SLAG DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

Both an apparatus and a method for detecting slag (19) in a flow of molten metal (1) conducted through a ladle shroud (11) are provided. In the apparatus, first (31) and second (33) conductive pins are mounted beside one another in a wall (22) of the laddle shroud (11), the first (31) being in contact with the flow of molten metal (1), but electrically insulated from both the wall (22) and from the second conductive pin (33), the second (33) being in electrical contact both with the wall and with the flow of molten metal (1). A voltmeter (34) is connnected between the two conductive pins (31, 33) for detecting differences in the electrical potential between them as molten metal (1) flows through the shroud (11). Abrupt changes in potential caused by the passage of a metal (1) slag (19) interface through the shroud (11) indicate the presence of slag (19) in the molten metal (1).