Metering unit for liquid magnesium
AssigneeNorsk Hydro a.s.
InventorsOlay Holta, Oystein Solli, Vidar Sjoberg
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Abstract
A metering device for metal comprises a pump house (1) submerged in liquid metal in a container (6) with a supply device (4) for gas, an inlet (8,9) for the supply of liquid metal from the container (6) and an outlet pipe (5) designed as a siphon. The outlet end of this pipe is located at the same level as the level of the metal inside the crucible and the inlet end is fitted with a valve (13). It is preferable to use an outlet pipe designed with one part above the level of the metal in the crucible and one part below the level of the metal in the crucible. The pump house metal intake can be in the form of a valve or a riser pipe. It is preferable to use a valve in the form of a loose ball.
Claims11
A device for feeding metal, comprising:
- a container containing liquid metal to a certain level;
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- a pump house submerged in the liquid metal in the container, said pump house having an interior, a gas supply device for supplying gas into said interior, an inlet for supplying liquid metal from said container to said interior, and an outlet pipe having an outlet end at the same level as the level of the liquid metal in said container and an inlet end having a valve communicating with said interior of said pump house.
A device for feeding metal, comprising:
- a container containing liquid metal to a certain level;
- and
- a pump house submerged in the liquid metal in the container, said pump house having an interior, a gas supply device for supplying gas into said interior, an inlet for supplying liquid metal from said container to said interior, and an outlet pipe having an outlet end at the same level as the level of the liquid metal in said container, an inlet end having a ball valve communicating with said interior of said pump house, and different pipe parts between said inlet end and said outlet end, one of said pipe parts being located above the level of the liquid metal in said container and another of said pipe parts being located below the level of the liquid metal in said container;
- wherein said pump house has a lower part that is conically shaped and comprises said inlet of said pump house, and said metal intake valve comprises a ball valve.
A device for feeding metal, comprising:
- a container for liquid metal;
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- a pump house in said container, said pump house having an interior, a gas supply device, a liquid metal inlet communicating said interior with said container, and an outlet pipe having an outlet end adapted to be at the level of liquid metal in said container in operation and an inlet end having a ball valve communicating with said interior of said pump house.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.