EP0053060A1 - Induktor mit Wanderfeld und orientiertem Fluss für eine Umrührrolle beim Stranggiessen von Brammen - Google Patents

Induktor mit Wanderfeld und orientiertem Fluss für eine Umrührrolle beim Stranggiessen von Brammen Download PDF

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EP0053060A1
EP0053060A1 EP81401776A EP81401776A EP0053060A1 EP 0053060 A1 EP0053060 A1 EP 0053060A1 EP 81401776 A EP81401776 A EP 81401776A EP 81401776 A EP81401776 A EP 81401776A EP 0053060 A1 EP0053060 A1 EP 0053060A1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/02—Induction heating
    • H05B6/34—Arrangements for circulation of melts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
    • B22D11/12—Accessories for subsequent treating or working cast stock in situ
    • B22D11/122—Accessories for subsequent treating or working cast stock in situ using magnetic fields
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B2213/00—Aspects relating both to resistive heating and to induction heating, covered by H05B3/00 and H05B6/00
    • H05B2213/02—Stirring of melted material in melting furnaces

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  • the present invention relates to a device for setting in motion a molten metal in a continuous casting installation and during the cooling of the cast product.
  • the inductor includes a magnetic core in the form of a magnetic stainless steel shaft, which has deep longitudinal grooves extending over the entire length of the shaft and evenly spaced in the circumferential direction. In the grooves are embedded packets of flat magnetic sheets parallel to the axis of the shaft. The latter and the sheets are notched by a series of annular grooves spaced along the length of the shaft and housing circular induction coils.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a sliding field inductor for a roll-brewer for continuous slab casting, making it possible to concentrate the magnetic flux towards the contact zone between the roll and the slab and to greatly reduce the magnetic leaks in the others. directions, in order to best use the magnetic capacity of the inductor core.
  • the inductor according to the present invention comprising a grooved shaft which carries flat magnetic sheets and parallel to the axis of the shaft, the latter and the sheets being notched by a series of annular grooves spaced along the length of the shaft and housing circular field coils, is characterized in that the shaft is fixed, in a manner known per se, and is made of a non-magnetic metal which is a good conductor of electricity and comprises, a longitudinal groove of large cross section housing a single packet of magnetic sheets which alone constitutes the magnetic core of the inductor, while the shaft constitutes a screen for the magnetic flux generated by the inductor coils, the assembly being such that this magnetic flux is oriented in a privileged fixed direction.
  • the inductor according to the intention is kept in a fixed orientation relative to the continuous casting, inside the roller which is mounted rotating so as to guide and support the continuously cast product.
  • the inductor is mounted in a fixed orientation such that the lamination plane of the pack of magnetic sheets forming the core is perpendicular to the surface of the continuously cast slab and the free edge of the magnetic sheets is located opposite the area of contact between the roller and the slab.
  • Each inductor completely surrounds the inductor, passing in front of the magnetic core formed by the pack of sheets, and behind the non-magnetic metal shaft which is a good conductor of electricity.
  • the magnetic core is embedded in the groove of the non-magnetic, electrically conductive metal shaft, the three faces of the core which are not opposite the contact area between the roller and the slab are protected . against flow losses by the shielding effect resulting from the currents induced in the non-magnetic metal shaft which is a good conductor of electricity. The result is that, in service, the magnetic flux is essentially directed towards the contact zone between the roller and the slab.
  • Figures 2 and 3 show one of the two brewer rollers of Figure 1, in axial section along the line CC of Figure 1, and the spectrum of the magnetic flux lines, respectively at two instants of excitation separated by a quarter period of alternating current, in the case of a bipolar two-phase inductor.
  • FIG. 4 represents the winding diagram of the inductor shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • rollers 4 to 9 we can see part of a slab 1 during continuous casting, with its outer crust 2 of metal already solidified and its core 3 of metal still in fusion.
  • the slab 1 during casting is guided and supported by a number of rollers such as rollers 4 to 9.
