Continuous caster to cast a metal product
AssigneeArcelorMittal
InventorsThomas Brullot, Thomas Lavalard, Jean-Marc Hemmen, Jean-Noël Fouligny
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Abstract
A continuous caster to cast a metal product has a plurality of upper and lower segment frames bearing rolls, the upper and lower segment frames being located respectively above and below the cast metal product. At least one bending measurer is located on at least one of the upper segment frames and able to emit a bending measurement signal indicative of a bending of the at least one of the upper segment frames. A processor is disposed to receive the bending measurement signal and to calculate a location Pmes of the crater end based on the measured bending signal, the crater end location being the location.
Claims6
A continuous caster to cast a metal product, the continuous caster comprising:
- a plurality of upper and lower segment frames bearing rolls, the upper and lower segment frames being located respectively above and below the cast metal product;
- at least one bending measurer located on at least one of the upper segment frames and able to emit a bending measurement signal indicative of a bending of the at least one of the upper segment frames;
- a processor disposed to receive the bending measurement signal and to calculate a location Pmes of the crater end based on the measured bending signal, the crater end location being the location where the cast metal product becomes fully solidified.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.