摘要:
A cylindrical jacket of rubber-like elastic material is mounted on a rotary drum forming part of the equipment of a chamber for vacuum coating, and it is hermetically sealed with each end of the drum so that the drum interior is separated from a surrounding evacuated space of a treatment chamber. The workpieces to be coated are supported on the periphery of the cooling jacket which is stretched against the bottom surfaces of the workpieces so as to create a heat conduction contact. The jacket is cooled by coolant which is circulated from outside the vacuum chamber through the drum shaft and around the inner jacket surfaces and out through an annular conduit surrounding the drum shaft. The coolant flow causes a pressure difference between the drum interior and the chamber surrounding the drum so that the inflating cooling jacket applies tightly against and, because of the suppleness of the material, conforms exactly to the shape of the workpiece surfaces. The workpieces may be supported exteriorly by a cylindrical cage or grid which encompasses the cooling jacket and, at the same time, forms a limiting means for the inflation of the jacket.
摘要:
The present invention pertains to the indirect heating or cooling of a drum reactor by the exchange of heat from a heat carrier medium. The heat carrier medium is fed to one or more annular distribution chambers fixedly disposed about a stationary outer wall or jacket, thence through openings in the jacket into the annular space between the jacket and the rotatable drum wall, and finally out to one or more annular collection chambers. The distribution and collection chambers are spaced apart from each other and cause the heat carrier medium to flow longitudinally along the drum for more efficient heat exchange. In addition, the various inlet and exit ports of the alternate distribution chambers are radially spaced from each other such that the heat carrier flow is both longitudinal and rotational about the drum reactor.