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US 2002/0080846 A1Published application
Crucible melting furnace
AssigneeHokuriku Techno Company Ltd.
InventorsAkira Tanaka, Masaaki Kikura
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AssigneeHokuriku Techno Company Ltd.
InventorsAkira Tanaka, Masaaki Kikura
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A crucible melting furnace has a feature it has a high thermal efficiency and that differences in temperature does not substantially occur in a molten metal within a crucible and can provide products of uniform quality. Moreover, the crucible melting furnace has a feature it does not substantially damage the crucible, and can prolong the life (serviceable life) of the crucible. The furnace has the crucible 1, and the thermal flow guide 10, defined around the crucible 1, which guides the thermal flow heating the crucible 1. The thermal flow guide 10 has the guide (protruded streak) 3 which guides the thermal flow along the spiral path around the crucible 1.
1 A crucible melting furnace comprising:
2 The crucible melting furnace defined in claim 1, wherein said thermal flow guide comprises an outer circumference surface of said crucible and an annular fire-resistant wall disposed around said crucible;
3 The crucible melting furnace defined in claim 2, wherein said protruded streak has a front end and a base end, the width of said front end being shorter than that of the base end, the cross section of said protruded streak having a trapezoid form.
4 The crucible melting furnace defined in claim 2, wherein the ratio (a/b) of the height (a) of said protruded streak to the width (b) of said front end of said protruded streak is 1 to 3.
5 The crucible melting furnace defined in claim 3, wherein the ratio (a/b) of the height (a) of said protruded streak to the width (b) of said front end of said protruded streak is 1 to 3.
6 The crucible melting furnace defined in claim 2, wherein said fire-resistant wall comprises a composite material including a metal material and a ceramic material.
7 The crucible melting furnace defined in claim 3, wherein said fire-resistant wall comprises a composite material including a metal material and a ceramic material.
8 The crucible melting furnace defined in claim 4, wherein said fire-resistant wall comprises a composite material including a metal material and a ceramic material.
9 The crucible melting furnace defined in claim 5, wherein said fire-resistant wall comprises a composite material including a metal material and a ceramic material.