PROCESS FOR DETECTING WATER LEAKS FROM SMELTING FURNACES IN METAL OR ALLOY PRODUCTION PLANTS AND RELATED PLANT

    公开(公告)号:US20220397476A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-15

    申请号:US17755470

    申请日:2020-11-05

    摘要: The invention concerns a process for detecting water leaks in smelting furnaces (2; 4) or in metal or alloy treatment plants, comprising the following steps: (i) providing at least one smelting furnace (2; 4), or at least one metal or alloy treatment plant provided with a water cooling system (5) and being connected to a process fume exhaust system; (ii) mixing in the cooling water a tracer chemical which is volatile in the event of water leakage together with the exhaust gases and which is suitable to be detected by an analysis system of the exhaust gases; and (iii) detecting said tracer chemical contained in the exhaust gases by said analysis system comprised in said process fume exhaust plant, wherein said tracer chemical is deuterated water. The invention further refers to a Plant for the production of metals or alloys.

    HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND HEAT TREATMENT METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20220373260A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17662699

    申请日:2022-05-10

    IPC分类号: F27D21/00

    摘要: A heat treatment apparatus including: a cylindrical processing container; a heater configured to heat the processing container; and a cooler configured to cool the processing container, wherein the cooler includes: discharge holes provided at intervals in a longitudinal direction of the processing container, the discharge holes being configured to discharge a cooling medium toward the processing container; a branch configured to divide the cooling medium into a plurality of flowing paths that communicate with the discharge holes; and blowers provided for respective ones of the flowing paths, the blowers being configured to send the cooling medium to the discharge holes that communicate with the respective ones of the flowing paths.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SOFTWARE DEFINED METALLURGY

    公开(公告)号:US20220326668A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-13

    申请号:US17572521

    申请日:2022-01-10

    摘要: A system for generating a user-adjustable furnace profile, comprises a user interface configured to receive one or more materials properties from a user, a processor, and a memory with computer code instructions stored thereon. The memory is operatively coupled to the processor such that, when executed by the processor, the computer code instructions cause the system to implement communicating with a furnace to ascertain one or more thermal processes associated with the furnace, identifying one or more object characteristics associated with an object to be processed by furnace, and determining a thermal processing parameter profile of at least one thermal processing parameter corresponding to each of the thermal processes, based on (i) the one or more part characteristics and (ii) the one or more materials properties, the thermal processing parameter profile characterizing a cycle of the one or more thermal processes.

    Steel sheet temperature control device and temperature control method

    公开(公告)号:US11466340B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US16071300

    申请日:2016-11-02

    摘要: A steel sheet temperature control device including: a sheet temperature measurement unit; a furnace temperature measurement unit; an influence coefficient calculation unit; a control model setting unit that sets a control model; a state variable/disturbance estimation unit that estimates values of a state variable and a temperature disturbance variable of the control model at the same time; a furnace temperature change amount calculation unit that calculates a furnace temperature change amount of each of heating zones of a heating furnace under a constraint condition such that square sum of a deviation between a target value and the actual value of the temperature of the steel sheet at the outlet side of the heating furnace becomes minimum; and a furnace temperature control unit that controls a fuel flow rate used in each of the heating zones to achieve the calculated furnace temperature change amount.

    Anomaly detection and notification of electric arc furnace, system and method

    公开(公告)号:US11454446B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-27

    申请号:US16443083

    申请日:2019-06-17

    申请人: Billy Bryant

    发明人: Billy Bryant

    摘要: A method for identifying, classifying, and sending notification of an electric arc furnace's (EAF) anomalies to improve the EAF efficiency. The method includes the steps of establishing baseline state measurements of the EAF, receiving new state measurements of the EAF and statistically testing the new state measurements against the baseline state measurements. The method further includes the steps of identifying as an anomaly a failed statistical test, classifying the identified anomaly and sending notification of the classified anomaly to a configurable list of recipients.

    BEVERAGE HOLDER ASSEMBLY CONFIGURED FOR A FIRE PIT

    公开(公告)号:US20220282923A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-08

    申请号:US17191955

    申请日:2021-03-04

    IPC分类号: F27D21/00 A47G23/02

    摘要: Technologies are described for devices to hold a cup, mug, glassware, bottle, can, thermos, or other beverage container for a fire pit. The device may comprise a beverage holder assembly. The beverage holder assembly may comprise a beverage holder. The beverage holder assembly may comprise a bracket. The bracket may have a first side and a second side. The first side of the bracket may be attached to an underside of a mantel of a fire pit. The second side of the bracket may be attached to the beverage holder.

    MULTI-STATION PARALLEL SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETACHABLE GAS OVEN

    公开(公告)号:US20220146102A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-12

    申请号:US17161682

    申请日:2021-01-29

    摘要: A detachable multi-station parallel synchronous and asynchronous control system for a gas oven includes a controller, a plurality of temperature sensors, a solenoid valve, a stepper motor, and a remote control terminal. The plurality of temperature sensors are installed on a plurality of stations, respectively. The controller generates a control signal, and sends the control signal to a driver through a communication network, so that the driver generates a driving signal according to the control signal, and sends the driving signal to a multi-station coordinated control system. The multi-station coordinated control system controls the stepper motor and the solenoid valve of each station according to the drive signal. A sensor is configured to collect position information and speed information of a plurality of target motors and generate a detection signal. A method for using the detachable multi-station parallel synchronous and asynchronous control system is further provided.

    COOLING PLATE THICKNESS MEASUREMENT IN A BLAST FURNACE

    公开(公告)号:US20220128513A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17428498

    申请日:2020-02-07

    申请人: PAUL WURTH S.A.

    摘要: A device and method for measuring the thickness of a cooling plate are related. The device is designed to fit inside a coolant channel of the cooling plate and includes a probe holder housing having a front sensor side and an opposite back side, in which an ultrasonic probe is arranged. A flexible cord is linked to the probe housing to assist the progression of the probe holder through the length of the coolant channel. The probe holder includes an expandable structure having front and rear levers articulated on the housing at opposite ends wherein spring elements are arranged to bias the levers towards one another. The expandable structure is configured to expand from a compact configuration to an expanded configuration, designed to bear against the inner surface of the coolant channel and bias the sensor side of the sensor housing against the inner surface of the coolant channel.

    System and Method for an Electrode Seal Assembly

    公开(公告)号:US20210394243A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:US17447014

    申请日:2021-09-07

    摘要: A sealing system for isolating the environment inside a vitrification container from the outside environment comprises a vitrification container with a lid. The lid comprises two or more electrode seal assemblies through which two or more electrodes may be operatively positioned and extend down through the lid into the vitrification container. The electrodes may move axially up and down through the electrode seal assemblies or lock into place. The electrode seal assemblies each comprise a housing having two halves with recessed ring grooves. Sealing rings with a split may be placed into the grooves. Gas galleries may be machined or cast into the housing such that they are adjacent to the ring grooves. The gas galleries distribute gas onto the external faces of the sealing rings causing a change in pressure resulting in the sealing rings compressing onto the electrodes and forming a seal.