Vesuvius Crucible Company

Luigi Borgosano

Jean-Luc Renard

The present invention relates to a grooved refractory pouring tube for pouring a molten metal between an upper metallurgical vessel and a lower metallurgical vessel, a refractory assembly incorporating such a pouring tube, and a casting installation incorporating such an assembly. This refractory pouring tube forms a portion ( ) of a pouring channel and includes at least a first contact face ( ) capable of bearing against a second contact face ( ) of another refractory component ( ) forming an adjacent portion of the pouring channel and provided with an injection groove ( ) forming, in conjunction with the first contact face ( ), a fluid injection channel at least partially encircling the said channel, the said pouring tube ( ) being arranged to be displaced in a predefined trajectory along which the first contact face ( ) slides and remains in bearing contact against the second contact face ( ), whilst the portion ( ) of the pouring channel formed by the said pouring tube intercepts a determinate part ( ) of the injection groove.

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Quaregnon, Belgium

Luigi Borgosano