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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2009
Edward B. Ripley, Knoxville, TN (US);
Glenn L. Pfennigwerth, Knoxville, TN (US);
Edward B. Ripley, Knoxville, TN (US);
Glenn L. Pfennigwerth, Knoxville, TN (US);
Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
Systems for heat treating materials are presented. The systems typically involve a fluidized bed that contains granulated heat treating material. In some embodiments a fluid, such as an inert gas, is flowed through the granulated heat treating medium, which homogenizes the temperature of the heat treating medium. In some embodiments the fluid may be heated in a heating vessel and flowed into the process chamber where the fluid is then flowed through the granulated heat treating medium. In some embodiments the heat treating material may be liquid or granulated heat treating material and the heat treating material may be circulated through a heating vessel into a process chamber where the heat treating material contacts the material to be heat treated. Microwave energy may be used to provide the source of heat for heat treating systems.