Abstract: A stationary continuous casting mold, especially for casting steel, with an electromagnetic device having a plurality of stirrer elements which are arranged in pairs on the outer wall of the continuous casting mold at a distance from one another and are connected to an electric a.c. voltage. The stirrer elements include at least two pairs and the stirrer elements of each pair are arranged opposite one another and so as to be rotated at an angle relative to one another in an X-shaped configuration in a plane parallel to the casting direction. All pairs are arranged at substantially the same height.

Abstract: A rotating closure device for a runout opening in a base of a metallurgical vessel for preventing access of gases reacting with a melt. The device includes an upper closure plate (3) positioned at an end side of a drain block (1) and a lower closure plate (4) at the outlet (2). The upper closure plate (3) is provided with at least two through-holes for meeting at least two channels (7, 8) in the drain block (1), which channels (7, 8) extend parallel to an axis of rotation of the device. The lower closure plate (4) is provided with at least one through-hole for meeting at least one channel (6) in the outlet. The at least two chapels (7, 8) meet at least one channel (6) via a connection between the upper and lower closure plates (3, 4).