Liquid metal delivery system for continuous casting
US5871660A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D11/103
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Molten metal is fed to a caster in a continuous casting operation through a distributor that divides the molten metal into four streams flowing in circulating patterns from the central axis of the caster. Each stream sweeps first along the longer side wall of the caster toward the corner, then back along the shorter side wall toward the center line. The result is a higher degree of fragmentation of metal crystals as they form, and a better distribution of the fragments across the caster cross section, as well as a more even temperature distribution.
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