Apparatus for the direct cooling of a strand
US3995684A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 1975 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B13/0207
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for the direct cooling of a strand, especially during the continuous casting of steel, incorporating strand guide segments equipped with spray nozzles for the application of a cooling agent to the strand. The spray nozzles are arranged at rotatable holders, each holder is equipped with at least two nozzles. A drive mechanism is provided for the stepwise or incremental rotation of such holders and there are provided infeed means for delivering the cooling agent to the spray nozzles.
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