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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Steven Charles Woods, Easley, SC (US);
Ronald Lee Souther, Campobello, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B 9/04 (2006.01); F27D 7/06 (2006.01); F27D 7/02 (2006.01); B01J 3/04 (2006.01); B23K 13/01 (2006.01); B23K 9/32 (2006.01); B23K 28/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B 9/045 (2013.01); B23K 28/003 (2013.01); F27D 7/02 (2013.01); F27D 7/06 (2013.01); B23K 2201/001 (2013.01); B23K 2203/08 (2013.01); B23K 2203/26 (2015.10); F27D 2007/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plurality of substantially identical, thermally and/or atmospherically isolated modules can be employed to effect a treatment process. Each module can include a thermal system and/or atmospheric control system to effect a step of a treatment process, such as a heat treatment process for metal articles, particularly heat treatment and/or welding of parts made from so-called 'super allows.' The module control systems can communicate and/or cooperate to carry out a process.