Device for measuring flow rate of steel melt near a surface of the steel melt

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9631958-B2
Application number	US-201314647078-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 20, 2013
Priority date	Nov 26, 2012
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

A device for measuring the flow rate of steel melt near the surface thereof. The device has a flow rate detecting rod and a deflection device for the flow rate detecting rod. The deflection device for the flow rate detecting rod has a flow rate detecting rod counterweight, a deflection bearing sleeve, a deflection bearing, a deflection angle indicating board, a deflection angle pointer and a flow rate detecting rod fastening bolt.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for measuring a flow rate of steel melt near a surface of the steel melt, comprising a flow rate detecting rod and a deflection device for the flow rate detecting rod, wherein,
the deflection device for the flow rate detecting rod comprises a flow rate detecting rod counterweight, a deflection bearing sleeve, a deflection bearing, a deflection angle indicating board, a deflection angle pointer and a fastening bolt for the flow rate detecting rod;
both the deflection bearing sleeve and the deflection bearing are circular parts, wherein the deflection bearing is slidably set against an inner wall of the deflection bearing sleeve;
an outer surface of the deflection bearing sleeve comprises a counterweight rod extending outward, wherein the counterweight rod and the fastening bolt for the flow rate detecting rod are fixed to the outer surface of the deflection bearing sleeve respectively and spaced by 180 degrees, and the flow rate detecting rod counterweight is fixed to the counterweight rod;
the deflection angle indicating board has a shape of a sector having a vertex and an arc, wherein the vertex of the sector is fixed to an end face of the deflection bearing and a surface of the arc of the sector comprises scales;
the deflection angle pointer is fixed to the vertex of the sector at one end, and the other end points to the scales on the arc of the sector, wherein the deflection angle pointer is parallel to the flow rate detecting rod, and rotates as the flow rate detecting rod rotates; and
the flow rate detecting rod, the movement of which indicates the flow rate of the steel melt, is fixed to the outer surface of the deflection bearing sleeve using the fastening bolt for the flow rate detecting rod.

2. The device for measuring the flow rate of steel melt near the surface of the steel melt according to claim 1 , wherein,
the flow rate detecting rod counterweight comprises an upper fastening screw, a balancing disc and a lower fastening screw; and
the balancing disc is a circular counterweight disc set around the counterweight rod, wherein the upper and lower fastening screws are fixed to the counterweight rod from the upper and lower sides respectively, limiting the position of the balancing disc.

3. The device for measuring the flow rate of steel melt near the surface of the steel melt according to claim 1 , further comprising,
supports of the flow rate measuring device, a support base and leveling screws,
wherein four supports of the flow rate measuring device are fixed vertically to an upper surface of the support base, and four underlaying feet extend from the lower surface thereof in four directions respectively, wherein a leveling screw is arranged vertically on each underlaying foot, and is adjustable in the vertical direction.

4. The device for measuring the flow rate of steel melt near the surface of the steel melt according to claim 3 , further comprising,
an up-down movement structure for the flow rate detecting rod,
wherein the up-down movement structure for the flow rate detecting rod comprises a moving rail, moving pulleys, a moving support plate, fastening screws for the moving support plate, a position fixing means and a connecting rod for fixing position;
wherein the moving rail is arranged on the support of the flow rate measuring device; four moving pulleys are arranged on the moving support plate, and fixed to the lower surface of the support plate using the fastening screws for the moving support plate which penetrate through the upper and lower surfaces of the support plate; and the moving pulleys are inset in the moving rail;
wherein the position fixing means is set on the support of the flow rate measuring device, and the moving support plate and the position fixing means are connected by the connecting rod for fixing position.

5. The device for measuring the flow rate of steel melt near the surface of the steel melt according to claim 4 , further comprising,
a horizontal support rod and a support rod fastening screw,
wherein the horizontal support rod is arranged horizontally, one end of which is connected to the up-down movement structure for the flow rate detecting rod, and the other end of which is inserted into the circular ring of the deflection bearing, wherein the support rod fastening screw is arranged at the top of the horizontal support rod, tightly close to an end face of the deflection bearing.

6. A method for measuring a flow rate of steel melt near a surface of the steel melt, comprising the following steps:
step 1, determining a barycenter of a flow rate detecting rod having a rotational pivot and an acting point of an impact force on the flow rate detecting rod;
step 2, calculating a distance between the rotational pivot and the barycenter, as well as a distance between the rotational pivot and the acting point of the impact force;
step 3, measuring a gravity value of the flow rate detecting rod;
step 4, inserting the flow rate detecting rod into the steel melt to obtain a rotational angle and an insertion depth;
step 5, calculating the impact force of the steel melt;
step 6, measuring a projection area of the flow rate detecting rod in a direction perpendicular to a flowing direction of the steel melt, a density of the steel melt and a drag force coefficient; and
step 7, calculating the flow rate of the steel melt.

7. The method for measuring the flow rate of steel melt near the surface of the steel melt according to claim 6 , wherein
the flow rate detecting rod is inserted into the flowing steel melt and subject to the action of gravity and the impact force of the flowing steel melt; when the flow rate detecting rod deflects to a certain angle and reaches a balance state, the moment generated by the gravity and the moment generated by the impact force of the flowing steel melt achieves equilibrium.

8. The method for measuring the flow rate of steel melt near the surface of the steel melt according to claim 6 , wherein
step 1 further comprises setting a flow rate detecting rod counterweight to adjust the barycenter of the flow rate detecting rod to a position close to the rotational pivot of the flow rate detecting rod, such that the flow rate detecting rod and the counterweight are substantially in a state of gravity balance.

Assignees

• Baoshan Iron & Steel

Inventors

• Yang Jian
• Zhi Jianjun
• Zhu Kai
• Zhu Jianhua
• Fan Zhengjie
• Wang Ruizhi
• Shen Jianguo
• Zheng Yiyu

Classifications

• B22D11/16

  Controlling or regulating processes or operations · CPC title

• G01F1/28 Primary

  by drag-force, e.g. vane type or impact flowmeter · CPC title

• B22D2/00

  Arrangement of indicating or measuring devices, e.g. for temperature or viscosity of the fused mass · CPC title

• B22D11/041

  for vertical casting (B22D11/043, B22D11/049 - B22D11/059 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01P5/04

  using deflection of baffle-plates · CPC title