Experimental Mold for Producing Concast Billets from High-Alloyed Steels and Alloys. Part 1. Preliminary Thermal Testing and Design of the Mold

An experimental cylindrical mold of patented design with electric heating and a two-circuit cooling system, including an evaporation–condensation circuit, for producing cylindrical billets from high-alloy steels was manufactured and tested. A mandatory element of this design is its preheating to a temperature of 120–150°C before pouring steel and supplying cooling water to the system. The temperatures of the cooling water and walls are recorded automatically. A design calculation of mold cooling at a minimum heat flux of 0.5 MW/m 2 is performed.