EP1842929A1 - Unter Null Schrank für Inline-Behandlung der Metalle - Google Patents

Unter Null Schrank für Inline-Behandlung der Metalle Download PDF

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EP1842929A1
EP1842929A1 EP06007312A EP06007312A EP1842929A1 EP 1842929 A1 EP1842929 A1 EP 1842929A1 EP 06007312 A EP06007312 A EP 06007312A EP 06007312 A EP06007312 A EP 06007312A EP 1842929 A1 EP1842929 A1 EP 1842929A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • F27B9/00—Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type; Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity
    • F27B9/04—Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type; Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity adapted for treating the charge in vacuum or special atmosphere
    • F27B9/045—Furnaces with controlled atmosphere
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D1/00—General methods or devices for heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering
    • C21D1/56—General methods or devices for heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering characterised by the quenching agents
    • C21D1/613—Gases; Liquefied or solidified normally gaseous material
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D1/00—General methods or devices for heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering
    • C21D1/74—Methods of treatment in inert gas, controlled atmosphere, vacuum or pulverulent material
    • C21D1/767—Methods of treatment in inert gas, controlled atmosphere, vacuum or pulverulent material with forced gas circulation; Reheating thereof
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D9/00—Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor
    • C21D9/0056—Furnaces through which the charge is moved in a horizontal straight path
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D9/00—Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor
    • C21D9/0062—Heat-treating apparatus with a cooling or quenching zone

