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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2002
Michael J. Kinosz, Apollo, PA (US);
Thomas N. Meyer, Murrysville, PA (US);
Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
The melter furnace includes a heating chamber ( ), a pump chamber ( ), a degassing chamber ( ), and a filter chamber ( ). The pump chamber ( ) is located adjacent the heating chamber ( ) and houses a molten metal pump ( ). The degassing chamber ( ) is located adjacent and in fluid communication with the pump chamber ( ), and houses a degassing mechanism ( ). The filter chamber ( ) is located adjacent and in fluid communication with the degassing chamber ( ). The filter chamber ( ) includes a molten metal filter ( ). The melter furnace ( ) is used to supply molten metal to an externally located holder furnace ( ), which then recirculates molten metal back to the melter furnace ( ).