Apparatus for the continuous manufacture of finely divided metals, particularly magnesium
US4374633A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 1981 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22F2999/00
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for continuously manufacturing finely divided magnesium, and similar metals, in which a liquid stream of magnesium ejected from a nozzle is impacted by a high velocity stream of inert gas to "atomize" the liquid magnesium, including means for the intermittent entrainment of an abrasive powder in the inert gas stream to remove the build-up of solid magnesium or magnesium compounds that otherwise would collect on the end of the nozzle and interfere with continuous operation of the "atomizing" process.
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