TUYER DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING GAS MEDIA UNDER A LIQUID METAL LEVEL
The invention relates to producing and processing liquid metal in metallurgy. The inventive tuyer device comprises a well block with a built-in shell, coaxial metal pipes arranged inside the shell, a central working channel and an annular channel encompassing the working channel on the side of a device introducible into the liquid metal, wherein the channels are separately connected to ducts for supplying gas media to the metal and the coaxial metal pipes consist of two interconnected sections of different diameters, the second section having the larger diameter, being connected to the ducts for separately supplying gas media to the working channels of the first section, being provided with an extra pipe and having the annular channels only, the gaps of which are in the form of capillaries for the liquid metal, the internal section of the central pipe being closed on both ends and filled with a refractory material.
The invention relates to producing and processing liquid metal (steel in ferrous metallurgy) in metallurgy.
In recent years in metallurgy, in particular, in ferrous metallurgy, when liquid metal is produced, the process of liquid metal production is intensified introducing different media under a metal level. Gases are more often used as media.
Argon, nitrogen and oxygen combined with CH4 and nitrogen additives are used as gases. This operation allows accelerating homogenization of liquid metal and processes used during metal refining.
For example, in steel production blowing is widely used in steel-making units, in steel refining units.
A blower is used to supply gas into the steel-making unit including a tuyer device as the base that in any way comprises metal pipes that gas supply (working) channels are arranged into. A tuyer device with a blowing element for side supplying oxygen in molten metal is widely used. In addition, a central working channel for oxygen supply (including with nitrogen added) encompasses an annular working channel for supplying, for example, CH4 with nitrogen added.
A key problem for implementation of side supplying oxygen under a liquid metal level is the requirement to provide for continuous gas supply to liquid steel. Any interruption in gas supply results in liquid steel to be supplied into working channels with the possibility for steel breakthrough beyond the steel containing unit.
The fact specified above requires a guaranteed exclusion of steel breakthrough beyond the steel containing unit.
A blowing element of a steel-making unit is known, wherein the specified problem is solved. The blowing element comprises a number of straight pipe sections connected between each other, that gas supply channels are arranged into, while the sections of connected pipes comprise a section with capillary and gas supply channels (refer to, for example, KNABL “Annual Refractory Symposium” dated Jul. 1-5, 2002).
A material disadvantage of the known blowing element is its inapplicability for oxygen supply under a metal level.
A tuyer device for side supplying oxygen under a liquid metal level is known. The device comprises a well block from a refractory material with a built-in shell coaxial metal pipes arranged inside the shell having on the side of a device introducible into the liquid metal, at least one central working channel and at least one annular working channel; the channels are separately connected to ducts for supplying gas media to liquid metal (refer to, for example, European Patent No. EP 0 565 690 B1).
The known tuyer device is the closest to the claimed one according to its essential features; therefore it is taken as a prototype.
A material disadvantage of the known tuyer device is that it does not comprise, in fact, protection from breakthrough of liquid metal through working channels.
The claimed tuyer device is free from the specified disadvantage. The problem of protection from breakthrough of liquid metal is solved through working channels therein.
The marked technical result is achieved due to the fact, that in the tuyer device for introducing gas media under a liquid metal level, comprising a well block from a refractory material with a built-in shell, coaxial metal pipes arranged inside the shell, having on the side of a device introducible into the liquid metal, at least one central working channel and at least one annular working channel, the working channels are separately connected to ducts for supplying gas media to the metal, according to the claim coaxial metal pipes along their length consist of two interconnected sections of different diameters, the first section has the smaller diameter and designed for the specified supplying gas media into liquid metal, the second section having the larger diameter, being connected to the ducts for separately supplying gas media to the working channels of the first section, being provided with an extra pipe and having the annular channels only and the internal pipe of the section being closed on both ends and filled with a refractory material, the gaps of annular working channels of this tuyer section are in the form of capillaries for the liquid metal. Moreover, annular working channels of the second section of the shell in transition areas to working channels of the first section of the shell are outlined with straight taper surfaces with smooth transition at end points, wherein at least in the transition area the end part of the internal pipe passes into the taper rod located coaxially in the central working channel of the first section. In addition, annular channels of the second section of the coaxial metal pipes in transition areas into working channels of the first section have spherical surface with smooth transition at transition end points, wherein at least in the transition area the end part of the internal pipe passes into a taper rod, located coaxially in the central working channel of the first section. In addition, the annular working channels in the second section of the shell are calibrated being located between pipes of a calibration spring, which initial diameter is lower that outside diameter of the pipe that this spring is placed on. Moreover, the internal pipe of the second section of the coaxial metal pipes has calibration ribs along the outside diameter, including the transition area of the second section of the coaxial pipes into the first section. In addition, the pipes in the second section of the shell have a circumferential weld.
