JP2010248557A - Immersion tube - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an immersion tube capable of preventing the intrusion of air and improving the erosion resistance of the portion immersed into slag and molten steel with a simple constitution, thereby obtaining the long service life. <P>SOLUTION: In the immersion tube 10 for vacuum-degassing facility in which refractories 12, 13 are disposed on the inner and the outer surfaces of a cylindrical core metal 11, at least the lower-end part of the immersion tube 10 is the refractory 15. In the refractory 15, a groove 14 for inserting the core metal 11 and locking holes 19 communicating with fixed holes 18 formed in the thickness direction of the core metal 11 are formed, and the core metal 11 is inserted into the groove 14 in the brick 15, and the core metal 11 and the refractory 15 are fixed by inserting fixing pins 20 into the fixed holes 18 and the locking holes 19. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a dip tube for vacuum degassing equipment used for refining molten steel.

In the converter, the molten steel that has undergone primary refining is subjected to degassing using a vacuum degassing facility for decarburization or for the purpose of removing dissolved gases such as hydrogen and nitrogen. In particular, in the RH vacuum degassing facility, two dip pipes for ascending and descending are provided at the bottom of the vacuum degassing tank, and the molten steel is circulated between the vacuum degassing tank and the ladle to increase the reaction area. Degassing treatment is performed. Specifically, by blowing a reflux gas such as argon from one dip pipe (rising pipe), the molten steel in the ladle is caused to flow into the vacuum degassing tank using the levitation force of the reflux gas. The process of degassing the molten steel is performed by repeating the process of causing the molten and degassed molten steel to flow out from the other dip tube (downcomer) to the ladle.

In general, the dip tube is composed of a cylindrical cored bar and a refractory covering the inner and outer surfaces of the cored bar, and the lower part of the dip tube is directly immersed in molten steel. The entire surface is in contact with slag and molten steel.
Conventionally, the lower refractory immersed in the molten steel was made of castable material, so the melting loss was large. For this reason, this lower refractory is missing, which causes melting of the metal core and deterioration of the sealing performance during vacuum, causing a short life of the dip tube.
Then, the following techniques are disclosed as a dip tube which improved the corrosion resistance of the lower refractory immersed in molten steel.

For example, in Patent Document 1, a ring-shaped hardware having a substantially L-shaped cross section is fixed to the lower end of a core metal (supporting cylindrical tube), and the bottom plate of the ring-shaped hardware is used for embedding on a lower surface of a hanging brick. A dip tube having a suspended brick fixed by a bolt embedded in a hole is disclosed. After the hanging brick is fixed to the ring-shaped hardware, the burial hole is filled with a castable refractory to close the burial hole.
Patent Document 2 discloses a dip tube in which a hanging metal fitting is attached to the lower end of a metal core, and a refractory material block made of a precast block or a brick formed of a fireproof material is attached to the above hanging metal fitting. Yes.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-85451 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-10355

However, the conventional dip tube still has the following problems to be solved.
Since the dip tube disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a horizontal joint leading to the inner surface of the dip tube below the lower end surface of the metal core, air that has entered from the outer peripheral surface of the dip tube is exposed to this joint. There is a problem that it is easy to penetrate into the molten steel through. Furthermore, it is necessary to newly prepare a ring-shaped hardware for attaching the hanging brick, which increases the material cost. Moreover, since it is necessary to attach a ring-shaped metal fitting to a core metal, the structure of a dip tube becomes complicated and the workability | operativity at the time of manufacture also worsens. And since the bolt is buried in the vertical state in the suspended brick, for example, when a gap is generated between the suspended brick and the bolt due to the use of the dip tube, the suspended brick may fall. There is. In order to prevent the suspension brick from falling, it is possible to make the head of the bolt wider than the threaded portion, but in this case, the inner width of the embedding hole needs to be excessively increased. There is a problem that the amount of castable refractory that closes the hole for burying is increased, and it is easy to melt.

