3 the position of the submerged flow modifiers 22 may be secured by various means as shown in fig9 a and 9 b the submerged flow modifiers 22 may be affixed to a portion of the submerged entry nozzle 3 by any suitable attachment means 23 that is capable of withstanding the high temperature of the molten metal 2 for example high melting point steel or ceramic brackets may be utilized as depicted in fig9 c it is also possible to secure the position of the submerged flow modifiers 22 by attachment thereof to a sufficiently stable support member 24 residing above the free surface 10 of the molten metal 2 in each of these cases it is preferred for the reasons discussed above that a gap be maintained between the interior surfaces 8 of the mold 1 and the submerged flow modifiers 22 still another embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in fig1 a 10 c this embodiment of the present invention utilizes the submerged flow modifiers 22 and attachment means 23 of fig9 a 9 c but the submerged entry nozzle 3 of fig2 c as stated previously in order to minimize standing waves and turbulence it is generally preferable.