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US 4,441,542 AGranted
Process for cooling and solidifying continuous or semi-continuously cast material
AssigneeOlin Corporation
InventorsMichael J. Pryor, Peter E. Sevier
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Abstract
A process for casting a material comprising a casting system for said material including a coolant application device. The coolant application device comprises a fluidized bed cooling system. The casting system may be a continuous or semi-continuous one and preferably employs an electromagnetic mold.
Claims10
A process for casting a molten material comprising:
- electromagnetically containing and forming said molten material into a desired casting shape;
- and
- applying a primary coolant to said material to solidify it into said casting, the improvement wherein said primary coolant application step comprises:
- applying a fluidized bed of particles to cool said material at a casting zone so that said fluidized bed of particles contacts said material in both the molten and solidified conditions, said step of applying said fluidized bed of particles comprising:
- providing inert particles;
- fluidizing said particles with an inert gas flow so that said particles are levitated by said flow of inert gas;
- and
- cooling said fluidized bed of particles to remove heat build up due to the application of said fluidized bed of particles to said material.
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