摘要:
The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for recycling, smelting, and refining waste metal material and low grade metal material. A magneto-plasma provides a high temperature for extracting metals. The magneto-plasma is comprised of an alternating current plasma superimposed upon a direct current plasma with the plasmas being confined by an externally applied axial magnetic field. The magneto-plasma is sustained with reduced voltage fluctuations across the plasma even when the background gas of the plasma is contaminated by the products from the smelting operation. The metal material being smelted is caused to melt by the high temperatures within the magneto-plasma which can be in the range of 10,000.degree. K. The metal material upon being melted into droplets is exposed to the high temperature of the magneto-plasma for a predetermined period of time as the droplets descend through the plasma. The length of the magneto-plasma is adjusted to obtain refining of the droplets of molten metal within th plasma. In addition, the lateral cross section of the length of the magneto-plasma is adjusted to enhance refining of the molten droplets.
摘要:
A method for reducing iron ore dust, including forming the dust into a cloud, transporting the cloud in reducing gas, reacting the cloud with the gas for enriching the dust, and introducing the transported cloud into the plasma stream of a plasma burner whose plasma stream is penetrating into the bath of a melting furnace.
摘要:
A process is described wherein a material, such as particulate metal oxides, is treated with an arc discharge plasma under vacuum in the presence of a magnetic field running axially between the arc electrodes, wherein the plasma rotates symmetrically about a middle magnetic field, under conditions such that in a region the product of the electron gyration frequency Omega and time Tau , within which the average electron transmits its impulse to the plasma ions, is Omega Tau > 1 at about the middle of the magnetic field, and treated material, i.e., reduced metal, is recovered radially outside the region. Apparatus is described, for carrying out the process, including a discharge vessel, two spaced annular electrodes arranged symmetrically to the axis of the vessel, a magnetic coil enclosing coaxially the space between the electrodes, and means to introduce material axially through one electrode into the space.
摘要:
IRON BASE ALLOYS ARE MANUFACTURED BY ELECTRON BEAM BOMBARDMENT HEATING OF A MOLTEN POOL OF AN ALLOY AT A REDUCED PRESSURE, AND CONTROLLING THE HEAT INPUT AND THE THROUGHPUT RATE OF THE MOLTEN ALLOY. THE PRESSURE IS MAINBEAM IS MAINTAINED IN EXCESS OF ABOUT 20 KW. PER SQUARE FOOT OF THE SURFACE OF THE MOLTEN POOL, AND THE MOLTEN ALLOY IS EXPOSED TO THE ELECTRON BEAM BOMBARDMENT FOR A PERIOD SUFFICIENT TO REDUCE THE VOLATILE METALLIC IMPURITIES TO EXTREMELY LOW LEVELS. AINED NO GREATER THAN 10**1 TORR, THE POWER DENSITY OF THE
摘要:
A METHOD OF ELECTROSLAG REMELTING OF CONSUMABLE METAL ELECTRODES IN A COOLED MOLD, WHEREIN SHORT IMPULSES OF CURRENT ARE IMPRESSED UPON THE WORKING CURRENT OF AN ELECTRODE, THE AMPLITUDE AND DURATION OF SAID PULSES BEING SUFFICIENT TO EFFECT POSITIVE BREAKING OFF OF DROPS OF THE ELECTRODE METAL DURING THE FORMATION OF THE DROP PRIOR TO THE TIME AT WHICH IT WOULD NATURALLY DROP.
摘要:
A process of simultaneous electroslag remelting several consumable electrodes fastened in a common electrode holder which contemplates feeding a flow of cooled gas to a lateral face of the electrode immersed inadequately in a slag bath, i.e. fused off to a larger degree.
摘要:
Iron ore is continuously converted to steel by introducing the ore into a shaft furnace of substantially equal cross-sectional width and thus forming a column of the charge therein; introducing a reducing gas into the furnace and exposing the bottom portion of the charge column from below to the heat of an electric arc the source of which is centrally disposed in the bottom of the furnace and thus causing the gradual super-heating and melting of the bottom portion of the charge so as to form a dome-shaped cavity at the bottom of the charge column while the column gradually moves downward under the force of gravity and collecting and tapping the formed molten steel at the bottom of the furnace.
摘要:
There is disclosed a process for desulfurizing transition metal alloys, particularly in a vacuum induction melting process where the absence of slag is desirable. The process is effected by adding any dilute calcium bearing binary alloy such as an alloy of calcium and nickel or an alloy of calcium and aluminum to the transition metal alloy while it is in the molten state and in contact with an atmosphere that is substantially free of oxygen.