Direct chill casting mold system
AssigneeNovelis Inc.
InventorsRandal Guy Womack, Ravindra Tarachand Pardeshi, Paul Sisk
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Abstract
A direct chill casting mold system includes a mold and at least one coolant bar. The mold defines a casting cavity having a casting axis along which a metal product moves during a casting process. The at least one coolant bar includes a plurality of nozzles, and the at least one coolant bar is configured to dispense a coolant via the plurality of nozzles onto a periphery of the metal product after the metal product has passed through the mold. In various aspects, the at least one coolant bar is movable relative to the casting axis.
Claims21
A direct chill casting mold system comprising:
- a mold defining a casting cavity comprising a casting axis;
- and
- a coolant bar comprising a plurality of nozzles, wherein the coolant bar is configured to dispense a coolant via the plurality of nozzles onto a periphery of a metal product after the metal product has passed through the mold, and wherein the coolant bar is movable relative to the casting axis.
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A direct chill casting mold system comprising:
- a mold defining a casting cavity comprising a casting axis;
- and
- a coolant bar comprising a plurality of nozzles, wherein the coolant bar is configured to dispense a coolant via the plurality of nozzles onto a periphery of a metal product after the metal product has passed through the mold, and wherein an angle of at least one nozzle of the plurality of nozzles is adjustable relative to the casting axis.
A direct chill casting mold system comprising:
- a mold defining a casting cavity comprising a casting axis;
- a first coolant bar downstream from the mold, the first coolant bar comprising a plurality of first nozzles, wherein the first coolant bar is configured to dispense a coolant via the plurality of first nozzles onto a periphery of a metal product after the metal product has passed through the mold;
- and
- a second coolant bar downstream from the mold, the second coolant bar comprising a plurality of second nozzles, wherein the second coolant bar is configured to dispense the coolant via the plurality of second nozzles onto the periphery of the metal product after the metal product has passed through the mold,
- wherein the first coolant bar is fixed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the casting axis, and
- wherein the second coolant bar is adjustable in the direction substantially perpendicular to the casting axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.