EP1103322B1 - Procédé pour la coulée continue de brames, en particulier de brames minces, et dispositif de mise en oeuvre du procédé - Google Patents

Procédé pour la coulée continue de brames, en particulier de brames minces, et dispositif de mise en oeuvre du procédé Download PDF

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EP1103322B1
EP1103322B1 EP00123615A EP00123615A EP1103322B1 EP 1103322 B1 EP1103322 B1 EP 1103322B1 EP 00123615 A EP00123615 A EP 00123615A EP 00123615 A EP00123615 A EP 00123615A EP 1103322 B1 EP1103322 B1 EP 1103322B1
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    • 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
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    • B22D11/165—Controlling or regulating processes or operations for the supply of casting powder
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  • the invention relates to a method for the continuous casting of blocks, billets, Slabs, in particular of thin slabs, in the size range of approximately 20 up to 150 mm thick and approximately 600 to 3500 mm wide, by means of an oscillatable water-cooled mold used in conjunction with a diving spout of casting powder for the formation of foundry slag, the local working temperatures and heat flux densities in the surface quality of a slab detected critical meniscus area and the measurement signals forwarded to a computer become.
  • the invention also relates to a device for implementation of the procedure.
  • the cooling water temperature of a mold wall becomes at least two Make in the region of the drain holes of a copper plate and the associated Water box is measured and measured from across the width of the copper plate Values a temperature profile is created and obtained in time intervals Temperature profiles are compared.
  • the inlet temperature measured the cooling water, the difference between inlet and outlet temperature determined and from the cooling water quantity per unit time the partial integral Heat removal from a mold wall or from a Kokillenband Scheme determined and partial inequalities due to partial quantity corrections of the cooling water compensated.
  • the liquid-cooled mold for carrying out the method is designed so that in the water drainage area between a copper plate and the Cooling water drain opening of the water tank, in particular per broadside plate Temperature sensors are arranged at least at two points and their signal lines connected to a computer, preferably with an online screen are.
  • the present invention seeks to provide a method and apparatus for continuously casting blocks, billets, slabs, especially of thin slabs, which are suitable, local temperatures and / or heat flux along the height of mold walls and at to calculate several points of its broadside extent at respectively different depths (X 1 , X 2 ) of the mold wall in the meniscus area.
  • operating parameters such as the amount of cooling water, casting speed and casting powder are to be controlled in such a way that, given a preferred working temperature of the mold walls in the meniscus region, optimal surface formation of the slabs is possible with the mold being available as long as possible.
  • a method according to the characterizing part of claim 1 is proposed in a method referred to in the preamble of claim 1 with the working temperatures along the height of the mold walls at several points of their Breitumbleerstreckung in each case different depths (X 1 , X 2 ), in the meniscus area by adjusting the relevant operating parameters such as the amount of cooling water or flow rate of the cooling water through the mold, casting speed and casting powder to be used in a predetermined temperature range (.DELTA.T) are maintained.
  • a further embodiment of the method according to the invention provides that the associated local heat flow density is calculated from the temperature difference of at least two thermoelements located in approximately the same height range (Yi, eg y 1 , y 2 ).
  • an embodiment of the method according to the invention provides that by determining the temperature or heat flow over the height of a Kokillenwand by means of approximation functions of the maximum temperature profile the wall surface in contact with the melt is calculated.
  • there provides a further embodiment of the method, that upon detection of a Heat flux density change in mold height (y) due to two-dimensional Heat propagation in the bath level range (M) by assuming a heat flow density curve on a mold surface and with knowledge of the heat flux density in the depth (x) of a mold wall the position of the bath mirror (M) is determined online.
  • Another embodiment of the method according to the invention provides that knowing the optimum heat flux density or the maximum Surface temperature of the mold for optimal slab surface formation most suitable mold heat load by adjusting the amount of cooling water and / or driven by casting speed and / or the casting powder becomes.
  • thermocouples are arranged in the mold walls in the bathroom mirror area and below, the signal lines switched to a computer are according to the invention is that the thermocouples y m , y n in the broad side walls of the mold in an area above and below the bath level (M) and at different depths (X 1 , X 2 ) of the mold wall are arranged, and that the thermocouples y m , y n along the height of the mold walls at several points of their Breit conveyorerstreckung at equal distances from the contact surface with the molten metal in paired arrangement are embedded, wherein the arithmetic unit, which in accordance with the determined temperature or heat flux density, theeckntempe Calculating the temperature of the mold in the meniscus region (M), with actuator for the operating parametersdewassenge, casting speed and casting powder
  • FIG. 1 shows a temperature profile or a heat flow profile over the height (y) of a mold wall and in at least two spacing regions (x 1 , x 2 ) of the mold wall from the molten bath (M).
  • the curve of the strongly drawn curve (y 1 , y 3 , y 5 , y 7 , y 9 , y 11 ) shows a pronounced ternary maximum (T max ) in the range of a predetermined temperature range ( ⁇ T).
  • the located further inside of the mold wall measuring points (y 2, y 4, y 6, y 8, y 10, y 12) show a similar curve with maximum temperature (T max) in the meniscus area (M).
  • the temperature profile of the mold surface is calculated from the measured temperature profiles.
  • the temperature curves can via an electronic measuring device in a Display be recorded online and made visible. You can use this , the temperature in the specified temperature window ( ⁇ T) to keep the automatic control of the relevant operating parameters constant, in order to achieve an optimal surface formation, for example, in a thin slab.

