Crystallizer cooling system of continuous casting equipment

By designing an integral continuous casting equipment crystallizer cooling system, the problems of poor structural rigidity, difficulty in maintenance and poor cooling uniformity in the prior art are solved, and a more uniform cooling effect and lower maintenance cost are achieved, which meets the production needs of different models of copper ingots.

CN222970944UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-13安徽鑫科铜业有限公司
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Application Number
CN202421966913.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-14
Publication Date
2025-06-13
Estimated Expiration
2034-08-14

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Technical Problem

The existing continuous casting equipment crystallizer cooling system has poor structural rigidity, difficulty in maintenance, poor cooling uniformity, and is prone to water seepage problems, making it difficult to adapt to the production needs of different models of copper ingots.

Method used

An integral continuous casting equipment crystallizer cooling system is designed. The system body is made of metal casting, and a continuous casting channel and a cooling cavity are provided. Multiple upper and lower water pipes and drain pipes connect the cooling cavity respectively to realize the circulation and uniform distribution of cooling water.

Benefits of technology

It improves the uniformity of the cooling effect, reduces maintenance costs, extends service life, and can effectively adapt to the production needs of different models of copper ingots.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to a crystallizer cooling system of continuous casting equipment in the technical field of continuous casting equipment. The system body (1) is provided with a continuous casting channel (2), a cooling cavity (3) is arranged between the outer wall of the system body (1) and the inner wall of the continuous casting channel (2), a plurality of front upper water pipes (4) are arranged on the upper portion of the front portion of the system body (1), a plurality of rear upper water pipes (5) are arranged on the upper portion of the rear portion of the system body (1), a plurality of front lower water pipes (6) are arranged on the lower portion of the front portion of the system body (1), and a plurality of rear lower water pipes (7) are arranged on the lower portion of the rear portion of the system body (1). And each upper water pipe and each lower water pipe are respectively communicated with the cooling cavity (3). The crystallizer cooling system of the continuous casting equipment is good in structural rigidity, easy to maintain, long in service life, more uniform in cooling effect and capable of meeting the requirements of different models.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of continuous casting equipment, and more specifically, it relates to a crystallizer cooling system for continuous casting equipment. Background Art

[0002] At present, in domestic industrial production, common casting technologies mainly include direct chill casting, hot top casting, gas slip casting, electromagnetic casting, etc. Among them, hot top casting is the most widely used in large-scale casting due to its good ingot quality, simple operation and maintenance, etc. The crystallizer is the most critical component in continuous casting equipment and is the heart of the continuous casting machine. The performance of the crystallizer plays a crucial role in improving the continuous casting productivity, maintaining the normal production of the continuous casting process, and ensuring the quality of the cast billet.

[0003] The cooling system of the crystallizer in the existing technology group red is a combined structure, which is composed of multiple metal plate parts (such as copper plates) combined into the required cooling cavity (inner cavity). Cooling water passes through the inner cavity to achieve problem control to reliably cool the product. Both the inlet and outlet water of this kind of crystallizer have only a single pipeline, with poor cooling uniformity, difficult maintenance, and easy water seepage in the cooling cavity.

[0004] There is a technology in the existing technology with the name of "Crystallizer Cooling System for Horizontal Continuous Casting" and the publication number of "CN217393692U". This technology provides a crystallizer cooling system for horizontal continuous casting, including a crystallizer, a water storage tank, a circulating inlet pipe and a circulating outlet pipe connected between the crystallizer and the water storage tank, and a heat exchange mechanism connected in parallel to the circulating inlet pipe; the crystallizer includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve sleeved inside the outer sleeve, a graphite sleeve sleeved inside the inner sleeve, and the inner sleeve has a reduced diameter section concave towards the graphite sleeve side. The crystallizer cooling system for horizontal continuous casting described in the utility model cools the circulating water before entering the crystallizer through the heat exchange mechanism when the water temperature in the inlet pipe cannot meet the cooling requirements by arranging the heat exchange mechanism in parallel on the inlet pipe, ensuring the smoothness of production, and the inner sleeve of the crystallizer is provided with a concave reduced diameter section, ensuring that the reduced diameter section is located in the upper half when installing the crystallizer, so that the circulating water is closer to the core of the molten iron, ensuring that the cooling speeds of the molten iron in the upper half and the lower half in the crystallizer are the same.

