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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Inductotherm Corp., Rancocas, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Satyen N. Prabhu, Voorhees, NJ (US);
Adam J. Westerland, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Assignee:
INDUCTOTHERM CORP., Rancocas, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21C 5/44 (2006.01); B22D 41/02 (2006.01); B22D 41/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/41 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C21C 5/44 (2013.01); B22D 41/003 (2013.01); B22D 41/02 (2013.01); G01N 21/41 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and method are provided for life cycle wear monitoring of a consumable refractory in an electric induction furnace used for heating and melting materials by accumulating laser imaging data of the refractory's inner surface periodically over the refractory's life cycle while the furnace is utilized in a foundry environment and processing the accumulated imaging data for comparative analysis with previous laser imaging data of the refractory's inner surface.