Patent Document 2 discloses a dip tube in which a refractory block in which a groove serving as a locking portion is formed is attached to a hanging metal fitting provided at the lower end of a cylindrical metal core. By filling the groove formed in the refractory block with the irregular refractory, a horizontal joint leading from the outer peripheral surface of the dip tube to the inner peripheral surface is not formed. However, because the strength of the amorphous refractory is weaker than that of the refractory block, if a force is applied to the refractory block at the bottom of the dip tube, a crack that leads from the outer peripheral surface to the inner peripheral surface along the upper surface of the refractory block. Easily occurs. For this reason, like the dip tube disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, there is a problem that air that has entered from the outer peripheral surface of the dip tube easily enters the molten steel through this crack. Furthermore, it is necessary to newly prepare a hanging metal fitting, which increases the material cost. The shape of the hanging bracket is L-shaped or inverted T-shaped, and this is attached to the groove portion of the refractory material block. Therefore, the shape of the groove portion needs to be a shape corresponding to this, and processing cost is increased. At the same time, workability at the time of manufacture also deteriorates. Moreover, since it is necessary to attach a hanging metal fitting to a metal core by welding, the structure of a dip tube becomes complicated and the workability | operativity at the time of manufacture also worsens. And, since the hanging bracket is configured to suspend the refractory material block, for example, the inner width of the locking portion formed on the refractory material block is the width of the hanging portion of the hanging bracket due to the use of the dip tube. If it becomes larger, or if the locking part is damaged, the refractory material block may fall. Furthermore, in the refractory material block, after inserting the hanging part of the hanging metal fitting into the formed locking part, the extra space may be filled with an irregular shaped refractory, or a rebar may be inserted. The filling operation into a small gap is not easy to work, and the product quality may not be stable depending on the filling condition.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, it is possible to prevent the intrusion of air, and with a simple configuration can improve the erosion resistance of a portion immersed in slag or molten steel, thereby extending the life. An object of the present invention is to provide a dip tube that can be realized.

In order to achieve the above object, the dip tube according to the present invention is a dip tube of a vacuum degassing facility in which a refractory is provided on the inner and outer surfaces of a cylindrical cored bar,
At least a lower end portion of the dip tube is set as a brick, and the brick is provided with a groove into which the core metal is inserted and a locking hole communicating with a fixing hole formed in the thickness direction of the core metal, It inserts in the groove | channel of a brick, The fixing pin is inserted in this fixing hole and the said locking hole, and the said metal core and the said brick are fixed.

Moreover, the dip tube which concerns on this invention WHEREIN: The fixing hole formed in the said metal core consists of a through-hole, and you may protrude the said fixing pin to the thickness direction both sides of the said metal core.

In the dip tube according to the present invention, it is preferable that the stopper hole, into which the fixing pin is inserted, is further plugged with the same material as the brick.

The dip tube according to the present invention has a structure in which a groove is formed in a brick arranged at the lower end portion, and a lower portion of the core metal is inserted into the groove, so that the horizontal joint formed on the upper surface of the brick is the core metal. The joint can be divided by a cored bar. Thereby, the intrusion of air from the joint portion can be prevented, and the deterioration of steel quality can be prevented. In addition, since brick is used at least at the lower end of the dip tube, its corrosion resistance can be improved, and refractory damage due to slag or molten steel can be suppressed and further prevented. Thereby, since the exposure of the cored bar can be prevented, the melted cored bar and the sealing property at the time of vacuum can be maintained, and the life of the dip tube can be extended.
In addition, the brick is provided with a locking hole that communicates with the fixing hole formed in the thickness direction of the cored bar, and a fixing pin is inserted into the fixing hole and the locking hole, so that a simple configuration can be achieved without performing extensive processing. With this, you can attach a brick to the mandrel. Thereby, the manufacturing cost can be reduced and the manufacturing time can be shortened.

Further, in the dip tube according to the present invention, when the fixing pins are protruded on both sides in the thickness direction of the cored bar, the weight of the bricks arranged inside and outside the cored bar can be received on both sides of the fixed pin. As a result, the weight of the brick is applied almost evenly on both sides of the metal core, so that the metal core and the fixed pin are deformed as compared with the case where the weight of the brick is applied only to one side of the fixed pin. This can be suppressed.

In the dip tube according to the present invention, when the locking hole into which the fixing pin is inserted is plugged, the contact between the fixing pin and the molten steel can be prevented with a simple configuration.

It is a front sectional view of the lower side of the dip tube according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line aa in FIG. 1. (A) and (B) are a partial enlarged plan view and a partial enlarged front sectional view of a lower end brick of a dip tube according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings for understanding of the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 1-3, the dip tube 10 which concerns on one embodiment of this invention provides the refractory 12 in the inner and outer surfaces (both surfaces) of the cylindrical metal core 11, and immerses the lower part in molten steel It is used for RH vacuum degassing equipment (not shown). This will be described in detail below.

