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Distribution of metal onto the belt of a horizontal strip caster
Author(s) -
Holmberg N. Anders
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
steel research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1869-344X
pISSN - 0177-4832
DOI - 10.1002/srin.199801602
Subject(s) - caster , belt conveyor , meniscus , conveyor belt , point (geometry) , liquid metal , distribution (mathematics) , mechanics , engineering , mechanical engineering , flow (mathematics) , materials science , metallurgy , engineering drawing , geometry , mathematics , physics , mathematical analysis , incidence (geometry)
This paper presents a new method for metal distribution onto the belt of a horizontal single belt strip caster. Water and liquid tin have been used to study the flow conditions in the feeding zone on the conveyor belt. Tests of a method presented in literature for metal distribution have been conducted and a new method that uses multiple parallel jets in order to obtain stable feeding conditions have been tested. This method gives a controlled way of maintaining a continuous liquid film and it also has a stable meniscus. The freezing problem with a triple point will also be eliminated by use of this method.