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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Anthony Fusaro, Jr., Cobleskill, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/000 ;
Abstract
A plasma arc torch includes a housing having a nozzle at one end with a central orifice. An electrode extends into the orifice for producing a plasma arc. A port is disposed in the nozzle adjacent the orifice for injecting powder into the arc. The port includes an outlet, an inlet, and a reniform manifold extending therebetween for laterally distributing the powder about the nozzle orifice. In this way, the powder may be carried to the torch underwater and is distributed circumferentially about the plasma arc while simultaneously diffusing its carrier gas.