in tundishes with slidegate mechanisms, starter tubes are used to initiate filling of mould during start of casting.
these starter tubes are fixed above the wellblock of tundish, and they have a slot positioned somewhere around 350 to 450 mm above the tundish inner floor. this helps to start flow into mould at various tundish metal levels at various times one by one.
they normally float to the top after few minutes of start of casting.
pic below shows the starter tube when the tundish is ready to take heat after preheating.
these starter tubes are fixed above the wellblock of tundish, and they have a slot positioned somewhere around 350 to 450 mm above the tundish inner floor. this helps to start flow into mould at various tundish metal levels at various times one by one.
they normally float to the top after few minutes of start of casting.
pic below shows the starter tube when the tundish is ready to take heat after preheating.
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