Degassing launder
AssigneePyrotek, Inc.
InventorsSylvain Tremblay, Michael Klepacki, Ryan Moran, Michael Balthazor
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Abstract
A degassing launder having a plurality of partition plates configured to block a flow of molten aluminum and including a plurality of domes. Two adjacent partition plates and two side walls of the launder form a degassing chamber. A lower portion of the partition plates is provided with a passage through which the molten aluminum flows into a next degassing chamber. The domes are arranged on the bottom of the launder.
Claims20
A degassing launder comprising a launder including a plurality of partition plates configured to partially block a flow of molten metal in the launder, two adjacent partition plates and a floor and two side walls of the launder forming a degassing chamber, a lower portion of each partition plate being provided with at least one passage through which the molten aluminum flows, wherein the floor of the degassing chamber is provided with a dome shape projection.
A rotor for dispersing gas into molten metal comprising a hexagonal body, said body having a upper face and a lower face, the upper face defining a hub opening, the rotor further including a central cavity on the lower face that interconnects the hub opening with a plurality of elongate grooves extending radially outwardly from the cavity to the six sidewalls forming the hexagonal body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.