System, apparatus, and method for a direct chill casting cooling water spray pattern
AssigneeWagstaff, Inc.
InventorsMichael K. Anderson, David A. Salee
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a system, apparatus, and method for a cooling water spray pattern for a direct chill casting mold, and more particularly, to a spiral water spray pattern for a direct chill billet casting mold. An example direct chill casting mold includes a mold body defining a mold cavity there through; and a plurality of spray jets arranged proximate an exit of the mold cavity, wherein the plurality of spray jets are angled with respect to the mold cavity such that streams of fluid exiting the plurality of spray jets impinge upon a casting exiting the mold cavity at an angle offset from a centerline of the casting.
Claims18
A direct chill casting mold comprising:
- a mold body comprising two or more portions and defining a mold cavity there through;
- and
- a corrugated insert disposed between two of the two or more portions of the mold body,
- wherein the corrugated insert forms a plurality of spray jets arranged proximate an exit of the mold cavity, wherein the plurality of spray jets are angled with respect to the mold cavity such that streams of fluid exiting the plurality of spray jets impinge upon a casting exiting the mold cavity at an angle offset from a centerline of the casting.
A method for direct chill casting comprising:
- casting a billet from a direct chill casting mold cavity of a direct chill casting mold body having two or more portions and defining a mold cavity there through;
- and
- directing cooling fluid from a plurality of spray jets to impinge upon the casting exiting the mold cavity at an angle offset from a centerline of the casting;
- wherein a corrugated insert disposed between two of the two or more portions of the mold body forms the plurality of spray jets.
A direct chill casting mold comprising:
- a first portion of a mold body;
- a second portion of the mold body;
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- a corrugated insert sandwiched between the first portion and the second portion of the mold body in a fluid slot, wherein the corrugated insert is configured to cause fluid to exit the fluid slot in a spiral pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.