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  1. Procédé pour la coulée en continu de blocs, billettes, brames, notamment de brames minces, à des dimensions de l'ordre d'environ 20 à 150 mm d'épaisseur et d'environ 600 à 3500 mm de largeur, au moyen d'une lingotière oscillante, refroidissable à l'eau en interaction avec une busette immergée en utilisant une poudre de lingotière pour former du mâchefer, dans lequel les températures de travail et les densités de flux de chaleur sont enregistrés au niveau du ménisque capital pour la qualité des surfaces d'une brame et les signaux de mesure sont transmis à un ordinateur,
    caractérisé en ce que,
    les températures de travail locales le long de la hauteur des parois de la lingotière à plusieurs endroits de leur largeur dans des profondeurs (X1, X2) respectives différentes au niveau du ménisque sont maintenues à un niveau de température (ΔT) prédéterminé, en s'adaptant aux paramètres déterminants tels que la quantité d'eau de refroidissement, respectivement la vitesse de passage de l'eau de refroidissement à travers la lingotière, la vitesse de coulée et la poudre de lingotière utilisée.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que,
    les températures de travail des plaques de la lingotière sont enregistrées par des thermoéléments disposés à des distances définies à un niveau de hauteur respectif (Yi)(i = 1 à n) au dessus ou en dessous du niveau de l'acier dans la lingotière (M).
  3. Procédé selon une des revendications 1 ou 2,
    caractérisé en ce que,
    les densités de flux de chaleur locaux sont calculés à partir de la différence de température d'au moins deux thermoéléments disposés à un niveau de hauteur (Yi) approximativement similaire.
  4. Procédé selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 3,
    caractérisé en ce que,
    le profil de température maximal sur les surfaces de paroi se trouvant en contact avec le métal en fusion est calculé en déterminant le profil de température, respectivement le profil de densité de flux de chaleur sur la hauteur d'une paroi de la lingotière au moyen de fonctions d'approximation.
  5. Procédé selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 4,
    caractérisé en ce que,
    le niveau de l'acier dans la lingotière (M) est calculé en déterminant une modification de la densité du flux de chaleur dans la hauteur de la lingotière (y) à la suite d'une propagation de chaleur en deux dimensions au niveau du ménisque (M),en prenant en compte un profil de densité de flux de chaleur sur une surface de la lingotière et en ayant connaissance de la densité de flux de chaleur dans la profondeur (x) d'une paroi de la lingotière.
  6. Procédé selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 5,
    caractérisé en ce que,
    la charge de lingotière la plus adéquate pour obtenir une configuration optimale de la surface des brames est commandée en réglant la quantité d'eau de refroidissement et/ou la vitesse de coulée et/ou la poudre de lingotière, en ayant connaissance de la densité de flux de chaleur optimale ou de la température de surface maximale.
  7. Dispositif d'enregistrement des températures locales et/ou des densités de flux de chaleur sur une lingotière refroidie à l'eau lors de la coulée en continu de blocs, billettes, brames, notamment de brames minces, en mettant en oeuvre le procédé selon les revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel des thermoéléments sont disposés dans les parois de la lingotière au niveau du ménisque et en dessous, dont les câbles de signalisation sont branchés à un ordinateur,
    caractérisé en ce que,
    les thermoéléments (ym, yn) sont disposés dans les parois de la largeur de la lingotière à un niveau au dessus et en dessous du niveau de l'acier dans la lingotière (M) ainsi qu'à des profondeurs différentes (X1, X2) de la paroi de la lingotière et en ce que les thermoéléments (ym, yn) sont agencés par paires le long de la hauteur des parois de la lingotière à plusieurs endroits de sa largeur, à des distances similaires de leurs zones de contact avec le métal liquide en fusion, moyennant quoi l'unité d'ordinateur, laquelle, après avoir déterminé la température, respectivement la densité de flux de chaleur, calcule la température des surfaces de la lingotière au niveau du ménisque (M), est en liaison avec des actionneurs des paramètres de fonctionnement comme la quantité d'eau de refroidissement, la vitesse de coulée ainsi que la poudre de lingotière, afin de commander une température de travail préférée de la paroi de la lingotière à l'intérieur d'un niveau de température (ΔT) prédéterminé.
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