Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a flow of a molten steel in a mold, the apparatus including: a casting-condition acquiring unit for acquiring at least five casting conditions; a calculating unit for calculating a molten steel flow velocity on a molten steel bath surface in accordance with the acquired casting conditions; a determining unit for determining whether the acquired molten steel flow velocity is higher or lower than a mold-powder entrainment critical flow velocity; a control unit for applying a shifting magnetic field to impart a braking force to a discharge flow from an immersion nozzle and applying a shifting magnetic field to rotate the molten steel in a horizontal direction; and a shifting magnetic field generating apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a flow of a molten steel in a mold, the apparatus comprising: a casting-condition acquiring means for acquiring at least five casting conditions; a calculating means for calculating a molten steel flow velocity on a molten steel bath surface in accordance with the acquired casting conditions; a determining means for determining whether the acquired molten steel flow velocity is higher or lower than a mold-powder entrainment critical flow velocity; a control means for applying a shifting magnetic field to impart a braking force to a discharge flow from an immersion nozzle and applying a shifting magnetic field to rotate the molten steel in a horizontal direction; and a shifting magnetic field generating apparatus.

Abstract: A method for controlling a flow of molten steel in a slab continuous casting machine including controlling a molten steel flow velocity on a molten steel bath surface to a predetermined flow velocity by applying a shifting magnetic field; controlling the molten steel flow velocity on the molten steel bath surface from an inclusion-adherence critical flow velocity or more to a mold-powder entrainment critical flow velocity or less by applying a shifting magnetic field; and controlling the molten steel flow velocity on the molten steel bath surface from the inclusion-adherence critical flow velocity or more to the mold-powder entrainment critical flow velocity or less by applying a shifting magnetic field.

Abstract: When a molten steel flow velocity (u) on a bath surface is higher than a mold-powder entrainment critical flow velocity of 0.32 m/sec, the molten steel flow velocity (u) is controlled to a predetermined molten steel flow velocity by applying a shifting magnetic field to impart a braking force to a discharge flow from an immersion nozzle. When the molten steel flow velocity (u) is lower than an inclusion-adherence critical flow velocity of 0.20 m/sec and is higher than or equal to a bath-surface skinning critical flow velocity of 0.10 m/sec, the molten steel flow velocity (u) is controlled to the range of 0.20-0.32 m/sec by applying a shifting magnetic field to rotate the intra-mold molten steel in a horizontal direction. When the molten steel flow velocity (u) is lower than the inclusion-adherence critical flow velocity, the molten steel flow velocity (u) is controlled to the range of 0.20-0.

Abstract: When a molten steel flow velocity (u) on a bath surface is higher than a mold-powder entrainment critical flow velocity of 0.32 m/sec, the molten steel flow velocity (u) is controlled to a predetermined molten steel flow velocity by applying a shifting magnetic field to impart a braking force to a discharge flow from an immersion nozzle. When the molten steel flow velocity (u) is lower than an inclusion-adherence critical flow velocity of 0.20 m/sec and is higher than or equal to a bath-surface skinning critical flow velocity of 0.10 m/sec, the molten steel flow velocity (u) is control to the range of 0.20-0.32 m/sec by applying a shifting magnetic field to rotate the intra-mold molten steel in a horizontal direction. When the molten steel flow velocity (u) is lower than the inclusion-adherence critical flow velocity, the molten steel flow velocity (u) is controlled to the range of 0.20-0.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for removing fine cold shut cracks on a horizontally and continuously cast steel strand, using ejection of a plurality of metal shots, comprises: horizontally and intermittently withdrawing a cast steel strand from a horizontal mold by a plurality of cycles each comprising a pull and a push, cooling the cast steel strand in a cooling zone provided following the horizontal mold on the same horizontal level as that of the horizontal mold, increasing the temperature of the surface portion of the solidified shell of the cast steel strand in a heat-restoring zone provided following the cooling zone on the same horizontal level as that of the cooling zone, to soften the surface portion of the solidified shell of the cast steel strand, and then continuously ejecting a plurality of metal shots from a plurality of shooters in a shooting zone provided following the heat-restoring zone on the same horizontal level as that of the heat-restoring zone onto the cast steel strand, to weld fine cold

Abstract: A method for measuring the temperature of molten metal received in a vessel, which includes covering the tip portion of a probe which includes a thermocouple housed in an alumina protecting tube, from inside to outside with a ceramic fiber and a quartz glass; attaching the covered probe to the side wall of a vessel so that the tip portion of said probe projects into said vessel, at a position below the allowable lowest level of the molten metal received in said vessel; and maintaining the level of the molten metal at or above the allowable lowest level, thereby always immersing said probe into the molten metal received in said vessel.

Abstract: An apparatus for connecting a tundish and a mold for horizontal continuous casting of a metal, which comprises: a break ring fitted to the inlet opening of a water-cooled mold through a joint material; a front nozzle engaged in the molten metal outlet of the side wall of a tundish; a feed nozzle provided between said break ring and said front nozzle so that one end thereof is in contact with said break ring and the other end thereof is in contact with said front nozzle through respective joint materials; and, a connecting mechanism for connecting said tundish and said water-cooled mold, said connecting mechanism having an elasticity means which pushes said break ring elastically against the inlet opening of said water-cooled mold, one end of said feed nozzle against said break ring, and the other end of said feed nozzle against said front nozzle.

Abstract: A discharging mechanism for molten metal and slag remaining in a tundish provided with at least one pouring nozzle for a continuous casting machine, which comprises: a discharging nozzle attached to the bottom wall of the tundish, the nozzle having a discharging bore flaring downwardly for discharging molten metal and slag remaining in the tundish; a frustoconical plug matching with the discharging bore of the discharging nozzle, releasably inserted from outside the bottom wall of the tundish into the discharging bore, a plug fitting being fixed to the lower end of the plug; and a plug engaging means connected with the plug fitting for inserting the plug into the discharging bore of the discharging nozzle, holding same therein and withdrawing same therefrom.