Classifications

• • 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
  • B22D41/02—Linings
• • 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
  • B22D41/08—Casting melt-holding vessels, e.g. ladles, tundishes, cups or the like for bottom pouring
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
  • C21B—MANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
  • C21B7/00—Blast furnaces
  • C21B7/04—Blast furnaces with special refractories
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
  • F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
  • F27B3/00—Hearth-type furnaces, e.g. of reverberatory type; Electric arc furnaces ; Tank furnaces
  • F27B3/10—Details, accessories or equipment, e.g. dust-collectors, specially adapted for hearth-type furnaces
  • F27B3/12—Working chambers or casings; Supports therefor
• • 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
  • F27D1/00—Casings; Linings; Walls; Roofs
  • F27D1/0043—Floors, hearths
• • 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
  • F27D1/00—Casings; Linings; Walls; Roofs
  • F27D1/04—Casings; Linings; Walls; Roofs characterised by the form, e.g. shape of the bricks or blocks used
• • 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
  • F27D1/00—Casings; Linings; Walls; Roofs
  • F27D1/04—Casings; Linings; Walls; Roofs characterised by the form, e.g. shape of the bricks or blocks used
  • F27D1/045—Bricks for lining cylindrical bodies, e.g. skids, tubes
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
  • F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
  • F27B3/00—Hearth-type furnaces, e.g. of reverberatory type; Electric arc furnaces ; Tank furnaces
  • F27B3/10—Details, accessories or equipment, e.g. dust-collectors, specially adapted for hearth-type furnaces
  • F27B3/12—Working chambers or casings; Supports therefor
  • F27B2003/125—Hearths