As shown in FIG. 1, the core metal 11 constituting the dip tube 10 has a cylindrical shape, and the upper part is fixed to the inner surface of a ring-shaped metal flange 13 by welding. A plurality of (for example, 20 to 40, 30 in this case) lower end bricks 15 having grooves 14 are formed in the lower part of the core metal 11, and the lower part of the core metal 11 extends into the groove 14 over the entire circumference. In the inserted state, it is lined in the circumferential direction via the irregular refractory 16. A plurality of upper bricks 17 are lined on the upper surface of the lower end brick 15 and on the inner surface side of the cored bar 11 through an irregular refractory 16 as in the lower end brick 15. The bottom brick 15, the irregular refractory 16 and the upper brick 17 constitute the refractory 12.

The lower brick 15 and the upper brick 17 are in the shape of a tapered hexahedron (trapezoid in plan view) with a narrower width on the inner peripheral side than on the outer peripheral side. The material is made of a magnesia carbon (MgO-C) brick, but may be made of other materials such as a magnesia chrome brick, and is not limited thereto. The amorphous refractory 16 is made of an alumina material castable, but is not limited to this.
Thereby, since the lower part of the dip tube 10 is configured by lining the lower end brick 15 in a cylindrical shape in the circumferential direction of the core metal 11, at least the lower end portion of the dip tube 10 is radially formed as shown in FIG. A plurality of divided lower end bricks 15 are configured.

In the lower end brick 15, a groove 14 whose upper end is opened is formed at the center of the thickness direction of the lower end brick 15 (radial direction of the core metal 11) in order to cover the lower part of the core metal 11 from below. The bottom position D of the groove 14 is set in a range from the bottom position of the lower end brick 15 to 0.2 times or more and less than 0.5 times the height H of the lower end brick 15 according to the lower end position of the core metal 11. ing. Further, the inner width S of the groove 14 is set to a width (for example, about 40 mm or more and 100 mm or less) that is wider than the thickness of the core metal 11 and does not hinder the fluidity of the irregular refractory 16 to be poured and applied. Has been.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 (A) and 3 (B), grooves are formed in the fixing holes 18 formed of through holes formed in the thickness direction of the core metal 11 on both sides in the radial direction of the lower end brick 15. A locking hole 19 that is in communication with each other through 14 is provided.
One set of the locking holes 19 is provided on each of the lower bricks 15 on the inner side and the outer side with the groove 14 interposed therebetween, but a plurality of sets of two or more sets may be provided. Further, the fixing holes 18 formed in the cored bar 11 correspond to the positions of the locking holes 19 (the same number as the number of the locking holes 19), and the lower periphery of the cored bar 11 (from 10 mm to 50 mm from the lower end of the cored bar 11). (Within the following range).
The inner diameters (maximum inner widths) of the fixing hole 18 and the locking hole 19 may be the same or different as long as they are about 10 mm or more and 30 mm or less, for example.

The locking hole 19 is parallel to the lower end surface of the lower end brick 15 and penetrates the groove 14 from the outer surface of the lower end brick 15 in the thickness direction of the lower end brick 15 (radial direction of the core metal 11). It is formed toward the inner surface side. The locking hole may be inclined with respect to the lower end surface of the lower end brick 15 within a range of ± 30 degrees (preferably ± 5 degrees), for example.
The height position of the locking hole 19 is higher than the lower end position of the core metal 11, and is in the range of 0.3 to 0.9 times the height H of the lower end brick 15 from the bottom position of the lower end brick 15. Is set in.

Thereby, the fixing pin 20 can be inserted into the locking hole 19 from the outer surface of the lower end brick 15, inserted through the fixing hole 18, and inserted into the locking hole 19 on the inner surface side of the lower end brick 15. Thus, although the fixed hole 18 and the locking hole 19 are arranged on the same straight line so that the fixed pin 20 can be inserted, they may be shifted as long as the fixed pin 20 can be inserted. For this reason, a gap may be formed between the fixing pin 20 and the fixing hole 18 and between the fixing pin 20 and the locking hole 19.

Since the fixing pins 20 protrude on both sides in the thickness direction of the core metal 11, the weight of the lower end brick 15 can be received almost equally on both sides of the core metal 11. The fixing pin 20 is made of, for example, stainless steel, has a diameter of about 10 to 20 mm, is longer than the inner width of the groove 14, and is shorter than the entire length L of the locking hole 19 (from the outer surface of the lower end brick 15 Can be used.
The locking hole may be formed so as to penetrate the groove 14 from the inner surface of the lower end brick 15 toward the outer surface side of the lower end brick 15, and from the outer surface or the inner surface without penetrating the groove 14. You may form to the groove | channel 14. Here, when the locking hole is formed without penetrating the groove 14, the hole may be a bottomed hole instead of the fixing hole formed in the cored bar.