The tuyer device for introducing gas media under a liquid metal level is explained with scheme drawings.
In
in FIG. 2—longitudinal section of a tuyer device embodiment;
in FIG. 3—transverse section A-A in
in FIG. 4—transverse section B-B in
The tuyer device comprises coaxial metal pipes 1 and 2 on the side designed introducible into liquid metal. Outside diameter of pipes 2 is designated d in
According to assembly conditions the metal pipes in the second section of the unit have circumferential welds 18.
The tuyer device for introducing gas media under a liquid metal level operates as follows.
Well block 7 with shell 6 and steel pipes 1, 2 and 3 as shown in
Gas CH4, including with nitrogen added, is supplied by pipe 12, then by the annular working channel 10 to annular channel 5 and to liquid metal, encompassing liquid oxygen flow supplied to metal by central channel 4. Therefore accelerated burning of the shell 6, well block 7 and furnace lining is prevented.
Available smooth transitions 16 (or 17), as well as taper rod 9 included into central working channel 4, prevent from effect of supplied gas jet separation.
Selecting cross-section ratios of calibration channel 11 and central channel 4 provides for acceleration of oxygen flow to metal. Differential pressure provides for pipe 3 to be pressed to pipe 1 through ribs 14 or spring 15. Similarly pipe 1 is pressed to pipe 2. In both cases the specified pressing is provided in areas 16(17).
In case of oxygen supply is disturbed (or in case of any other causes) liquid metal (steel) starts to be supplied to central channel 4. Calibration design of annular working channels 10 and 11 with capillary gaps for liquid metal (1.5 . . . 2.0 mm for liquid steel) stops further passing of liquid metal. Moreover, effect of metal breakthrough prevention is intensified by the refractory material 8 being melted.
Therefore, in the claimed tuyer device for introducing gas media under a liquid metal level metal breakthrough is prevented over the operation area of the tuyer device.
Claims
1. A tuyer device for introducing gas media under a liquid metal level comprising a well block from a refractory material with a built-in shell, coaxial metal pipes arranged inside the shell, having on the side of a device introducible into the liquid metal, at least one central working channel and at least one annular working channel, the working channels are separately connected to ducts for supplying gas media to the metal, wherein the coaxial metal pipes along their length consist of two interconnected sections of different diameters, the first section having the smaller diameter and designed for the specified supplying gas media to liquid metal, the second section having the larger diameter, being connected to the ducts for separately supplying gas media to the working channels of the first section, being provided with an extra pipe and having the annular channels only and the internal pipe of the section being closed on both ends and filled with a refractory material, the gaps of annular working channels of this tuyer section are in the form of capillaries for the liquid metal.
2. The tuyer device according to claim 1, wherein the annular working channels of the second section of the coaxial metal pipes in transition areas into working channels of the first section are outlined with straight taper surfaces with smooth transition at end points, while at least in the transition area the end part of the internal pipe passes into a taper rod located coaxially in the central working channel of the first section.
3. The tuyer device according to claim 1, wherein the annular channels of the second section of the coaxial metal pipes in transition areas into the working channels of the first section have spherical surface with smooth transition at end points, while at least in the transition area the end part of the internal pipe passes into the taper rod, located coaxially in the central working channel of the first section.
4. The tuyer device according to claim 1, wherein the annular working channels in the second section of the shell are calibrated being located between pipes of the calibration spring with initial diameter lower than the outside diameter of the pipe, that this spring is placed on.
5. The tuyer device according to claim 1, wherein the internal pipe of the second section of the coaxial metal pipes is made with calibration ribs on the outside diameter, including over the transition area of the second section of the coaxial pipes into the first section.
6. The tuyer device according to claim 1, wherein the pipes in the second section of the shell have circumferential weld.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 24, 2008
Publication Date: Jun 16, 2011
Inventors: Edgar Schumacher (Munchen), Viktor Nikolaevich Hloponin (Moscow), Renata Franzky (Munchen), Ewald Antonovich Schumacher (Munchen), Sagadat Schumacher (Munchen), Andrei Vasilyevich Yudin (Rybnitsa), Alexander Kasymovich Farmanov (Bekabad)
Application Number: 12/597,537
International Classification: C21B 7/16 (20060101);