摘要 |
A method of automatically starting a continuous casting apparatus having a mold, a tundish for temporarily storing therein molten steel for subsequent transfer of the molten steel to the mold, a device for transferring the molten steel from the tundish to the mold, a level measuring device for measuring the surface level of the molten steel in the mold and a device for controlling the quantity of the molten steel to be transferred from the tundish to the mold on the basis of a level value measured by the level measuring device, which comprises stopping the transfer of molten steel from the tundish to the mold once the surface of the molten steel in the mold reaches a predetermined level after the transfer is commenced, allowing the molten steel in the mold to stand as it is for a predetermined period of time thereby to stabilize the surface of the molten steel in the mold, subsequently starting the drawing of a slab formed by means of the mold, and simulataneously resuming the transfer of molten steel from the tundish to the mold to bring the surface of the molten steel in the mold to a steady control level. According to this method, it is possible to easily carry out automatic starting of the continuous casting apparatus.
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