METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GUIDING STRANDS IN A CONTINUOUS CASTING INSTALLATION

摘要

The invention relates to a method for guiding billets in a continuous casting facility (11), in particular a facility for producing thin slab ingots from steel, with an ingot mould (12) and a billet-guiding frame provided with a cooling device (31). Heat is withdrawn indirectly from the billet (B) as it leaves the ingot mould (12), the billet at least in sections is held in shape by a gaseous medium, led in the direction of the billet discharge and further cooled. The billet (B) is moved in a defined manner by mechanical means at a predetermined speed through the billet frame, the billet (B) being accelerated or braked on its way. The invention also concerns a device for carrying out the process.