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  • the invention relates to a cooling chamber for treatment of parts, especially metal parts, at low temperatures comprising an inlet for a cooling medium and an outlet for vent gas and an entrance door. Further the invention relates to a method for cooling parts wherein said parts are introduced into a cooling chamber through an entrance door and wherein said parts are cooled down in said cooling chamber by heat exchange with a cooling medium.
  • the parts can be cooled in a top-loaded cryogenic box freezer.
  • the cryogenic box is loaded and de-loaded manually or by a crane from the top.
  • the inner volume of the box is cooled by liquid nitrogen or cold gaseous nitrogen.
  • the cryogenic box freezer is an economic solution for cooling small production volumens. Since loading and de-loading require both man power and consume time this method is not suitable for higher production volumes.
  • a sub-zero cabinet, standing on the floor or on legs, which can be loaded from the front partly solves this problem since it is easier to load and de-load. Further it can be integrated in a heat treatment processing line. However, it is run in batch mode and the productivity is still limited by the loading and de-loading through the entrance door.
  • a cryogenic tunnel freezer can easily be integrated in-line a production process. In such a sub-zero tunnel large volumes of parts can be cooled down in a continuous process. But a tunnel solution has a high nitrogen consumption and extremely low temperatures of below -130°C can hardly be reached. Further, long processing times are impractical to carry out in a tunnel.
  • a cooling chamber for treatment of parts, especially metal parts, at low temperatures comprising an inlet for a cooling medium and an outlet for vent gas, an entrance door, and a separate exit door and transportation means for transporting said parts from said entrance door to said exit door.
  • the inventive method for cooling parts wherein said parts are introduced into a cooling chamber through an entrance door and wherein said parts are cooled down in said cooling chamber by heat exchange with a cooling medium, is characterized in that said parts are transported from said entrance door to an exit door of said cooling chamber and that said parts are removed from said cooling chamber through said exit door.
  • the invention provides a cooling chamber which combines the advantages of a classical front-loaded cooling cabinet with the advantages of a classical cryogenic tunnel freezer.
  • the inventive cooling chamber can easily be integrated into a processing line.
  • the parts which shall be cooled or treated at low temperatures are introduced into the cooling chamber through the entrance door and then passed through the cooling chamber by the transportation means. During the passage through the cooling chamber the parts are subjected to a cooling medium and cooled down to the desired temperature.
  • the cooling time can preferably be varied by changing the speed of the transportation means which is transporting the parts.
  • reels are used as transportation means.
  • the reels are preferably driven by a motor wherein the rotational speed of the reels is preferably adjustable.
  • a liquid nitrogen source is connected to said inlet of the cooling chamber.
  • Liquid nitrogen has the advantage that it is a relative cheap cooling medium and it allows to reach extremely low temperatures. It is preferred to feed the liquid nitrogen into the cooling chamber with a pressure between 1 and 10 bara, preferably between 1 and 4 bara.
  • the liquid nitrogen is sprayed into the cooling chamber.
  • the evaporation cold which is generated thereby and the cold gaseous nitrogen lower the temperature of the cooling chamber and of the parts that are to be treated.
  • the volume of the cooling chamber is adjusted to the size of the treated batch, preferably between 0,1 and 5 m 3 , more preferably between 0,3 and 4 m 3 .
  • Preferred dimensions of the inventive cooling chamber are as follows: height between 0,2 m and 1,5 m, width between 0,5 m and 2,0 m and length between 0,5 m and 10 m, wherein the length is defined as the extension along the transportation direction, that is from the entrance door to the exit door.
  • the cooling chamber may also be larger if larger parts shall be treated.
  • the cooling chamber with one or several circulating fans.
  • the cooling medium introduced into the cooling chamber is distributed evenly throughout the cooling chamber by the circulating fans. This achieves a homogenous distribution of temperature in the chamber.
  • the invention is preferably used to cool down parts to a temperature between +60 °C and -196°C, more preferred to sub-zero temperatures and most preferred to a temperature between -50°C and -180°C.
  • a temperature between +60 °C and -196°C For example, for shrink fitting of metals according to the invention it is often sufficient to reach a temperature between -40°C and -80°C. Nearly the same temperature range, for example -70°C to -120°C, is utilized for cold treatment of steel, that is to complete the metallurgic phase transformation of austenite into martensite during the hardening of steels via quench and temper heat treatment.
  • the inventive method may also be used to subject metal parts, especially steel parts, to a cryotreatment at extremely low temperatures down to -180°C for an extended period of time, sometimes as long as 48 hours.
  • the invention has several advantages compared to the prior art:
  • the cooling chamber can easily be integrated in-line a production process.
  • the transport of the parts through the cooling chamber can be automatised by transport reels at the bottom of the cooling chamber and one entrance and one exit door.
  • the cooling medium consumption is lowered but it is still benefiting from in-line production.
  • Low temperatures and long treatment times can be reached for an in-line production process without complicated handling as associated with a box freezer or a single door cabinet freezer.
  • the invention is in particular advantageous for cooling metals but it can also be used for cold treatment for polymers, medicals or food.
  • the inventive system is relative cheap and requires less energy than a tunnel freezer. It reaches lower temperatures and can generate higher cooling rates.
  • the system is in principle maintenance free.
  • the invention is easy to include in heat treatment lines and to combine with annealing.
  • Preferred applications of the invention are the following:
  • the inventive cooling chamber shown in the figure is designed as a leg standing unit. It is also possible to place the cooling chamber directly on the floor.
  • the cooling chamber comprises an entrance door 1 and an exit door 2 which is positioned opposite the entrance door 1. At the bottom of the cooling chamber several reels 3 are arranged in order to transport parts which enter the cooling chamber through the entrance door 1.
  • the cooling chamber is provided with an inlet for liquid nitrogen. The liquid nitrogen is sprayed into the cooling chamber. The evaporation cold that is generated and the still cold gaseous nitrogen lower the temperature of the parts to be treated. The gaseous nitrogen at extremely low temperature is distributed evenly throughout the cooling chamber by one or several circulating fans, not shown in the figure. The expanding gaseous nitrogen escapes from the cooling chamber via a gas outlet 4.
  • the cooling chamber as shown in the figure is integrated into a process line for heat treatment of steel parts.

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CN105316453A (zh) * 2014-07-11 2016-02-10 安徽均益金属科技有限公司 一种极速冷却装置
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DE102017007029B4 (de) 2017-07-25 2019-02-07 Messer Group Gmbh Verfahren zur Kältebehandlung von metallischen Werkstücken
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US11938542B2 (en) 2018-12-20 2024-03-26 Messer Se & Co. Kgaa Method for finishing a workpiece made by additive manufacturing
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