Safran Aircraft Engines

Safran

Gilles Martin

Serge Alain Fargeas

Ngadia Taha Niane

David Grange

Saïd Boukerma

Serge Tenne

A directional solidification cooling furnace for metal casting part comprises: a cylindrical internal enclosure having a vertical central axis and a mold support arranged in the internal enclosure; the internal enclosure comprising a casting zone and a cooling zone, the casting zone and the cooling zone being superposed one on the other; the casting and cooling zones being thermally insulated from each other when the mold support is arranged in the casting zone by means of a heat shield that is stationary and by means of a second heat shield that is carried by the mold support; the casting zone including at least a first heating device, and the cooling zone including a second heating device.

Directional solidification cooling furnace and cooling process using such a furnace

An installation for manufacturing a part by implementation of a Bridgman method includes in particular a mold intended to receive a melted material and a thermal screen movable with respect to the mold intended to be positioned in front of the solidification front during the directional solidification.

Installation for manufacturing a part by implementing a Bridgman method

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