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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4802656 | Rotary blade-type apparatus for dissolving alloy elements and dispersing gas in an aluminum bath The invention relates to an apparatus for dissolving alloy elements and dispersing gas in an aluminum bath comprising a vertical shaft (1) pierced along its axis by a duct (2) intended for passing the gas, connected in its upper part to a gas source and t... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4784374 | Two-stage aluminum refining vessel An aluminum refining vessel has two refining stages positioned side-by-side, with flow of molten aluminum into and out of the vessel being from the same side thereof. The vessel is readily adaptable for the reversal of flow therethrough, and for ease of i... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4772319 | Process for treating molten aluminum to remove hydrogen gas and non-metallic inclusions therefrom Hydrogen gas and non-metallic inclusions are removed from molten aluminum by a process comprising the steps of rendering the portion above the surface of molten aluminum in a treating vessel where the molten aluminum is placed, an atmosphere of air having... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4738717 | Method for controlling the density of solidified aluminum An aluminum melt is processed by the injection of a sparging gas through a spinning nozzle into the melt in a preheat, conditioning and processing step sequence, with a predetermined proportion of hydrogen being employed with the sparging gas during the p... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4714494 | Trough shear diffusor apparatus for fluxing molten metal and method A system for purification of molten metal to remove impurities such hydrogen gas and alkali elements therefrom is disclosed which comprises passing the molten metal through an enclosed passageway at a velocity of at least about 0.1 cm/sec and introducing ... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4673434 | Using a rotary device for treating molten metal A rotary device for dispersing a gas in molten metal, for example argon in molten aluminium, contained in a vessel, comprises a hollow shaft and a hollow rotor fixedly attached to the shaft, the rotor having a plurality of vanes each extending from the sh... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4647306 | Process for the treatment of metal melts with scavenging gas In a process for the treatment of metal melts, such as steel melts, with scavenging gas in a ladle under reduced pressure, inert scavenging gas is supplied through a plurality of inlet devices, such as scavenging gas supply bricks, built into the ladle bo... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4456479 | Vacuum purification of liquid metals Molten metals having a low vapor pressure, such as aluminum, are vacuum refined to remove metallic impurities employing a lifting gas to form a metal fall above a liquid metal surface; a vacuum above the metal surface is effective in conjunction with the ... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4401295 | Apparatus for treating molten metal An apparatus for treating a molten metal to a high quality by means of applying gas treating and filtration consecutively in a simple compact treating vessel. The vessel is divided into two parts, i.e., fluxing and filtration compartments, by a vertical p... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4373704 | Apparatus for refining molten metal In an apparatus for refining molten metal comprising, in combination: (a) a vessel having an inlet zone and an outlet zone; at least two refining compartments in between, connected in series, separated by baffles, and positioned in such a manner that the first... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4372541 | Apparatus for treating a bath of liquid metal by injecting gas The present invention concerns apparatus for treating a bath of liquid metal and in particular aluminum or alloys thereof by injecting gas, comprising a rotary agitator, the lower end of which, in the rest condition, rests on a gas injection plug disposed... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4357004 | Apparatus for refining molten metal Apparatus for refining molten metal comprising a vessel, a rotor, and a stator having a graphite/metal joint above the vessel cover wherein said joint is provided with cooling passages and wherein cross-sectional and distance relationship are established ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4338124 | Method of purification of aluminium melts When optimizing the conventional purification methods, by gas, of aluminum in a molten state, a negative effect of the temperature has been revealed surprisingly when using a mixture of noble gases and carbon dioxide. In the same way, it has been proved i... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4338127 | Addition and measurement of gases dissolved in molten metals Method and apparatus for measuring gases dissolved in molten metal. Also disclosed are method and apparatus for dissolving gases in molten metal and a method of forming a gas permeable but molten metal impervious ceramic tube. A ceramic member is leached ... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4317679 | Method and apparatus for the degassing of molten metal An improved method and apparatus for degassing molten metal is disclosed in which the molten metal is passed in countercurrent relationship with a fluxing gas which is introduced through a sparger plate provided with a plurality of orifices of controlled ... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4295883 | Device and method for introducing gases into molten metal Gases can be introduced in a finely divided form into molten metal using a jet-mixing facility which is designed on the Venturi principle and is made of a suitable refractory material. Melt flow rates of 2-100 m/s are measured in the cylindrical center pi... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4290588 | Apparatus for refining molten aluminum In an apparatus for refining molten metal comprising a vessel having an inlet compartment; first and second refining compartments, each having a rotating gas distributing device disposed therein; and an exit compartment, the improvement comprising providi... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4236917 | Method of gas-dynamic stirring of liquid molten metals and apparatus for performing same Directly prior to the supplying of the expelling pulse of compressed gas into the pump tube, the suction supply is cut off, whereby the withdrawn portion of metal is expelled into the molten metal body under the action of the sum of its own weight and the... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4235627 | Method and apparatus for the degassing of molten metal An improved method and apparatus for degassing molten metal is disclosed in which the molten metal is passed in countercurrent relationship with a fluxing gas which is introduced through a sparger plate provided with a plurality of orifices of controlled ... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4235626 | Method and apparatus for stirring molten metal In the process of melting metal, a portion of molten metal is alternately withdrawn from beneath the surface of the body of molten metal and is expelled into the lower part of a metal holding means through a pipe of a gas-dynamic pump, which pipe, fitted ... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4191559 | Skim removal A method of removing skim from molten metal comprises providing a body of molten metal and passing a fluxing gas therethrough to carry skim to the surface of the metal. The skim on the surface is treated to substantially reduce the amount of molten metal ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4177066 | Method and apparatus for the removal of impurities from molten metal The disclosure teaches an improved design for a swirling tank reactor for use in the degassing and filtration of molten metal. The swirling tank reactor has a larger first cylindrical section and a second smaller cylindrical or converging conical section ... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4166604 | Mold for fabricating a sparger plate An improved method for fabricating a ceramic sparger plate for use in the degassing of molten metal is disclosed in which a castable ceramic is poured into a mold which contains an array of vertically disposed strands which are removed subsequent to the c... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4052199 | Gas injection method Gas is injected into molten metal, such as aluminum, to purify the molten metal either of dissolved gases (degassing), or of dissolved solids such as magnesium ("demagging"). The apparatus for accomplishing this injection contains two metallic bath chambe... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4036637 | Separation of zirconium-hafnium by nitride precipitation A method for the separation of a light reactive metal (e.g., zirconium) from a heavy reactive metal (e.g., hafnium) by forming insoluble nitrides of the metals in a molten metal solvent (e.g., copper) inert to nitrogen and having a suitable density for th... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4003560 | Gas-treatment plant for molten metal Molten corrosive metals such as aluminium are treated, especially for purification, by injecting of gases such as chlorine or nitrogen. This gas-treatment plant comprises a gas-treatment device immersed in a part of a furnace containing molten metal; an e... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3972709 | Method for dispersing gas into a molten metal A method of and apparatus for uniformly dispersing a gas into a molten metal bath by supplying gas to a rotatably mounted distributor located at a submerged zone beneath the bath surface while preventing physical contact between the gas and the molten met... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3961778 | Installation for the treating of a molten metal Industrial treating of corrosive molten metals by a gas within molten liquid duct of a treating electromagnetic pump comprising an installation in which the input of said treating pump is connected to an ascending pump immersed in said molten metal and th... | 06/08/1976 |
