Method and device for cooling a steel strip
US7645417B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
6References
5Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC21D1/667
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a cooling device for a quenching operation during a continuous annealing treatment of a flat product in a form of a metal strip. The cooling device includes an overflow weir and a series of tubes ejecting a cooling fluid onto the strip, wherein the tubes are separated by a gap allowing evacuation of the cooling fluid via the gaps.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.