Tundish having fume collection provisions

A tundish assembly adapted for receiving and containing molten metal, said assembly comprising:

• a tundish having an interior chamber generally accessible through an open face;
• bathtub disposed in said interior chamber of said tundish, said bathtub having provisions for enabling the flow of said molten metal within said interior chamber of said tundish;
• a tundish cover disposed on and fastened to said tundish and covering entire said open face;
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• a tundish hood in communication with said interior chamber of said tundish.

A tundish assembly having fume collection provisions, said tundish assembly comprising:

• a first enclosure adapted for receiving and containing molten steel, said first enclosure having an interior region and an upwardly directed open face providing access to said interior region, said first enclosure including a bottom wall defining at least two discharge ports through said bottom wall;
• a second enclosure disposed within and removable from said first enclosure, said second enclosure adapted for receiving high temperature molten steel, said second enclosure comprising a plurality of sidewalls projecting upward from a bottom wall to define an open top, at least one of said sidewalls defining a plurality of flow apertures enabling molten steel disposed within said second enclosure to flow out of said second enclosure and into said interior region of said first enclosure;
• a cover disposed on and fastened to said first enclosure and covering entire said open face of said first enclosure
• a tundish hood in communication with said interior region of said first enclosure.