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US 4,787,604 AGranted
Slag retention on discharge of a ladle
AssigneeMannesmann Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsManfred Kornet, Hans U. Franzen, Josef Glaser
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Abstract
Molten metal is discharged without slag from a ladle, vessel or the like having a closable bottom tap by weighing the vessel continuously and forming from the measuring values respective earlier and later average values as well as the difference thereof; that difference directly indicates the onset of inclusion of slag in the outflow so that the bottom top of the vessel can be closed when slag appears.
Claims3
Method of insuring slag-free discharge of molten metal from a ladle or vessel having a bottom tap being closable and openable by a closure element, comprising the steps of:
- weighing said vessel continuously and providing a sequence of weight indicating values on a running basis;
- forming from said measuring values respective earlier and respective later average values and forming difference values on a running basis between the earlier and later measuring values;
- determining by comparing the difference values with a reference value or values whether or not the rate of outflow of metal from the vessel suddenly decreases and thereby directly indicates the inclusion or absence of slag;
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- closing the bottom top of said vessel when slag inclusions are ascertained.
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