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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2002
Roland Hauri, Wettswil, DE;
Egon Mackowiak, Osnabrück, DE;
Dietmar Kolbeck, Steinfeld, DE;
Gerhard Hugenschütt, Belm, DE;
KM Europa Metal AG, Osnabruck, DE;
Abstract
A chill tube ( ) for the continuous casting of metals has a double T-shaped cross section in beam blank format. Inner contour ( ) defining the cross section of the cast billet is cooled by cooling water, which is guided through cooling channels ( ) in tube wall ( ). Cooling channels ( ) have a round cross section when manufactured. Inner contour ( ) has rounded transitions ( ) between wall sections ( ) bordering a flange region ( ) and a crosspiece region ( ). The distance (A) between two cooling channels ( ) adjacent to each other in transitions ( ) is smaller than distance (B) in the remaining wall sections ( ).