摘要:
Close-coupled atomization systems and methods employing axisymmetric fluid flow and non-axisymmetric melt guide tube exit orifice configuration have demonstrated superior efficiency in the production of fine superalloy powder, such as, for example, nickel base superalloys compared to conventional close-coupled atomization utilizing an axisymmetric annular gas orifice and an axisymmetric guide melt guide tube exit orifice configuration.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for atomizing liquid metal are disclosed. A liquid metal supply is coupled to a nozzle for atomizing a stream of liquid metal in an atomizing zone extending from the nozzle. A viewing instrument provides a field of view extending to the atomization zone. A sensor coupled with the viewing instrument generates an image of the atomizing zone, and a control adjusts a flow rate of the stream responsive to the image.
摘要:
A nozzle for atomizing molten metal to provide a powder having improved yield of fine particles is disclosed. The nozzle is comprised of a gas plenum, a melt delivery tube, and an annular inner wall means within the gas plenum for delivering atomizing gas to the exit orifice of the melt delivery tube. The exit orifice of the melt delivery tube has a ratio of inside diameter to outside diameter that provides a reduced flow of liquid through the tube during atomization.
摘要:
An apparatus, system and method for viewing an industrial process in an obscuring environment, such as molten metal atomization, is disclosed. An enclosure defining a chamber for containing a particulate form from atomized liquid metal has a nozzle for atomizing liquid metal mounted thereon in communication with the chamber whereby particles recirculate throughout the chamber. The nozzle being comprised of a cylindrical plenum means and a melt guide tube extending axially therethrough to an exit orifice. The plenum means is configured to provide a jet of atomizing gas converging in an atomizing zone extending from the exit orifice. A viewing means extends through the enclosure to a viewing orifice adjacent the atomization zone, the viewing means being configured to extend a field of view through the chamber to the atomization zone. A purging gas flow is provided in the viewing means to minimize atomized particles from contacting the window, and an image of the atomization zone is generated by viewing through the window.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for atomizing liquid metal are disclosed. A liquid metal supply is coupled to a nozzle for atomizing a stream of liquid metal in an atomizing zone extending from the nozzle. A viewing instrument provides a field of view extending to the atomization zone. A sensor coupled with the viewing instrument generates an image of the atomizing zone, and a control adjusts a flow rate of the stream responsive to the image.
摘要:
An apparatus for viewing the atomization of liquid metal is disclosed. A nozzle for atomizing liquid metal having a cylindrical plenum, and a melt guide tube extending axially therethrough to a melt exit orifice. The plenum defines an inner chamber coupled with an atomizing gas orifice spaced from the exit orifice and configured to provide an annular jet of atomizing gas converging in an atomizing zone extending below the exit orifice The plenum having an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall defining the inner chamber therebetween. The inner sidewall extends below the exit orifice so that the inner sidewall is spaced from the atomizing zone. A cylindrical sleeve extends through the outer sidewall to a first end in the inner chamber. A camera mounted in the sleeve has a field of view extending from the first end. A transparent window is mounted to seal the first end. The sleeve is positioned so the field of view extends through the atomization zone. A porthole extends through the inner sidewall along the field of view to provide a view of the atomization zone to the camera, and for a gas flow therefrom.
摘要:
A refrigerator evaporator is formed in a spread serpentine configuration having a plurality of straight tube segments and a plurality of bent tube segments where each one of the straight tube segments is joined at an acute angle to at least one other straight tube segment. The straight tube segments are arranged in a number of planar rows which are adjacent and parallel to one another. Approximately 25-50 percent of the cross-sectional area of the evaporator is not occupied by tubing or any attached fins. A cross flow blower disposed at one end of the evaporator draws air longitudinally over the evaporator.
摘要:
A method of reducing contamination caused by high intensity heating of metals is taught. Splatter, vapor droplets and particulate matter is collected to avoid return to the melt. An electric field is established in the heating zone to attract the vapor droplets and particles to charged plates.
摘要:
A radiation shield assembly is provided for a cryostat having a helium vessel and which inlcudes a penetration for cooling the helium vessel. The radiation shield assembly comprises a shield having means for conducting heat toward the cryostat penetration, means for providing an isothermal surface and means for reflecting radiation. The shield surrounds the helium vessel, and is spaced away from the helium vessel by spacer means comprising isolated packets of powder insulation in permeable packages.
摘要:
A vent tube which is particularly useful for horizontal cryostat penetration comprises a plurality of conduit sections joined by mating rings which facilitate the incorporation of relatively deep circumferential grooves in the conduit sections. Thermal contact springs, preferably in the form of a single strip are disposed in these circumferential grooves so as to provide a means for transfer of thermal energy from the cryostat interior to the exterior either for general refrigeration requirements or for liquefaction of coolant vapor which may have boiled off from the cryostat interior. The cryostat which incorporates the present invention is particularly useful in housing NMR medical diagnostic imaging magnet and coil systems.