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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Novelis Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Eric W. Reeves, Hayden Lake, ID (US);
James Boorman, Greenacres, WA (US);
Robert Bruce Wagstaff, Greenacres, WA (US);
Randal Guy Womack, Spokane Valley, WA (US);
Assignee:
Novelis Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 41/56 (2006.01); B22D 41/00 (2006.01); F27D 1/00 (2006.01); B22D 11/103 (2006.01); B22D 35/04 (2006.01); B22D 35/06 (2006.01); F27D 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F27D 1/0003 (2013.01); B22D 11/103 (2013.01); B22D 35/04 (2013.01); B22D 35/06 (2013.01); F27D 1/0006 (2013.01); F27D 3/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vessel used for containing molten metal, e.g. a trough section for conveying molten metal from one location to another. In some embodiments, the vessel employs refractory liner units of different thermal conductivity to maximize heat penetration into the molten metal from heaters in the gap, but to minimize heat loss at the inlet and outlet of the vessel where the end units contact the housing.