Definitions

• LADLE BRICK LEVELING SET This invention relates to high temperature refractories and more particularly to courses of refractories providing for leveling of refractories in vessels with sloping bottoms.
• one problem heretofore encountered relates to preventing slag from contaminating or otherwise being mixed with the relatively pure steel when it is being withdrawn from the vessel. Since slag is less dense than the molten steel, the slag tends to rise and accumulate on top of the underlying steel. If a pouring orifice is provided in the bottom of the vessel, relatively uncontaminated molten steel can be withdrawn simply by opening the orifice to permit the liquid steel to exit therethrough.
• the improvement according to the invention hereof includes the provision of one or more courses of bricks of coordinated and tapered heights to form correspondingly tapered compensating courses. In vessels of essentially circular or oval geometry, this results in the provision of an essentially circular ring which from a high point (where the bricks of the ring are the highest, tapers to a low point 180 degrees displaced therefrom where the bricks of the ring are the lowest.
• the taper of the ring or rings compensates for the sloping bottom so that additional courses of bricks that are installed above the compensating courses lie in planes generally parallel to the surfaces of both liquid metal and slag; and since the aforementioned relative angle therebetween is eliminated, only one course (or minimum number of courses) of the more expensive slag-resistant bricks are required to encompass expected slag contact regions, thus saving cost.
• pluralities of individual refractory bricks are assembled to form courses having heights that are tapered to compensate for the slope angles of sloping bottoms, thus providing support for succeeding courses of refractories that are generally parallel to expected layers of erosive materials such as slag.
• the compensating course (or courses) may be positioned adjacent the sloping bottom of the vessel or part of the way up the sides, thus providing flexibility in installation.
• the aforementioned course arrangements may be installed in annular rings each of which, for circular vessels, may be configured in two 180 degree semicircles which are mirror images of each other, thus enhancing simplicity of installation.
• FIG. 1 is a top view of a typical refractory-lined vessel used for handling molten steel
• Figure 2 is a partial sectional view taken along the section lines 2-2 of Figure 1;
• Figure 3 is a partial sectional view taken along the section lines 3-3 of Figure 1;
• Figure 4 is top view of a special brick preferred for practicing the invention
• Figure 5 is a side view of the special brick of Figure 4
• Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating one of two semicircular half rings of refractory bricks configured according to the invention
• Figures 7 and 8 are linear views (elevation and plan respectively) depicting a modification of Figure 6 in which two courses of bricks overlie one another for the principal part of the semicircle, while the thinner end is comprised of a single layer only.
• FIG. 1 it will be seen to depict a typical circular vessel or ladle 10 employed in the steel-making industry for handling molten steel.
• the vessel typically includes an outer steel shell 11, a first lining of refractory bricks 12, and an interior lining of refractory bricks 13. Included within the interior bottom are conventional tap hole 14, and injector locations 15 and 16. Injectors are not necessarily employed in all ladles, and the tap hole is preferably located at the lowest point of the sloped bottom.
• the offset shown in Figure 1 is to accommodate other equipment.
• FIG. 2 To further illustrate the interior of Figure 1 and to depict the leveling courses of refractories constructed according to the invention, sections 2-2 and 3-3 are shown respectively in Figures 2 and 3.
• FIG 2 there are seen two layers 17 and 18 of refractories that typically line the bottoms of high temperature liquid steel handling vessels. It will be observed that these two layers are each generally of uniform thickness and are installed to present a sloping upper surface 19 which slopes down toward tap hole 14 so as to facilitate draining of molten steel from the vessel. As mentioned above, such sloping surface provides advantages. However, in order to provide the aforementioned levelling, a pair of tapered layers 20 and 21 are installed so that the upper surface 22 of layer 21 is essentially level (as shown) .
• successive courses of bricks as represented by courses 23 and 24 are essentially parallel to the plane containing the mouth (not shown) of the vessel 10 so that the course of the more slag-resistant (and expensive) refractories described above need be of minimum height.
• the dimensions of the ladle are such that the ends of the tapered layers 20 and 21 are not adjoining, they can be made to "communicate", i.e., form a ring with the use of transition refractories.
• transition refractories 25a/25b and 26a/26b which connect with the layers and abut conventional side wall refractories 27 and 28.
• Refractories 25a/25b and 26a/26b are splits or soaps which are not tapered and are of the same thickness (height) of the adjacent brick in the ring.
• Figure 3 is seen to depict the geometrical relationship of the foregoing courses of refractories at an angle of 90 degrees to that of Figure 2; and like parts are, of course, identified with like symbols.
• the levelling courses 20 and 21 are are shown, with surface 22 of layer 21 being essentially level, and with the line 29 between layers 20 and 21 reflecting the tapering and curved nature of the interior of the vessel.
• Figure 4 is a top view of a particular serai-universal brick 30, that along with a universal brick is preferred for practicing the invention. Also suitable are key, circle, wedge brick, and the like. There, it will be observed that brick 30 includes a pair of substantially parallel surfaces 31 and 32, together with a pair of curved surfaces 33 and 34 which are complementary and provide for form fitting of adjacent bricks as is shown in Figure 6. As mentioned above. Figure 5 is a side view of the special brick of Figure 4 and illustrates the gradual tapering feature that results in compensation as previously described.
• the height of the brick at end 33 as measured by dimension 35 is greater than the height of the brick at end 34 as measured by dimension 36; and the difference, as represented by dimension 37, results in a controlled taper in brick height which is progressive as shown in Figure 6.
• height of each brick in the representative half circle ring of Figure 6 is different from each adjacent brick so as to result in a smooth taper from left end 40 to right end 41 as shown.
• the much less high (shorter) refractories are shown and their relevant surfaces are identified by numerals 32a and 34a.
• the amount of taper is determined by the degree to which the bottom refractories 17 of the vessel 10 slope as evidenced by the slope of surface 19 ( Figure 2) . Therefore, the amount of taper from left end 40 to right end 41 will vary depending upon the taper of the bottom slope of the vessel.
• Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating one of two semicircular half rings of refractory bricks configured according to the invention, the complementary semicircular half ring being a mirror image of the half ring shown.
• the mirror image courses are adjoined at ends 40 and 41 to complete a circular installation as depicted in Figures 1-3.
• "left" and "right” hand tapered brick would be required.
• a more practical approach is to cut the ends of both courses of both rings so that they mate at a plane vertical surface.
• Figure 7 is a side view depicting a modification of Figure 6 in which two courses of bricks overlie one another for the principal part of the semicircle, while the thinner end is comprised of a single layer only.
• the overlying nature of the courses is represented by overlying refractories 30a and 30b which in one illustrative embodiment result in a total course height at end 42 of 8.5 inches as shown by dimension 43.
• the dual geometry of the courses continues to point 44 at which the total height has declined such that the remainder includes just one brick 45.
• the height at end 46 has decreased to 1.25 inches as shown by dimension 47.
• Figure 8 a top view illustrating tapered refractories of the general type shown in Figure 4. Beginning at the left end 49 of the array are courses 50-50d which continue to right end 51 which concludes with course 50cc.
• the degree of taper provided by refractories 50-50cc is complementary to the corresponding slope of the lower surface of the vessel in which they are to be installed so as to provide levelling compensation.
• the principle can be applied to linings comprising both curved and plane surfaces.

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