entropic remnants
Hall of Famer
- Name
- John Griggs
In this case day shift.
Underneath these ladles which typically carry 170+ tons of molten steel is a ceramic gate valve called a "ladle gate". It's job is to seal off a nozzle on the bottom of the ladle and provide control of the flow of molten steel into the tundish when casting.
This one failed to open enough to operate the caster machine, and then failed to close back up. A "leaker".
Ultimately the crew was able to prepare another ladle and pour the steel from this one into it so it could be reprocessed and cast successfully -- and it was.
Shot with my trusty and everpresent Fujifilm X100S and all frames processed from JPG -- which with these scenes is very impressive IMO.
Shift Happens: The Adventure Begins by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Shift Happens: Examining the Ladle by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Shift Happens: Melting Supervisor Guides the Ground Crew by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Shift Happens: Reladle Approach by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Shift Happens: Casting Supervisor Watches Final Pour by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Shift Happens: Reladle Process by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Shift Happens: Inspecting the Damage by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Underneath these ladles which typically carry 170+ tons of molten steel is a ceramic gate valve called a "ladle gate". It's job is to seal off a nozzle on the bottom of the ladle and provide control of the flow of molten steel into the tundish when casting.
This one failed to open enough to operate the caster machine, and then failed to close back up. A "leaker".
Ultimately the crew was able to prepare another ladle and pour the steel from this one into it so it could be reprocessed and cast successfully -- and it was.
Shot with my trusty and everpresent Fujifilm X100S and all frames processed from JPG -- which with these scenes is very impressive IMO.
Shift Happens: The Adventure Begins by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Shift Happens: Examining the Ladle by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Shift Happens: Melting Supervisor Guides the Ground Crew by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Shift Happens: Reladle Approach by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Shift Happens: Casting Supervisor Watches Final Pour by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Shift Happens: Reladle Process by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Shift Happens: Inspecting the Damage by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr