Method and installation for producing slabs in a continuous casting plant
AssigneeSMS Schloemann-Siemag Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsAxel Weyer, Lothar Fischer
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Abstract
A method and an installation for producing slabs in a continuous casting plant which includes a strand guiding unit arranged following the casting mold and divided into segments. Each segment is composed of a two-part segment frame whose frame parts are braced together by hydraulic cylinders. Rollers for supporting and conveying the solidifying cast strand are mounted in pairs opposite each other, wherein at least one of these rollers, i.e., the drive roller, is pressed with a defined adjusting force against the cast strand for transmitting the strand conveying forces.
Claims6
A method for producing slabs in a continuous casting plant including a strand guiding means arranged following a casting mold and divided into segments, each segment being composed of a two-part segment frame, rollers, and hydraulic cylinders for bracing the frame parts relative to each other, wherein the rollers are arranged in pairs opposite each other and being mounted in the frame parts for supporting and conveying the solidifying cast strand, wherein at least one of the rollers is a drive roller located at a segment edge of the segment and being pressed with a defined adjusting force against the cast strand for transmitting strand conveying forces, the method comprising:
- supporting the cast strand by bracing the segment frame parts in an infinitely variable manner by means of position-controlled and force-controlled segment adjusting cylinders;
- and conveying the cast strand, wherein the segment adjusting cylinders also apply an adjusting force required for the drive roller for transmitting the strand conveying forces to the cast strand.
A continuous casting mold for producing slabs comprising strand guide means arranged following a casting mold and divided into segments, each segment comprising a two-part segment frame, rollers, and hydraulic cylinders for bracing the frame parts relative to each other, wherein the rollers are arranged in pairs opposite each other and being mounted in the frame parts for supporting and conveying the solidifying cast strand, wherein at least one of the rollers is a drive roller located at a segment edge of the segment and being pressed with a defined adjusting force against the cast strand for transmitting strand conveying forces, wherein each segment comprises four position-controlled and force-controlled segment adjusting cylinders for connecting and bracing the two segment frame parts at a distance from each other, wherein the four segment adjusting cylinders provide the adjusting force acting on the drive roller.
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