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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Pyrotek, Inc., Solon, OH (US);
Inventors:
Richard S. Henderson, Solon, OH (US);
Jason Tetkoskie, Aurora, OH (US);
Chris T. Vild, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
PYROTEK, INC., Spokane, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B 3/16 (2006.01); F27B 3/18 (2006.01); F27B 3/19 (2006.01); C22B 9/16 (2006.01); F27D 27/00 (2010.01); C22B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B 3/16 (2013.01); C22B 9/16 (2013.01); C22B 21/0092 (2013.01); F27B 3/18 (2013.01); F27B 3/19 (2013.01); F27D 27/00 (2013.01); Y02P 10/218 (2015.11);
Abstract
A metal scrap submergence device comprising an open top chamber including walls of a heat resistant material, an inlet positioned in a side wall of the chamber, an outlet positioned in the base of said chamber, and a ramp adjacent said side wall of the chamber. The side wall further includes a feature affecting molten metal flow. The feature can include, for example, a baffle, a vane, a passage, a diverging or converging shape and combinations thereof. Similarly, the molten metal flow can be affected by slanting the ramp inwardly or outwardly.