[0005] However, this technology does not involve the technical problems and technical solutions of this application. Summary of the Utility Model

[0006] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is: aiming at the deficiencies of the existing technology, to provide a continuous casting equipment crystallizer cooling system with good structural rigidity, easy maintenance, long service life, more uniform cooling effect, and capable of effectively adapting to the production requirements of different models of copper ingots.

[0007] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is:

[0008] The utility model relates to a crystallizer cooling system for continuous casting equipment. A continuous casting channel is arranged in the system body, a cooling cavity is arranged between the outer wall of the system body and the inner wall of the continuous casting channel, a plurality of front upper water pipes are arranged at the upper part of the front of the system body, a plurality of rear upper water pipes are arranged at the upper part of the rear of the system body, a plurality of front lower water pipes are arranged at the lower part of the front of the system body, and a plurality of rear lower water pipes are arranged at the lower part of the rear of the system body. Each upper water pipe and lower water pipe is respectively communicated with the cooling cavity.

[0009] The system body is an integral structure made of metal casting.

[0010] A plurality of left upper water pipes are arranged at the upper part of the left of the system body, a plurality of right upper water pipes are arranged at the upper part of the right of the system body, a plurality of left lower water pipes 10 are arranged at the lower part of the left of the system body, and a plurality of right lower water pipes are arranged at the lower part of the right of the system body. Each upper water pipe and lower water pipe is respectively communicated with the cooling cavity.

[0011] A front connecting bracket is arranged at the front of the system body, and a rear connecting bracket is arranged at the rear of the system body.

[0012] A lower bracket is arranged at the lower part of the system body, and a lower spray pipeline is arranged on the lower bracket.

[0013] The lower bracket includes a lower left bracket and a lower right bracket. A front left spray pipeline and a rear left spray pipeline are arranged on the lower left bracket, and a front right spray pipeline and a rear right spray pipeline are arranged on the lower right bracket.

[0014] A plurality of front upper water pipes, rear upper water pipes, left upper water pipes, and right upper water pipes of the system body are water inlet pipes, and a plurality of front lower water pipes, rear lower water pipes, left lower water pipes, and right lower water pipes are water outlet pipes.

[0015] A plurality of front upper water pipes, rear upper water pipes, left upper water pipes, and right upper water pipes of the system body are water outlet pipes, and a plurality of front lower water pipes, rear lower water pipes, left lower water pipes, and right lower water pipes are water inlet pipes.

[0016] The system body is connected to the crystallizer installation frame through the front connecting bracket and the rear connecting bracket.

[0017] Adopting the technical solution of the utility model, the working principle and beneficial effects are as follows:

[0018] For the crystallizer cooling system of the continuous casting equipment described in the present utility model, an integral system body is provided. The system body is provided with a continuous casting channel to facilitate the passage of products such as copper ingots. A cooling cavity is arranged between the outer wall of the system body and the inner wall of the continuous casting channel. The cooling cavity is used to reliably cool the products passing through the continuous casting channel. Multiple front upper water pipes are arranged at the upper part of the front of the system body, multiple rear upper water pipes are arranged at the upper part of the rear of the system body, multiple front lower water pipes are arranged at the lower part of the front of the system body, and multiple rear lower water pipes are arranged at the lower part of the rear of the system body. Each upper water pipe and lower water pipe is respectively communicated with the cooling cavity. Different upper water pipes are communicated with different parts of the cooling cavity, and different lower water pipes are communicated with different parts of the cooling cavity. In actual use, all the upper water pipes can be used as inlet pipes and all the lower water pipes can be used as outlet pipes, or vice versa, all the upper water pipes can be used as outlet pipes and all the lower water pipes can be used as inlet pipes, so as to realize the circulation of cooling water in the cooling cavity, and the cooling water enters and exits from different parts of the cooling cavity, ensuring that the cooling effect is more uniform, guaranteeing the cooling effect when the product passes through the continuous casting channel, and improving the product quality. Moreover, the cooling cavity of the integral system body will not have the problem of internal and external water seepage, does not need frequent maintenance, has low maintenance cost, and can effectively improve the service life. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0019] The following briefly describes the content expressed by each drawing in this specification and the marks in the drawings:

[0020] Figure 1 It is the front view structural schematic diagram of the crystallizer cooling system of the continuous casting equipment described in the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 It is the top view structural schematic diagram of the crystallizer cooling system of the continuous casting equipment described in the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 It is the right view structural schematic diagram of the crystallizer cooling system of the continuous casting equipment described in the present utility model;

[0023] The marks in the drawings are respectively: 1. System body; 2. Continuous casting channel; 3. Cooling cavity; 4. Front upper water pipe; 5. Rear upper water pipe; 6. Front lower water pipe; 7. Rear lower water pipe; 8. Left upper water pipe; 9. Right upper water pipe; 10. Left lower water pipe; 11. Right lower water pipe; 12. Front connecting bracket; 13. Rear connecting bracket; 14. Lower bracket; 15. Lower spray pipeline; 16. Lower left bracket; 17. Lower right bracket; 18. Front left spray pipeline; 19. Front right spray pipeline; 20. Rear right spray pipeline; 21. Crystallizer installation frame. Detailed Description of the Invention

[0024] The following is a further detailed description of the specific implementation manner of the present utility model, such as the shapes, structures, mutual positions and connection relationships between various parts, the functions and working principles of various parts, etc., with reference to the accompanying drawings and through the description of embodiments:

[0025] As shown in the attached Figure 1 - attached Figure 3 figures, the present utility model is a crystallizer cooling system for continuous casting equipment. A continuous casting channel 2 is provided in the system body 1. A cooling cavity 3 is provided between the outer wall of the system body 1 and the inner wall of the continuous casting channel 2. A plurality of front upper water pipes 4 are provided at the upper part of the front of the system body 1. A plurality of rear upper water pipes 5 are provided at the upper part of the rear of the system body 1. A plurality of front lower water pipes 6 are provided at the lower part of the front of the system body 1. A plurality of rear lower water pipes 7 are provided at the lower part of the rear of the system body 1. Each upper water pipe and lower water pipe is respectively communicated with the cooling cavity 3. The system body 1 is an integral structure made of metal casting. For the deficiencies in the prior art, the above structure proposes an improved technical solution. When setting the structure, an integral system body 1 is set, and a continuous casting channel 2 is provided in the system body 1, which is convenient for products such as copper ingots to pass through. A cooling cavity 3 is provided between the outer wall of the system body 1 and the inner wall of the continuous casting channel 2, and the cooling cavity 3 is used to reliably cool the products passing through the continuous casting channel. A plurality of front upper water pipes 4 are provided at the upper part of the front of the system body 1, a plurality of rear upper water pipes 5 are provided at the upper part of the rear of the system body 1, a plurality of front lower water pipes 6 are provided at the lower part of the front of the system body 1, and a plurality of rear lower water pipes 7 are provided at the lower part of the rear of the system body 1. Each upper water pipe and lower water pipe is respectively communicated with the cooling cavity 3. Different upper water pipes are communicated with different parts of the cooling cavity 3, and different lower water pipes are communicated with different parts of the cooling cavity 3. In actual use, all the upper water pipes can be used as inlet pipes and all the lower water pipes can be used as outlet pipes, or vice versa, all the upper water pipes can be used as outlet pipes and all the lower water pipes can be used as inlet pipes, so as to realize the circulation of cooling water in the cooling cavity 3, and the water enters and exits from different parts of the cooling cavity 3, and the heat exchange of each part is more uniform, the cooling is more uniform, the cooling effect when the product passes through the continuous casting channel is guaranteed, and the product quality is improved. Moreover, the cooling cavity of the integral system body will not have the problem of internal and external water seepage, does not need to be frequently maintained, and has a low maintenance cost, and can effectively improve the service life. The crystallizer cooling system for continuous casting equipment described in the present utility model has good structural rigidity, is easy to maintain, has a long service life, makes the cooling effect more uniform, and can effectively meet the requirements of different models.

