Steel converter anchoring in carrier ring

摘要

Steelworks converter is supported by a carrier ring with peg, to each of which is attached a yoke linked by a flexible joint with two tension rods fitted tangentially to the carrier ring. A plate with a ball shaped portion fitting into a notch of the peg plate is fitted to the bracket of the converter and one of the tangential tension rods. Three vertical tension rods with ball and socket joints are fitted on the two sides of the longitudinal axis of the peg. This arrangement ensures that the converter is at all times held rigidly in the carrier ring and is yet able to compensate for thermal dimensional changes and distortion.