Method and facility for transforming a liquid-state metal into a solid-state metal
US9950371B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22F2009/047
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Method and installation for converting a metal in the liquid state into a fragmented metal in the solid state. The metal in the liquid state is poured on an upstream portion of a receiving surface (7) of a first cooled vibrating table (4). The metal falls from the downstream end of the first table on an upstream portion of a receiving surface (17) of a second cooled vibrating table (5). The fragmented and solidified metal is discharged at the downstream end of the receiving surface of that second table. A rotary fragmentation roller (102) may be positioned above a table. The tables comprise an upstream cooling zone (7) by means of a liquid/gas emulsion and a downstream cooling zone (17) by means of a liquid.
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