Procedures and apparatus for continuous casting of metal ingots
Abstract
Abstract IN CONTINUOUS CASTNG OF METAL INGOTS BY DELIVERING MOLTEN METAL TO AN OPEN-ENDED MOLD WHILE WITHDRAWING CAST INGOT CONTINUOUSLY FROM THE OPEN MOLD END AND WHILE DIRECTING LIQUID COOLANT ONTO THE INGOT SURFACE ENERGING FROM THE MOLD, THE EXTREMITY OF THE INGOT IS SUPPORT BY A STOOL THAT INITIALLY CLOSES THE MOLD OPEN END AND MOVES PROGRESSIVELY AWAY FROM THE MOLD AS THE INGOT IS CAST. THE STOOL IS PROVIDED WITH PLURAL DRAINAGE PASSAGE LOOSELY CLOSED WITH PLUGS POSITIONED TO BE FROZEN INTO THE BUTT OF THE INGOT. CONTRACTION OF THE SOLIDIFYING BUTT PULLS THE PLUGS OUT OF THE DRAINAGE PASSAGES SUFFICIENTLY TO PERMIT DISCHARGE THROUGH THE PASSAGES OF FLUID COLLECTING BETWEEN THE INGOT BUTT AND THE STOOL.
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- 👤 Neil Burton Bryson
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