Abstract:
A flame spray device of the internal burner type has a fuel and oxidizer mixture combusted within a combustion chamber feeding products of combustion to a discharge nozzle passage of reduced inner diameter. An axially aligned metal piece injector has a centrally disposed injection bore hole positioned upstream of the combustion chamber and is provided with particles which are fed through the centrally disposed injection bore hole with the injection bore hole opening near the entrance of the nozzle passage. The metal piece terminates in a cone-shaped section with a reduced diameter end proximate to the entrance to the nozzle passage. A knife-edge terminal face is thereby produced intersecting the injector bore hole to minimize turbulence and rotation of the stream of carrier gas containing the powder exiting the injector metal piece injection hole. An annular jet stream surrounding the gaseous jet stream is wholly or partially formed of super-heated steam such that the steam, resulting from vaporization of water droplets, acts to cool the structural components of the internal burner. The device may alternatively be constituted by a plasma torch device.
Abstract:
A method for forming an abradable composite material and the material so formed. A filler is fed axially into a stream of high-temperature combustion gases such that the filler is entrained in the gaseous stream. The gaseous stream containing the filler is then used to atomize the molten tip of a metal wire which is continuously fed into the gaseous stream. The resultant gaseous stream which contains both the filler and the atomized molten metal is directed to the surface of a target. The filler and the molten metal impact the target and combine to form a substantially continuous metal matrix in which the interstices are filled by the filler. The composite material abrades readily upon frictional contact with a moving part.
Abstract:
An apparatus for the flame spraying of powder materials by means of an autogenous flame comprising a nozzle carrier which has a burner nozzle and which projects into a guide opening of a preferably tubular attachment body provided with coolant guide means surrounding the burner nozzle, in particular an attachment body which is provided with an accelerating tube, is to be improved in that the nozzle carrier (10) is surrounded by a nozzle means (30) for construction of the flame and the nozzle means has an outlet opening or openings for constricting gas, the opening or openings extending axially or radially relative to the burner nozzle (11). The constricting gas is supplied through an annular stabilization chamber (28). In an embodiment the stabilization chamber (28) is of variable and is provided with an annular discharge gap (34) as the outlet opening.
Abstract:
Manufacture of glass mold plungers utilizes a thermal spray gun having combustion chamber with an open channel for propelling combustion products into the ambient atmosphere at supersonic velocity. The method comprises injecting into the chamber a combustible mixture of combustion gas and oxygen at a pressure in the chamber of at least two atmospheres above ambient atmospheric pressure, feeding into the chamber a powder comprising self-fluxing alloy particles, and combusting the combustible mixture in the chamber means whereby a supersonic spray stream containing the powder is propelled through the open channel. The spray stream is directed toward a glass mold plunger substrate such as to produce a coating thereon which is ground and polished. The coating may be fused prior to grinding.
Abstract:
An apparatus for flame spraying, in particular of powder material by means of an autogenous flame, comprising a nozzle carrier which has a burner nozzle and which can be connected to a preferably tubular accelerating accessory device which is provided with coolant guide means surrounding the burner nozzle, is improved in that the accelerating accessory device (40) bears slidably against a central arm (12) of the nozzle carrier (10) with an axial portion (45), a conical region (44) adjoins the axial portion (45) at a position remote from the nozzle, and a portion (42) which outwardly embraces a combustion chamber (50) adjoins the conical region (44), wherein the combustion chamber is delimited towards the burner by a movable annular body (38). In addition the burner nozzle (9) is to be disposed approximately in one plane with flame outlet openings of the accelerating accessory device (40) and is adapted to be retracted and extended.
Abstract:
A method of increasing the life of tuyere area refractories through repeated application of coherent refractory mass formed by ceramic welding process onto worn area after installing protective removable, expendable or reuseable pipes/rods. Consecutive use of this process can effectively suspend or reduce or control the wear of the original refractories.
Abstract:
Oxidizable metallic particles having a grain size of 60 microns or less of the combination of zinc and magnesium used as heat sources in the flame spraying of refractory masses wherein the zinc magnesium form 5% or less by weight of the total mixture of oxidizable particles and refractory particles, and are used with oxidizable metallic silicon in an amount between 8 and 20% by weight, wherein one or more of silica, alumina, magnesite, chromia and/or zirconia, or silicon carbide form the incombustible refractory particles.
Abstract:
An attachment for supersonic thermal spray equipment by which inert shield gas is directed radially outwardly about the central core of a supersonic, particle-carrying flame to isolate the same from ambient atmosphere. The shield gas is injected tangentially against the inner surface of a constraining tube attached to and extending from the discharge end of the thermal spray gun nozzle, causing the shield gas to assume a helical flow path which persists until after it exits the tube and impacts the work piece. A process using the shielding apparatus with a high-velocity, thermal spray gun and employing oxygen and hydrogen as gases of combustion and inert gas to introduce metal powder, having a narrow particle size distribution and low oxygen content, into the high-velocity combustion gases, produces significantly improved, high-density, low-oxide metal coatings on a substrate.
Abstract:
A device for the thermal spray application of welding materials comprises a jet focussing nozzle having an axis and defining an elongated, axially extending jet focussing channel having a feed-in end, and a burner nozzle in the pinch nozzle for directing a flame into the feed-in end. The jet focussing nozzle is divided into two connected parts along a plane extending transversely to the jet focussing nozzle axis in the area of the feed-in end and dividing the jet focussing nozzle into a front part and a rear part receiving the burner nozzle, and the front nozzle part is adjustable with respect to the rear part between an operating position wherein the nozzle parts have contacting end faces in this plane and the jet focussing channel extends continuously through the nozzle parts, and an ignition position wherein the front part clears the burner nozzle for access thereto.