CASTING TROUGH AND METHOD FOR CASTING COPPER ANODES

摘要

The invention is a casting trough and method for pouring molten metal in a casting mold. Owing to the design and trajectory of the casting trough, there is achieved an even and rapid pouring from the casting trough to the casting mold. The spout of the casting trough comprises a curved pouring edge and a downwardly directed curved pouring surface. The mass flow rate of the molten metal is controlled by means of a choke element fitted in the casting trough. The direction and magnitude of the kinetic energy of the molten metal are affected by the design of the spout of the casting trough and by a suitably chosen trajectory of the pouring motion.