WO2011071431A1 - Arrangement for controlling the flow out of a tundish - Google Patents

Arrangement for controlling the flow out of a tundish Download PDF

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WO2011071431A1
WO2011071431A1 PCT/SE2010/000282 SE2010000282W WO2011071431A1 WO 2011071431 A1 WO2011071431 A1 WO 2011071431A1 SE 2010000282 W SE2010000282 W SE 2010000282W WO 2011071431 A1 WO2011071431 A1 WO 2011071431A1
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stopper rod
tundish
arrangement
flow out
molten steel
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Ralph NYSTRÖM
Ulf SJÖSTRÖM
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Swerea Mefos Ab
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Priority to US13/261,299 priority Critical patent/US8708204B2/en
Priority to EP10836277.3A priority patent/EP2509729A4/en
Priority to JP2012543044A priority patent/JP5764571B2/ja
Publication of WO2011071431A1 publication Critical patent/WO2011071431A1/en

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    • 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
    • B22D41/16—Closures stopper-rod type, i.e. a stopper-rod being positioned downwardly through the vessel and the metal therein, for selective registry with the pouring opening
    • B22D41/18—Stopper-rods therefor
    • 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
    • B22D41/16—Closures stopper-rod type, i.e. a stopper-rod being positioned downwardly through the vessel and the metal therein, for selective registry with the pouring opening
    • B22D41/18—Stopper-rods therefor
    • B22D41/186—Stopper-rods therefor with means for injecting a fluid into the melt
    • 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
    • B22D41/16—Closures stopper-rod type, i.e. a stopper-rod being positioned downwardly through the vessel and the metal therein, for selective registry with the pouring opening
    • B22D41/20—Stopper-rod operating equipment

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  • the invention relates to an arrangement for controlling the flow out of a tundish that has a tap hole for molten metal, usually for the continuous casting of steel, comprising an axially movable stopper rod for controlling the flow out of the tap hole and a device for rotating the stopper rod.
  • molten steel is poured from a ladle to a tundish and from the tundish to a cooled mould where the metal begins to solidify and continuously is withdrawn from the mould.
  • the tap hole consists of a ceramic nozzle and the steel flows from the nozzle through a discharge tube that extends into the molten steel in the mould.
  • the discharge tube keeps the flow together and protects it from the oxygen in the air.
  • the outlet flow through the nozzle is usually controlled by means of a vertically movable stopper rod.
  • SE 528543 discloses such a stopper rod arrangement that has means for rotating the stopper rod.
  • the rotation of the stopper rod makes the molten steel rotate, and as a result, the impurities such as oxides and nitrides gather in the center of the outlet flow and will not contact the walls of the discharge tube. In this way, the risk of getting deposits on the walls of the mould is reduced as is the risk of orifice clogging.
  • the nitrides and oxides that reach the mould will float as a slag layer on top of the molten metal or are drawn into the molten metal.
  • Figure 1 shows schematically a tundish and a mould and a stopper rod arrangement in accordance with the invention. Detailed description of the disclosed example of the invention
  • the figure shows a tundish 10 with a tap hole at its bottom in the form of a nozzle 11 and a discharge tube 12.
  • the discharge tube extends into a cooled continuous casting mould 13.
  • a mount 14 on the tundish carries an arrangement 15 with a stopper rod 16.
  • the arrangement is vertically movable by power in the mount 14 for controlling the vertical position of the stopper rod, thereby to control the flow through the nozzle and to be able to close the nozzle completely.
  • the device for moving the stopper rod arrangement is not shown..
  • the tundish is continuously charged with molten metal, usually steel, through a non illustrated tube from the controlled outlet of a ladle so that the level of molten metal 17 in the tundish will be comparatively constant.
  • the stopper rod arrangement 15 is continuously controlled to control the molten metal flow out of the tundish and to keep the level 19 of the molten steel in the mould comparatively constant.
  • a thin layer of slag floats on top of the molten metal. This layer of slag 24 prevents air from reaching the molten metal and prevents re-oxidation of the steel.
  • the stopper rod 16 is ceramic and it has a central steel tube 20 that extends above the ceramic.
  • This tube 20 is rotatably mounted and the arrangement has a motor 21 for rotating the stopper rod via a transmission 22.
  • the stopper rod should not rotate when it is is in engagement with the nozzle and keeps the nozzle closed. It should start to rotate as soon as it is raised from engagement with the nozzle in order to give the outlet flow a swirling motion.
  • the motor 21 can be controlled by a position sensor which senses the position of the stopper rod indirectly by sensing the position of the entire arrangement.
  • the transmission can have a sliding clutch to make the stopper rod stop its rotation when it seals against the nozzle.
  • the stopper rod may have protrusions 32 at its lower portion for increasing the swirling motion of the molten steel.
  • the stopper rod arrangement has a sleeve 30 around the stopper rod and it extends from the space above the molten steel through the slag layer and down into the molten steel and it prevents slag from being pulled down into the molten steel.
  • the sleeve is non-rotating and it can alternatively be directly carried by the tundish.
  • a conduit 31 for protective gas leads to the annular gap so that a protective gas flow prevents air from being drawn into the gap around the stopper rod. Such air would cause re-oxidation of the molten steeel.
  • a conduit 23 may be coupled for supplying protective gas to the central tube 20 of the stopper rod via a swivel and the lower portion of the stopper rod can have side outlets for the gas. Such gas supply will increase the swirling motion and the gas will increase the capacity of the slag layer to protect the molten steel from oxygen when the gas moves up from the molten steel to the slag layer.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Casting Support Devices, Ladles, And Melt Control Thereby (AREA)
  • Continuous Casting (AREA)
PCT/SE2010/000282 2009-12-08 2010-12-03 Arrangement for controlling the flow out of a tundish WO2011071431A1 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US13/261,299 US8708204B2 (en) 2009-12-08 2010-12-03 Arrangement for controlling the flow out of a tundish
EP10836277.3A EP2509729A4 (en) 2009-12-08 2010-12-03 Arrangement for controlling the flow out of a tundish
JP2012543044A JP5764571B2 (ja) 2009-12-08 2010-12-03 タンディッシュからの流れを制御する配置

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SE0901533A SE534281C2 (sv) 2009-12-08 2009-12-08 Regleranordning för en gjutlåda
SE0901533-0 2009-12-08

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SE534281C2 (sv) 2011-06-28
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