A METHOD OF FLYING TUNDISH OPERATION IN HIGHLY AUTOMATED SMALL SIZE BLOOM CASTER HAVING NO PROVISION OF MANUAL CONTROL STOPPER

摘要

This invention relates generally to a method of continuous casting and more particularly to a method of performing flying tundish operation in a bloom caster having no provision of manual control stopper. Method comprising the following steps of selecting flying tundish mode in a HMI; operating strand close button thereby closing stopper mechanism; selecting cast mode as fly tundish mode; readying a second tundish for casting position on a tundish heating position; carrying said second tundish to a casting position on a tundish car etc. The operation of flying tundish led to improvement in productivity of the caster in terms casting of number of heats/day or number of heats/month (tonnage) by reducing the cast end to cast start time and increasing the total casting hours.