Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft

Mannesmann Aktiengesellshcaft

Ewald Feuerstacke

Wolfgang Reichelt

Ulrich Urlau

Karl-Heinz Spitzer

Klaus Schwerdtfeger

Joachim Kroos

Peter Voss-Spilker

Werner Hofmann

Paul Freier

Helmut Schlechtriem

Hans-Ludwig Schaller

Lutz Becker

Reinhard Fuchs

Gerhard Stadtfeld

Hans-Joachim Schubert

Andreas Schuring

Michael Br&uuml;hl

Gerhard Schaefers

Joachim Koch

Frank Koch

Thomas Von Hinrichs

Klaus Schwarz

Matthias Scheulen

Wolfgang Dohring

A strip casting plant with side limits arranged closely adjacent to a carrying belt. The side limits, and preferably the supply device for molten metal, are capable of vibrating and are connected to a device for producing vibrations. The adhesion of solidified material can thus be prevented.

Strip casting plant

Method and device for positioning the mouth of a consumable lance

Supporting arrangement for thin strip casting

Method for pouring a metal melt into a mold

Method and equipment for the integral casting of metal strip close to

Charging device for arc furnaces

A method and apparatus for treating residual or waste materials that can be recycled energetically, especially light-weight refuse from shredders, which, reduced in size and classified, are stored in bunkers. The residual or waste material is fed by portions from the bunkers to a supply trough in a metal melting furnace, especially an electric arc furnace for melting steel. After a predetermined time, the residual material is placed by portions into a sluice that can be closed in a gas-tight manner. After the sluice is closed, the residual material is subjected to an oxygen-containing gas, the pressure of which is higher than the pressure at the furnace head of the metal melting furnace, until the pressure within the sluice exceed the pressure in the furnace head. The sluice output opening facing toward the furnace vessel bottom is opened after the pressure within the sluice exceeds the pressure in the furnace head and the residual material is conveyed pneumatically into the chamber part. Nozzles in the chamber part inject oxygen into the shaft to encourage combustion and to assist the acceleration of the residual or waste material through the chamber and into the bottom area of the furnace. The residual material is then submerged in the metal melt located in the bottom area of the metal melting furnace for complete conversion or incineration.

Apparatus for treating waste materials

Bottom electrode for a metallurgical vessel

Method for heating a metal melt

Conveyor belt for use in a continuous strip-casting device for the

Process and device for melting down of scrap

A metallurgical vessel (10) includes at least one metallic electrode (20) fastened thereto having a chamber within the vessel (10) for holding a melt (19) and having a bottom surface, a shell (14) abutting the bottom surface, and a flanged tube (31) arranged on the shell (14) with the flanged tube (31) having a flanged surface (32). The electrode (20) is disposed coaxially with respect to the flanged tube (31) and is formed by first and second bars (21, 22) connectable to one another. The first bar (21) has the top face positioned proximate to the bottom surface of the chamber and penetrates the vessel (10) for contact with the melt. The second bar (22) is positioned against the bottom face of the first bar (21) and extends out from the vessel (10), the first bar having a should region (23) positioned annularly thereabout adapted to contact and lean against the flanged surface (32) of the flanged tube (31). A coolant provision and discharge device provide coolant to the second bar (22) through a coolant feed line (51) and a discharge line (53) and a current feed device provides current to the electrode. A hold-down mechanism (33) attaches the current feed device, the coolant feed line (51) and the discharge line (53) to the flanged tube (31).

Metallurgical vessel with metallic electrode having readily replaceable

An inert gas flow is introduced into a molten metal bath at a location in a vessel. The absolute pressure of the gas flow through the molten metal other than zero flow is determined. The pressure acting on the surface of the bath is measured and the difference between the surface pressure and the absolute pressure is determined. The difference in converted into a distance measurement that reflects the actual distance between the surface of the bath and the location of introduction of the gas flow into the bath. The distance measurement is compared with a predetermined desired distance value and a resultant measurement is formed therefrom. The level of the bath is regulated as a function of the resultant measurement. The resultant measurement is converted into an electric setting signal and sent to a setting member for regulating the level of the bath and/or the amount flowing out of or withdrawn from the vessel.

Method for determining and regulating the level of a bath of molten metal

In a casting device for the continuous production of metal strip using an endless cooling and transport belt; a distributor is constructed as twin chamber with an entrance and charge chamber, and an exit and discharge chamber communicating with the entrance chamber, a nozzle is provided at the exit and discharge chamber, the distributor, at least in the range of the discharge chamber, is gas tightly closed and is mounted in an inclination-adjustable frame; a gas pressure controllable source is connected to the discharge chamber and controlled in response to thickness variations of the strip; a distance measuring device (ram pressure) is arranged at the casting nozzle for measuring the distance of the casting nozzle from the casting belt; a controller responds to the measuring output of the distance measuring device and provides for controlling the elevational and vertical disposition of the distributor within said frame; another controller varies elevation of the upper belt stringer, also in response to thickness variations of the strip being made.

Strip casting with an endless belt

This invention relates to an electrode positioning mechanism of an electric, electric arc or reduction furnace, in particular for smelting steel, with a guide column, having a mast arm to hold the electrode and guided in a guide frame by front and lateral guide rollers, which are located in a nest, and which can be moved vertically, whereby there are mechanical damping elements to damp mechanical vibrations. To create an electrode positioning mechanism which uses simple means to achieve a vibrational isolation of the individual components of the electrode positioning mechanism, and which reduces the breakage of electrodes in comparison to the devices of the prior art which use complex damping means, the invention proposes that the damping elements 14 be located between the front and lateral guide rollers 6 and the guide frame 7.

Electrode positioning mechanism

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Dorsten, Germany

Ewald Feuerstacke