System and Method for Continuous Rapid Cooling of Molten Materials to Produce Uniformly-Shaped Solid Forms
OwnerDennis Edwin Nealinventor
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for rapid cooling of hot molten liquid chemicals, and other materials, that go through a phase change to become a solid upon cooling, formed continuously on a single, rotating cylinder having detachable molds, to produce a high volume of uniformly shaped, solid forms.
Claims20
A system for rapid cooling of molten materials that go through a phase change to become a solid upon cooling, comprising:
- a. a rotatable cylinder;
- b. a tray overlaying said cylinder, said tray further comprising a plurality of mold cavities;
- c. a coolant within said rotatable cylinder for chilling the cylinder surface and the overlying tray;
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- d. means for rotating said cylinder;
- whereby a molten material may be applied to said tray and mold cavities, rotated upon said cylinder while being cooled through operation of heat transfer between the material, said tray and mold cavities, said cylinder, and said coolant, to produce a continuous number of solid forms.
A system for rapid cooling of molten materials that go through a phase change to become a solid upon cooling, comprising:
- a. a rotatable cylinder;
- b. a plurality of trays overlaying said cylinder, each said tray further comprising a plurality of mold cavities;
- c. a wiper disposed proximate a said tray, but offset a distance therefrom;
- d. a coolant fluid within said rotatable cylinder for chilling the cylinder surface and each overlying tray;
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- e. means for rotating said cylinder;
- whereby a molten material may be applied to a said tray and at least a number of said mold cavities, spread across at least a portion of a said tray and a number of said mold cavities, rotated upon said cylinder while being cooled through operation of heat transfer between the material, a said tray and mold cavity, said cylinder, and said coolant, to produce a continuous number of uniformly shaped, solid forms.
A process for rapidly cooling molten materials that go through a phase change to become a solid upon cooling, comprising the steps of:
- a. flowing a molten material approximately across a rotatable cylinder carrying a plurality of trays overlaying said cylinder, each said tray further comprising a plurality of mold cavities;
- b. passing a coolant fluid through said rotatable cylinder for chilling the cylinder surface and each overlying tray;
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- c. rotating said cylinder;
- d. providing sufficient residence time of material within a said mold cavity to ensure adequate cooling of said material;
- e. removing from a said mold cavity a solid form.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.