  • some of the rollers are mounted to rotate freely, while others can be rotated.
  • certain rollers for example the rollers 6 and 7, are hollow and house an inductor 10 for stirring the core 3 of molten metal. These latter rollers are usually called “brewer rollers”.
  • Each brew roller 6 or 7 has a hollow cylindrical casing 11, made of non-magnetic stainless steel, at the ends of which are fixed two ends of hollow shafts, respectively 12 and 13, by screws such as 14. Bearings (not shown) allow the rotation of the assembly 11, 12, 13 about its axis.
  • the inductor 10 Inside the cylindrical casing 11 is the inductor 10.
  • This comprises a magnetic core 15 constituted by a single pack of thin magnetic sheets suitably insulated from each other in a known manner by an insulator not shown.
  • the laminated magnetic core 15 is embedded in a wide and deep longitudinal groove 16 which is hollowed out in a solid shaft 17 made of non-magnetic metal and a good conductor of electricity, for example aluminum alloy or copper alloy.
  • the magnetic core 15 is held in place in the longitudinal groove 16 by several bolts 18 cooperating with keys 19 housed in transverse grooves with a dovetail section, hollowed out in the face of the magnetic core 15 which faces the bottom of the the longitudinal groove 16.
  • the free face 20 of the magnetic core 15 is flush with the cylindrical surface of the shaft 17 and is oriented towards the adjacent face of the slab 1.
  • the shaft 17 and the magnetic core 15 are notched by a series of large annular grooves 21 spaced along the length of the shaft 17 and housing inductor coils 22 to 26 of cylindrical shape.
  • the coils 22 to 26 are for example constituted by turns of flat conductor insulated in copper and are suitably insulated with respect to the magnetic core 15 by insulators placed in the bottom of the annular grooves 2] and on the sides thereof.
  • the ends of the shaft 17 pass, with a certain radial clearance, respectively through the ends of hollow shafts 12 and 13 and are supported and rigidly fixed to a frame (not shown) so that the shaft 17 remains stationary when the assembly 11, 12, 13 rotates around its axis.
  • Two narrow longitudinal grooves 27 and 28 (Figure 1), extended over the entire length of the shaft 17 and slightly deeper than the annular grooves 21, and passages 29, 30, 31 and 32 ( Figure 2), formed in the two ends of the shaft 17, are provided to house the conductors 33 and 34 (FIG. 4) for supplying current to the coils 22 to 26.
  • the coils 22 to 26 are divided into two groups of coils, constituted respectively by the coils 22, 24 and 26 and by the coils 23 and 25.
  • the coils 22, 24 and 26 are wound in alternating directions , are electrically connected in series and are connected by the conductors 33 to two external terminals 35 which are themselves connected to one of the two phases of a two-phase alternating current supply source (not shown).
  • the coils 23 and 25 are wound in opposite directions, are electrically connected in series and are connected by the conductors 34 to two other external terminals 36 themselves connected to the second phase of the two-phase alternating current source.
  • the end coils 22 and 26 have approximately twice as few turns as the coil 24 and that the coils 23 and 25 each have approximately the same number of turns as the coil 24.
  • the magnetic flux generated by the inductor 10 when the current is maximum in the first phase and zero in the second phase has the shape shown in Figure 2, with a north pole between the coils 22 and 24 and a south pole between the coils 24 and 26. It can be noted in FIG. 2 that the flux is closed in the laminated magnetic core 15 where the flux lines are very tight, which can lead to magnetic saturation of the laminated core .
  • the presence of the metal shaft 17 non-magnetic and good conductor of electricity constitutes a very effective screen which prevents the magnetic flux from exiting towards the rear face of the inductor 14 as a result of the currents induced in the shaft 17, which oppose the passage of the magnetic flux. As a result, the capacity of the magnetic core 15 until saturation will be devoted almost entirely to the passage of the useful magnetic flux.
  • the shaft 17 and the induced currents which arise therein also oppose magnetic flux leakage on the sides of the magnetic core 15.
  • the magnetic flux is mainly concentrated in a dihedral of angle a, which represents the useful mixing angle.
  • the inductor according to the present invention therefore makes it possible to make maximum use of the magnetic capacity of the laminated core 15 to produce a useful stirring flux. It makes it possible to obtain a useful stirring power 5 to 6 times greater than that obtained with the previously known inductors.