After the fixing pin 20 is inserted into the locking hole 19 in this way, a stopper 21 made of the same material as the lower end brick 15 is further inserted into the locking hole 19. Here, the plug 21 can be formed of either a regular refractory (brick) or an irregular refractory, but a regular refractory is more preferable in terms of durability. In the case where the plug is made of a regular refractory, the intrusion of molten steel from the gap can be prevented by interposing a mortar, a sealing material or the like between the plug and the locking hole. Further, when the stopper is made of an irregular refractory, it is more preferable to use a stopper made of the same material as the lower end brick.

In the present embodiment, magnesia carbon columnar bricks are used as plugs. The stopper and the fixing pin are inserted through a mortar made of magnesia.
Moreover, you may comprise a stopper by filling a locking hole with the filler, stamp material, mortar, etc. made from an irregular refractory. In this case, the amorphous refractory is cured by heat reception before or during use, and becomes a refractory excellent in durability.
After the above-mentioned amorphous refractory 16 is solidified, the core metal 11 of the irregular refractory 16 is fixed by a plurality of Y-shaped studs (not shown) attached to the outer surface of the core metal 11 at equal intervals. Peeling from the outer surface is prevented.

Then, the construction method of the dip tube 10 which concerns on one embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.
First, a plurality of lower-end bricks 15 each having a locking hole 19 are attached to the lower part of the core bar 11 one by one while inserting the fixing pin 20 into the fixing hole 18 and the locking hole 19 of the core bar 11. . At this time, mortar may be used for the joint surface between the lower end bricks 15 adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of the core metal 11.
After the stopper 21 is attached, the upper brick 17 is lined inside the cored bar 11 at the upper end of the lower end brick 15. Similarly to the case where the lower end brick is 15, mortar can be used for the joint surface between the upper bricks 17 adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of the core metal 11 and the joint surface between the upper brick 17 and the lower brick 15.

Thereafter, a cylindrical metal frame (that is, a mold frame) 22 is installed on the upper side of the lower end brick 15, and the gap between the metal frame 22 and the lower surface of the flange 13, and the upper brick 17 and the core metal 11 are connected. A non-standard refractory 16 is poured from the gap.
And the dip tube 10 is obtained by drying the amorphous refractory 16 after a frame removal.
The lower part of the dip tube 10 is immersed in molten steel and used for RH vacuum degassing equipment. The upper brick 17 and the lower brick 15 on the inner peripheral surface may be integrated.
As described above, the dip tube 10 of the present invention has a high sealing property and can improve the resistance to erosion of a portion immersed in slag or molten steel with a simple configuration, thereby extending the life.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the configuration described in the above embodiment, and the matters described in the scope of claims. Other embodiments and modifications conceivable within the scope are also included. For example, a case where the dip tube of the present invention is configured by combining some or all of the above-described embodiments and modifications is also included in the scope of the right of the present invention.
Further, in the above embodiment, the core metal constituting the dip tube is configured by making the plate material into a cylindrical shape. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the air cooling chamber is formed by making the core metal hollow. It may be provided.

It can be used in vacuum degassing equipment, particularly RH vacuum degassing equipment used for refining molten steel.

10: dip tube, 11: cored bar, 12, refractory, 13: flange, 14: groove, 15: bottom brick, 16: irregular refractory, 17: upper brick, 18: fixing hole, 19: locking Hole, 20: fixing pin, 21: stopper, 22: gold frame

Claims (3)

In the dip tube of vacuum degassing equipment with refractories on the inner and outer surfaces of the cylindrical cored bar,
At least a lower end portion of the dip tube is set as a brick, and the brick is provided with a groove into which the core metal is inserted and a locking hole communicating with a fixing hole formed in the thickness direction of the core metal, A dip tube, which is inserted into a groove of a brick, and a fixing pin is inserted into the fixing hole and the locking hole to fix the core metal and the brick. 2. The dip tube according to claim 1, wherein the fixing hole formed in the cored bar is a through hole, and the fixing pin is protruded on both sides in the thickness direction of the cored bar. The dip tube according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the locking hole into which the fixing pin is inserted is further plugged with the same material as the brick.

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