摘要:
A system, apparatus and method are disclosed for moving an elongate object such as a pipe between lowered and raised positions, preferably while rotating the object to maintain its shape. The system and method use two apparatuses, an upender and a downender for moving the pipe between lowered and raised positions. The upender tilts a lowered pipe received from a casting machine to the raised position and places the raised pipe on a support station. The pipe is rotated while on the upender through at least part of the range of travel. The upright pipe on the support station may be moved through an annealing furnace and then the downender may lift the pipe from the support station and tilt it downward toward the horizontal while rotating the pipe through part of the range of travel. The lowered pipe is then pushed off of the downender by kick off arms. Each apparatus has two different support systems for supporting the bottom end of the pipe, one support system being operable while the pipe is rotating and the other being operable while the pipe is non-rotating. A stabilizer is provided on each apparatus to prevent the pipe from tipping over as it is being tilted and moved onto and off of a support station. Rollers and roller drive mechanisms are provided on both apparatuses so that the pipes may be selectively rotated. Drives are also provided for moving the upender and downender apparatuses horizontally toward and away from support stations.
摘要:
A cupola emission control system is provided that includes both improved physical emission control equipment and improved controls for operating such equipment. The physical emission control improvements include an orifice ring 18 of restricted diameter above the cupola main afterburners 14 to improve the turbulence of the air in the upper cupola area 22 to allow improved combustion of carbon monoxide. Further, twin venturis 30,32 are provided with improved air passage control equipment to affect the temperature in the upper cupola combustion area 22. Further, an improved control system is provided whereby actual time calculations are made for remaining emission permitted amounts of certain pollutants, mainly carbon monoxide, and real time adjustments are made for cupola operation to assure compliance with such permitted emission limits.
摘要:
A system (40) for removing waste material from the bell end (24) of a cast iron pipe (14) is disclosed. The system has both a cleaning assembly and an exhaust system. The cleaning assembly (46) has a plurality of wire brushes (52) mounted on a shaft (50). The shaft is mounted on a cart (72) that also supports a movable part of the exhaust system (48). The cart moves the wire brushes and part of the movable part of the exhaust system into and out of the bell end of the pipe. A motor (112) on the cart rotates the shaft and brushes, and a tilt mechanism tilts the brushes down to contact the pipe. The pipe is rotated about its central longitudinal axis as the brushes contact and clean the pipe. The rotating brushes clean the sand core from the end of the pipe, and the waste sand is drawn by the exhaust system to the bag house where it is filtered. The exhaust system also includes a stationary duct (140). The stationary duct has a door (150) and a chute (152). Larger chunks of waste sand can be removed from the exhaust system through the door and chute.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for feeding alloy additive and burden materials to the burden in a vertical shaft furnace working volume generally by gravity feeding the alloy additive to the furnace tuyere (22) for entrainment in the blast media and transfer to the burden, which improves the recovery rate of the charged additive components in the molten metal and allows utilization of undersized materials without secondary handling and treatment of the feed materials or utilization of pneumatic feed apparatus.
摘要:
A restrained pipe joint (11) is provided for affixing the spigot end (12) of a first pipe into the socket end (10) of a second pipe. The pipe joint (11) includes a circular restraining ring (26) and a retainer ring (34) which includes a groove ring (36) and a plurality of locking segments (38). When the retaining ring (34) is tightened, the retaining ring (34) is forced against the circular restraining ring (26), thereby engaging the locking segment teeth (40) into the spigot end (12) of the first pipe. The groove ring (34) abuts the circular restraining ring (26) which holds the spigot end (12) of the first pipe within the socket end (10) of the second pipe.
摘要:
The present invention provides a preformed trough liner (42) generally of a graphite or carbon and carbon filament combination for a casting operation, which may be a centrifugal casting operation, which liner may be a single formed component or may be a plurality of segments cooperating to provide a predetermined length and shape of a trough and channel, and the preformed liner may be secured by various means (46,49,53,59,61) to maintain it within the trough housing.
摘要:
A system, apparatus and method are disclosed for moving an elongate object such as a pipe (16) between lowered and raised positions, preferably while rotating the object to maintain its shape. The system and method use two apparatuses, an upender (26) and a downender (28) for moving the pipe between lowered and raised positions. The upender (26) tilts a lowered pipe received from a casting machine to the raised position and places the raised pipe on a support station. The pipe is rotated while on the upender through at least part of the range of travel. The upright pipe on the support station (24) may be moved through an annealing furnace and then the downender may lift the pipe from the support station and tilt it downward toward the horizontal while rotating the pipe through part of the range of travel. The lowered pipe is then pushed off of the downender by kick off arms. Each apparatus has two different support systems for supporting the bottom end of the pipe, one support system being operable while the pipe is rotating and the other being operable while the pipe is non-rotating.