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Continuous Casting (AREA)
  • Mixers With Rotating Receptacles And Mixers With Vibration Mechanisms (AREA)
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EP81401776A 1980-11-25 1981-11-09 Induktor mit Wanderfeld und orientiertem Fluss für eine Umrührrolle beim Stranggiessen von Brammen Expired EP0053060B2 (de)

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FR8024960A FR2494607A1 (fr) 1980-11-25 1980-11-25 Inducteur a champ glissant et a flux oriente pour rouleau- brasseur de coulee continue de brames

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DE (1) DE3163108D1 (de)
ES (1) ES8300536A1 (de)
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IN (1) IN159609B (de)
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FR2528739A1 (fr) * 1982-06-18 1983-12-23 Siderurgie Fse Inst Rech Procede et installation de brassage electromagnetique de brames metalliques, notamment d'acier, coulees en continu
FR2601270A1 (fr) * 1986-07-08 1988-01-15 Alsthom Dispositif electromagnetique, a champ tournant, de brassage du metal liquide en coulee continue.
EP0531851A1 (de) * 1991-08-29 1993-03-17 SZEKELY, Julian Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum magnetischen Rühren der Schmelze in einer Zweirollengiessanlage
CN108856667A (zh) * 2018-06-25 2018-11-23 罗特勒克股份有限公司 在连续铸造期间承受板坯的方法

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FR2187467A1 (en) * 1972-06-08 1974-01-18 Siderurgie Fse Inst Rech Slab casting machine - with metal stirring by electrically wound withdrawal rolls
FR2237711A1 (en) * 1973-07-20 1975-02-14 Cem Comp Electro Mec Stirring molten cores of slabs in continuous casting - using induction coils housed in guide and support rolls

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FR2355392A1 (fr) 1976-06-14 1978-01-13 Cem Comp Electro Mec Inducteur de centrifugation electromagnetique notamment pour lingotiere de coulee continue

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FR2237711A1 (en) * 1973-07-20 1975-02-14 Cem Comp Electro Mec Stirring molten cores of slabs in continuous casting - using induction coils housed in guide and support rolls

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FR2528739A1 (fr) * 1982-06-18 1983-12-23 Siderurgie Fse Inst Rech Procede et installation de brassage electromagnetique de brames metalliques, notamment d'acier, coulees en continu
EP0097561A1 (de) * 1982-06-18 1984-01-04 Rotelec S.A. Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum elektromagnetischen Rühren stranggegossener Brammen, insbesondere aus Stahl
FR2601270A1 (fr) * 1986-07-08 1988-01-15 Alsthom Dispositif electromagnetique, a champ tournant, de brassage du metal liquide en coulee continue.
EP0531851A1 (de) * 1991-08-29 1993-03-17 SZEKELY, Julian Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum magnetischen Rühren der Schmelze in einer Zweirollengiessanlage
CN108856667A (zh) * 2018-06-25 2018-11-23 罗特勒克股份有限公司 在连续铸造期间承受板坯的方法
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CA1179110A (en) 1984-12-11
FR2494607B1 (de) 1982-12-17
DE3163108D1 (en) 1984-05-17
BR8107601A (pt) 1982-08-17
EP0053060B2 (de) 1987-08-12
JPS6055217B2 (ja) 1985-12-04
AU7767781A (en) 1982-06-03
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EP0053060B1 (de) 1984-04-11
IN159609B (de) 1987-05-30
US4429731A (en) 1984-02-07
ATE6995T1 (de) 1984-04-15
ZA817942B (en) 1982-11-24
FR2494607A1 (fr) 1982-05-28
MX154192A (es) 1987-06-10

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