Improvement of the Process of Metal Casting and the Design of Refractory Equipment of the “Tundish Ladle – Open Jet – Mold” System of a Continuous Billet-Casting Machine

Abstract

We consider the process of motion of steel flows and the refractory equipment of the “tundish ladle (TL) – open jet (OJ) –mold” system of a continuous billet-casting machine (CBCM). We indicate the specific features of control over the metal flows in the analyzed system and analyze the specific features of the design of elements of the CBCM guaranteeing the possibility of rational transportation of the cast metal in the TL – OJ – mold system. The improvement of the design guarantees the rational motion of the flows of liquid metal in the mold and creates conditions for the improvement of the quality of billets.