Tundish positioning

摘要

A tundish has an outlet and outlet shroud through which to deliver molten metal to a caster. The tundish is preheated at a heating station and moved to a casting station while supported on a moveable tundish car such that the tundish outlet is induced to a set position relative to the car and such that the tundish is located against horizontal movement at the position of a vertical central line of the tundish outlet but is free to move thermally about that position. Tundish is supported in a raised position on hoists during preheating and movement to the casting station and then lowered by actuation of the hoists to allow insertion of an outlet shroud into a metal distributor vessel of the caster.