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Apparatus for melting scrap metal and ingestion of solids in molten metal

US4589637A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 1984
Grant dateMay 20, 1986
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S266/901
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Solid scrap metal particles are ingested into molten metal by use of a linear induction motor which establishes a strong upstream in the molten metal adjacent one boundary wall to establish a standing wave at the surface and a corresponding downstream adjacent the opposite boundary, which is preferably in the form of a baffle having a metal outlet passage beneath it. The linear induction motor is conveniently positioned at a sidewell of a melting furnace and a continuous flow of molten metal through the sidewell is established in any convenient way.

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