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US 2001/0042929 A1Published application
Monolithic ceramic gas diffuser for injecting gas into a molten metal bath
AssigneeBlasch Precision Ceramics, Inc.
InventorsDonald G. Rexford, David A. Larsen, Earle R. Webster
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Abstract
A monolithic, fired ceramic gas diffuser for injecting gas into a molten metal bath, including a first portion, a second portion integrated with the first portion, and a bore passing through the first portion and communicating with the second portion for supplying gas to the second portion, wherein at least the second portion has a network of interconnected pores that provides preferential gas flow from the bore through the second portion to inject gas into the molten metal bath.
Claims7
A monolithic, fired ceramic gas diffuser for injecting gas into a molten metal bath, comprising:
- a first portion;
- a second portion integrated with said first portion;
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- a bore passing through said second portion and communicating with said first portion for supplying gas to said first portion;
- wherein at least said first portion has a network of interconnected pores that provides preferential gas flow from said bore through said first portion to inject gas into the molten metal bath.
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