyond the susceptor promotes cooling of the nozzle when heating is terminated.
  • the nozzle may be of various diameters. Preferably the diameter is from about one-half inch to about one inch. This diameter allows adequate flow of molten metal when the nozzle is heated and permits good control over the flow rate of the metal by application of vacuum to the ladle. Such diameters permit vacuum control of the flow rate during heating and allow the nozzle to clog quickly by cooling of the metal when the flow rate is substantially reduced and heating terminated.
  • the nozzle is preferably heated inductively, other methods of heating are possible.
  • the graphite tube may be a resistor and heated by passing electrical current through it directly with provided leads.
  • the diameter is preferably smaller, e.g.; about one-quarter inch. When the diameter is that small, it is possible to shut off flow by simply terminating the heating.
  • the nozzle is made of graphite and heated inductively directly by the induction coil, the power to the coil controlling the temperature in the nozzle and the flow rate of the metal.
  • the induction coil is preferably water cooled, and the cooling effect due to the presence of the water causes the metal to solidify in the nozzle more rapidly to reduce or stop flow when the power to the coil is reduced or shut off.
  • the graphite nozzle can also be cast en bloc with the induction coil with a castable refractory, which improves conduction of heat from the nozzle and metal to the water in a copper induction coil.
  • the combination of the cooling effect of the induction coil and vacuum control provides fine flow control of the molten metal.
  • an oxide refractory nozzle as disclosed above, can be placed inside a close-fitting graphite susceptor tube and still be heated and cooled by the induction coil.

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