| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for treating molten metal comprises a ladle and a hood (4) with a heat shield (6) which essentially covers the ladle completely, where a gap (9) is left between the heat shield and the upper edge (8) of the ladle. A screen (10) extends over and underneath the said gap so that a circumferential opening (16) is formed between the screen and the ladle underneath the gap, said circumferential opening defining an inlet opening for ambient air to a chamber (17) under said screen. At least one lance is provided for introducing at least gas into the melt in the ladle and/or to the ladle chamber above the molten metal, and at least one exhaust pipe (18) communicates with the chamber (17) under the said screen for sucking out exhaust gases which pass from the ladle chamber (26) out into the said space (17) through the said gap (9), and also air which is sucked from the ambient atmosphere into the said space (17) mainly through the circumferential opening (16) between the screen and the outside of the ladle. At least one aperture (19-22) is provided in the hood for at least one lance (23, 25) which can be lowered into the ladle chamber underneath the heat shield and/or into the melt in the ladle. The apparatus makes it possible to refine steel melts for production of steel with extremely low oxygen content according to a method adapted to the apparatus. </p> |