[0026] On the upper part of the left side of the system body 1, a plurality of left upper water pipes 8 are arranged; on the upper part of the right side of the system body 1, a plurality of right upper water pipes 9 are arranged; on the lower part of the left side of the system body 1, a plurality of left lower water pipes 10 are arranged; on the lower part of the right side of the system body 1, a plurality of right lower water pipes 11 are arranged. Each upper water pipe and lower water pipe is respectively communicated with the cooling cavity 3. In the actual use of the above structure, all the upper water pipes on the side of the cooling body 1 can be used as the water inlet pipes, and all the lower water pipes can be used as the water outlet pipes, or vice versa, all the upper water pipes on the side of the cooling body 1 can be used as the water outlet pipes, and all the lower water pipes can be used as the water inlet pipes, so as to realize the circulation of the cooling water in the cooling cavity 3, and the water enters and exits from different parts of the cooling cavity 3, making the heat exchange of each part inside the cooling cavity 3 more uniform, the cooling more uniform, ensuring the cooling effect when the product passes through the continuous casting channel, and improving the product quality.

[0027] On the front part of the system body 1, a front connecting bracket 12 is arranged; on the rear part of the system body 1, a rear connecting bracket 13 is arranged. The system body 1 is connected to the mold mounting frame 21 through the front connecting bracket 12 and the rear connecting bracket 13. In the above structure, when the mold is arranged at the production site, the system body can be fixedly connected through the connecting bracket to realize the suspended arrangement.

[0028] On the lower part of the system body 1, a lower bracket 14 is arranged, and a lower spray pipeline 15 is arranged on the lower bracket 14. In the above structure, according to different product production requirements, a lower spray pipeline can be equipped. The product passes through the continuous casting channel from top to bottom and is sprayed after exiting the continuous casting channel.

[0029] The lower bracket 14 includes a lower left bracket 16 and a lower right bracket 17. A front left spray pipeline 18 and a rear left spray pipeline are arranged on the lower left bracket 16, and a front right spray pipeline 19 and a rear right spray pipeline 20 are arranged on the lower right bracket 17. In the above structure, with the arrangement of multiple spray pipelines, when spraying is required, spraying is carried out from different directions, improving the spraying effect.

[0030] A plurality of front upper water pipes 4, rear upper water pipes 5, left upper water pipes 8, and right upper water pipes 9 of the system body 1 are water inlet pipes, and a plurality of front lower water pipes 6, rear lower water pipes 7, left lower water pipes 10, and right lower water pipes 11 are water outlet pipes. In the above structure, as a way of water inlet and outlet, the water can enter through the upper water pipes and exit through the lower water pipes, realizing the flow of water from top to bottom.

[0031] A plurality of front upper water pipes 4, rear upper water pipes 5, left upper water pipes 8, and right upper water pipes 9 of the system body 1 are water outlet pipes, and a plurality of front lower water pipes 6, rear lower water pipes 7, left lower water pipes 10, and right lower water pipes 11 are water inlet pipes. In the above structure, as another way of water inlet and outlet, the water can enter through the lower water pipes and exit through the upper water pipes, realizing the flow of water from bottom to top.

