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US 2026/0298542 A1Published application
Scrap submergence device and related processes
AssigneeNovelis Inc.
InventorsEdwin L. Rauch, Wesley Donald Stevens, Tina Kosmicki, Steven W. Dinsmore, Stephen James Salt, Donnie Northern, Robert Bruce Wagstaff
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Abstract
A scrap submergence device for mixing molten metal in a furnace may include an upper structure, a shaft extending down from the upper structure, and an impeller at a lower end of the shaft. The impeller may include a plurality of blades and a plate. Each of the plurality of blades may have a blade height and a blade radius. A ratio of a blade height to a blade radius may be approximately 0.3 to approximately 1.
Claims15
A molten metal recycling system comprising:
- a furnace comprising sidewell configured to circulate molten metal with a main hearth, wherein a top of the sidewell is open or uncovered such that the sidewell is an open sidewell;
- a deflector block positionable within the open sidewell;
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- a scrap submergence device for mixing molten metal in sidewell, wherein the scrap submergence device is positionable relative to the deflector block.
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