Method and apparatus for monitoring a continuous steel casting process
US11673187B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C39/44
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method, an apparatus and a computer readable-medium for monitoring a continuous steel casting process where molten steel is poured from a ladle into a tundish to be transferred through an exit nozzle into a mold. The method includes obtaining a critical superheat temperature value for the molten steel; measuring temperature values of the molten steel over a time period; determining superheat temperature values corresponding to the measured temperature values by comparing the measured temperature values with a liquidus temperature of the molten steel; and predicting a forecast time instance when the critical superheat temperature value is reached.
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