Metallurgical apparatus – With control means responsive to sensed condition – With pressure sensor
Patent
1989-05-12
1991-06-04
Andrews, Melvyn J.
Metallurgical apparatus
With control means responsive to sensed condition
With pressure sensor
266 91, 266 94, 266208, 266233, F27D 2304
Patent
active
050207784
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a new stirring apparatus for stirring the liquid metal contents of a furnace, particularly the shallow furnaces used in the processing of aluminum and its alloys. The apparatus consists a reservoir separate from the furnace of relatively large horizontal cross-section and volume, into which a vaccuum draws metal from the furnace through a nozzle, the metal then being returned by gas pressure forcibly into the furnace through the nozzle in the form of a horizontally directed jet. The cycle is repeated at sufficiently close intervals to ensure that the furnace bath is quickly and effectively mixed. The nozzle directs the molten metal entering the reservoir tangentially to swirl the metal and reduce the accumulation of dross. The reservoir comprises a bottom static part including the nozzle and a readily removable top cover carrying heaters for heating the reservoir interior and the dross that deposits on the side wall to ease its removal. The cover also carries level control electrodes, an observation port, inlet ports, etc. A pressure disturbance monitor connected to the reservoir interior is used for lower level control by detecting undesired bubbling of the pressurizing gas into the metal, and can also be used to monitor the pressure reversals between vacuum and pressurization phases. The cycles of vaccuum and pressure are controlled in a manner that maximizes the quantity of metal entering the reservoir so as to obtain the maximum stirring effect.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4008884 (1977-02-01), Fitzpatrick et al.
patent: 4463935 (1984-08-01), Yonekawa
Auger Marc
Gariepy Bruno
Gendron Andre
Thibault Marc-Andre
Alcan International Limited
Andrews Melvyn J.
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