Patent ID: 7159642
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
1. A strand guide for a steel cast strand, comprising a nil support segment adjoining a continuous casting mold; a plurality of further, following each other, support segments dimensions of support means of which are reduced in accordance with solidification state of the cast strand as it is displaced along the strand guide so that it is supported only in an area of a liquid phase; means for cooling the cast strand only in the area of liquid phase and comprising water jets means; and drawing means, wherein the water jets means is so arranged in the nil support segment that water jets completely impact longitudinal sides of a middle region of the cast strand, and is arranged in the further support segments so that water jets impact only corner regions of the longitudinal sides of the middle region of the cast strand, and wherein the water jet means is so arranged on transverse sides of the cast strand that water jets have a width corresponding to a length of support means of respective support segments on the transverse sides of the cast strand, with the length of respective support means of the respective support segments corresponding to a liquid phase formation.