Patent ID: 6913170

Claim:
A continuous casting nozzle for the flow of steel from a tundish into a casting mould; said nozzle, if described in a vertical position and considered in a forward movement of the liquid steel from the top downwards, comprising a vertical conduit including an upper base at an upper end having an inlet orifice for receiving the liquid steel from the tundish and a lower base at a lower end having at least one outlet orifice; said conduit comprising, in its upper part, a distributing member arranged substantially at the inlet of said vertical conduit and comprising a dome to deflect the liquid steel entering the nozzle; said nozzle further comprising means for injecting a gaseous, liquid or finely divided solid material under said dome into an inner zone within said conduit; characterised in that the dome of said distributing member is provided with means for separating the liquid steel into two jets, which separately enter the casting mould.