Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a computer readable-medium for monitoring a continuous steel casting process where molten steel is poured from a ladle into a tundish to be transferred through an exit nozzle into a mold. The method includes obtaining a critical superheat temperature value for the molten steel; measuring temperature values of the molten steel over a time period; determining superheat temperature values corresponding to the measured temperature values by comparing the measured temperature values with a liquidus temperature of the molten steel; and predicting a forecast time instance when the critical superheat temperature value is reached.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for monitoring a continuous steel casting process where molten steel is poured from a ladle into a tundish to be transferred through an exit nozzle into a mold, comprising the steps: obtaining (1010) a critical superheat temperature value for the molten steel; measuring (1020) temperature values of the molten steel over a time period; determining (1030) superheat temperature values corresponding to the measured temperature values by comparing the measured temperature values with a liquidus temperature of the molten steel; and predicting (1040) a forecast time instance when the critical superheat temperature value is reached. The invention also relates to an apparatus and to a computer-readable medium.