Aluminum Company of America

Bernard J Racunas

Raymond Kastelic

Larry K King

Stanley C Jacobs

William L Proctor, Jr

George E Moretz

In the production of aluminum chloride suitable for subsequent electrolytic reduction to metallic aluminum control of both the purity and the particle size is achieved by control of the entrance velocity of the aluminum chloride vapors in a fluidized bed, control of the fluidized bed temperature, and selective removal of the condensed particles from the bottom of the fluidized bed.

Control of purity and particle size in production of aluminum chloride

A device for vaporizing liquid fuel supplied to a furnace chamber. The device comprises a tubular structure having one end adapted to extend into the chamber, and, a plate located over said end, the tube and plate being made of heat resistant materials. Openings are provided in the wall of the tube at locations adjacent and in communication with the plate, the tube being adapted to receive liquid fuel for direction to the plate; the plate, in turn, is adapted to vaporize drops of liquid fuel striking the plate.

Liquid fuel vaporizer device for baking furnace

A ring furnace including pits bounded laterally by side wall flues, the side wall flues being connected in series by means for conducting gases between the side wall flues of the pits, so that heat in previously fired side wall flues can preheat air for combustion in a fired side wall flue and exhaust gases from the fired side wall flue can give up heat to articles in pits bounded by yet-to-be-fired side wall flues, wherein the improvement includes a Y-baffle inverted and centered in at least one of the side wall flues.

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New Kensington, PA, United States of America

Bernard J Racunas