MONITORING DEPTH OF A CASTING POOL IN A TWIN ROLL CASTER.

摘要

DEPTH OF AN ELONGATE CASTING POOL (20) OF MOLTEN METAL SUPPORTED ABOVE THE NIP (17) BETWEEN A PAIR OF CASTING ROLLS (12) OF A TWIN ROLL CASTER IS MONITORED BY A VIDEO CAMERA (23) SPACED BEYOND AND ABOVE ONE OF THE CASTING POOL (2) AND ALIGNED TO HAVE A FIELD OF VIEW EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND ALONG THE POOL (2) TO VIEW AN INTERSECTION OF THE POOL SURFACE WITH ONE OF THE CASTING SURFACES OF ROOLS (12). MOVEMENTS OF THE INTERSECTION ARE DISPLAYED AS A MEASURE OF CHANGES IN DEPTH OF THE POOL (20).