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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2019
Max Ahrens, Indio, CA (US);
Rodger W. Spriggs, Fullerton, CA (US);
Max Ahrens, Indio, CA (US);
Rodger W. Spriggs, Fullerton, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An aftercooler for horizontal continuous casting includes a plurality of aftercooler segments each of which includes a plurality of radially acting aftercooler sections. The radially acting sections each define inner surfaces which combine with the remaining radially acting aftercooler sections to form an aftercooler passage. The radially acting sections within each aftercooler segment are banded together by a plurality of resilient encircling bands. The bands draw the radially acting aftercooler sections together to constrain a casting within the casting passage. The plurality of aftercooler segments are provided with a surrounding coolant carrying jacket. A plurality of gas distribution passages are formed in the radially acting aftercooler sections which are provided with a flow of inert gas. The inert gas distributes itself between the surfaces of the casting and the surfaces of the aftercooler passage to prevent oxide formation and to ease the travel of the casting through the aftercooler.