Separate vessel metal shielding method for magnetic flux in directional solidification furnace
US10337121B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF27D2099/0015
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An induction furnace assembly comprising a chamber having a mold; a primary inductive coil coupled to the chamber; a susceptor surrounding the chamber between the primary inductive coil and the mold; and a shield material contained in a reservoir coupled to or proximate the mold between the susceptor and the mold; the shield material configured to attenuate a portion of an electromagnetic flux generated by the primary induction coil that is not attenuated by the susceptor.
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