CONTINUOUS CASTING OF INGOTS

摘要

In the embodiments described in the specification, continuous casting of ingots is carried out by transferring molten metal from a hearth (35) to a mold (34) through one or more flow channels (38) which provide flow paths having a shallow angle to the horizontal and which terminate adjacent to the surface (41) of the molten metal (40) in the mold (34) so that the vertical velocity component of the stream of molten metal flowing into the mold is minimal and the horizontal velocity component is low. In one form, the hearth (33) surrounds the mold (34), providing four shallow-angle flow channels (38) uniformly spaced around the periphery of the mold (34) to avoid unilateral introduction of the molten material into the mold.