[0032] The continuous casting equipment crystallizer cooling system described in the utility model is provided with an integral system body 1, the system body 1 is provided with a continuous casting channel 2, which is convenient for copper ingots and other products to pass through, a cooling cavity 3 is provided between the outer wall of the system body 1 and the inner wall of the continuous casting channel 2, and the cooling cavity 3 is used to reliably cool the products passing through the continuous casting channel, a plurality of front upper water pipes 4 are provided at the upper front of the system body 1, a plurality of rear upper water pipes 5 are provided at the upper rear of the system body 1, a plurality of front lower water pipes 6 are provided at the lower front of the system body 1, and a plurality of rear lower water pipes 7 are provided at the lower rear of the system body 1, and each upper water pipe and lower water pipe are respectively connected to the cooling cavity 3. Different upper water pipes are connected to different parts of the cooling cavity 3, and different lower water pipes are connected to different parts of the cooling cavity 3. In actual use, all the upper water pipes are used as water inlets and all the lower water pipes are used as water outlets, or vice versa, all the upper water pipes are used as water outlets and all the lower water pipes are used as water inlets, so that cooling water can circulate in the cooling cavity 3, and water can flow in and out from different parts of the cooling cavity 3, so that heat exchange and cooling are more uniform in each part, and the cooling effect of the product when passing through the continuous casting channel is guaranteed, and the product quality is improved. The cooling cavity of the integral system body will not have the problem of water seepage inside and outside, does not require frequent maintenance, has low maintenance costs, and effectively improves the service life.

[0033] The above is an exemplary description of the utility model in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is obvious that the specific implementation of the utility model is not limited to the above-mentioned method. As long as various improvements are made using the method concept and technical solution of the utility model, or the concept and technical solution of the utility model are directly applied to other occasions without improvement, they are all within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A continuous casting equipment crystallizer cooling system, characterized in that: The system body (1) is provided with a continuous casting channel (2), a cooling cavity (3) is provided between the outer wall of the system body (1) and the inner wall of the continuous casting channel (2), a plurality of front upper water pipes (4) are provided at the upper front portion of the system body (1), a plurality of rear upper water pipes (5) are provided at the upper rear portion of the system body (1), a plurality of front lower water pipes (6) are provided at the lower front portion of the system body (1), and a plurality of rear lower water pipes (7) are provided at the lower rear portion of the system body (1), and each upper water pipe and lower water pipe are respectively connected to the cooling cavity (3).

2. The continuous casting equipment crystallizer cooling system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The system body (1) is an integrated structure made of metal casting.

3. The continuous casting equipment crystallizer cooling system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The system body (1) is provided with a plurality of left-side upper water pipes (8) at the upper left portion, the system body (1) is provided with a plurality of right-side upper water pipes (9) at the upper right portion, the system body (1) is provided with a plurality of left-side lower water pipes (10) at the lower left portion, and the system body (1) is provided with a plurality of right-side lower water pipes (11) at the lower right portion, and each of the upper water pipes and the lower water pipes are respectively connected to the cooling cavity (3).

4. The continuous casting equipment crystallizer cooling system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: A front connecting bracket (12) is arranged at the front of the system body (1), and a rear connecting bracket (13) is arranged at the rear of the system body (1).

5. The continuous casting equipment crystallizer cooling system according to claim 4, characterized in that: A lower bracket (14) is arranged at the lower part of the system body (1), and a lower spray pipeline (15) is arranged on the lower bracket (14).

6. The continuous casting equipment crystallizer cooling system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The lower bracket (14) comprises a lower left bracket (16) and a lower right bracket (17); the lower left bracket (16) is provided with a front left spray pipeline (18) and a rear left spray pipeline; the lower right bracket (17) is provided with a front right spray pipeline (19) and a rear right spray pipeline (20).

7. The continuous casting equipment crystallizer cooling system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The plurality of front water pipes (4), rear water pipes (5), left water pipes (8), and right water pipes (9) of the system body (1) are water inlet pipes, and the plurality of front water pipes (6), rear water pipes (7), left water pipes (10), and right water pipes (11) are water outlet pipes.

8. The continuous casting equipment crystallizer cooling system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The plurality of front water pipes (4), rear water pipes (5), left water pipes (8), and right water pipes (9) of the system body (1) are water outlet pipes, and the plurality of front water pipes (6), rear water pipes (7), left water pipes (10), and right water pipes (11) are water inlet pipes.

9. The continuous casting equipment crystallizer cooling system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The system body (1) is connected to the crystallizer mounting frame (21) via a front connecting bracket (12) and a rear connecting bracket (13).

Citation Information

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  • Crystallizer cooling system for horizontal continuous casting

    CN217393692U