GB2131733A - Constant level slurry tank - Google Patents
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- GB2131733A GB2131733A GB08235559A GB8235559A GB2131733A GB 2131733 A GB2131733 A GB 2131733A GB 08235559 A GB08235559 A GB 08235559A GB 8235559 A GB8235559 A GB 8235559A GB 2131733 A GB2131733 A GB 2131733A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22C—FOUNDRY MOULDING
- B22C13/00—Moulding machines for making moulds or cores of particular shapes
- B22C13/08—Moulding machines for making moulds or cores of particular shapes for shell moulds or shell cores
- B22C13/085—Moulding machines for making moulds or cores of particular shapes for shell moulds or shell cores by investing a lost pattern
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
- B01F25/50—Circulation mixers, e.g. wherein at least part of the mixture is discharged from and reintroduced into a receptacle
- B01F25/52—Circulation mixers, e.g. wherein at least part of the mixture is discharged from and reintroduced into a receptacle with a rotary stirrer in the recirculation tube
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F29/00—Mixers with rotating receptacles
- B01F29/80—Mixers with rotating receptacles rotating about a substantially vertical axis
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
- B28B—SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
- B28B1/00—Producing shaped prefabricated articles from the material
- B28B1/30—Producing shaped prefabricated articles from the material by applying the material on to a core or other moulding surface to form a layer thereon
- B28B1/38—Producing shaped prefabricated articles from the material by applying the material on to a core or other moulding surface to form a layer thereon by dipping
Description
1 GB 2 131 733 A 1
SPECIFICATION Constant level slurry tank
The present invention relates to a constant level slurry tank system in particular for use in coating wax patterns for use in investment casting with a ceramic shell by repeated dipping in the slurry.
The manufacture of high-precision engineering components, such as turbine blades and vanes, by investment casting generally includes the step of forming a ceramic shell on a wax pattern of the final component. This is usually achieved by dipping the pattern into a slurry of the ceramic material, drying the coating and then repeating this procedure until the desired thickness of ceramic coating has been built up. Increasingly, this step is being carried out by automatic machinery or robots.
In many instances, it is important that the patterns are dipped to the correct depth. This is particularly so in the case of turbine blades, the wax patterns of which are generally first joined together into a---tree-to enable a number of blades to be formed in one casting operation. If the tree is not dipped in far enough, the upper parts of the patterns will receive no coating. If the tree is dipped in too far, the conical "pour hole" for the molten alloy will lose its clean complete upper edge.
When the dipping is carried out under manual control, the correct dipping extent can be achieved by the operative, regardless of the depth of the slurry, by experience. However, when the dipping is carried out by robots it is necessary either to vary the dipping distance to take into account changes in slurry level or to operate a constant dipping distance and maintain a constant slurry level. Clearly, it is preferable to avoid using, a varying dipping distance due to the complicated control system that this would entail. At the same time however, it would be preferable to avoid the use of a complicated slurry level sensing arrangement and associated slurry feed system. This could of course be achieved by means of a float-operated level control but would suffer the disadvantage that its operation would be 110 intermittent. As a result, the level would constantly fluctuate and there would be a risk of the delivery device blocking up when not in operation. 50 It is therefore an object of the present invention 115 to provide a constant level slurry tank system which is simple and economical and yet provides an accurate, continuous constant level. According to the present invention, there is provided a constant level slurry tank system comprising a rotatable drum, a slurry reservoir, a pump arranged to pump slurry from the reservoir to the drum, and an overflow trough surrounding the drum; the drum having at least one opening at the desired slurry level and means to direct slurry overflowing through each opening into the trough, and the trough having an outlet arranged to drain into the reservoir.
Preferably, the system includes at least one paddle or scraper arranged to sweep the trough. Each paddle is preferably attached to the drum in order to rotate with it, thus sweeping the trough.
The slurry in the reservoir is preferably kept in constant motion by means of an impeller. Any suitable pump may be employed though a peristaltic or double diaphragm pump would be preferred.
The invention also extends to the use of such a system in conjunction with robots dipping wax patterns through a constant distance to achieve a coating of the slurry material.
The invention may be carried into practice in various ways and one embodiment will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing in which the single figure is an elevation, partially cut away of a tank system in accordance with the invention, suitable for the dipping of turbine blade wax pattern trees by robots.
8 5 The system comprises a fixed base 11 on which a cylindrical drum 12 is rotatably mounted, and a slurry reservoir 13. The drum 12 has a capacity of about 200 gallons (900 litres) and is continuously rotated by a motor (not shown) at about 16 rpm, 24 hours a day. A circular trough 14, which is fixed relative to the base 11, surrounds the drum 12 and is covered by a cover 15. The trough has an outlet 21 to the reservoir 13.
The drum 12 has four equispaced openings 16 at the desired slurry level 17. The openings 16 each have a delivery chute 18 which lets into the trough 14. A paddle 19 is attached to each of two opposite chutes 18. The paddles 19 are located in the trough 14 and have nylon edges. As will be appreciated, as the drum 12 rotates, the paddles 19 sweep the trough.
The slurry in the reservoir 13 is constantly agitated by means of an impeller 22 driven by a motor 23.
In use, a double diaphragm pump 24 located adjacent the reservoir 13 constantly pumps slurry from the reservoir by means of an inlet pipe 25, into the drum 12 via an outlet pipe 26. When the slurry in the drum 12 has reached the desired level 17 it overflows into the trough 14 through the openings 16. The drum 12 constantly rotates so that the paddles 19 sweep the overflowing slurry to the trough outlet 21 and so back to the reservoir 13. Any slurry particles tending to adhere to the trough 14 are scraped away by the paddles 19.
Thus, the constant slurry level 17 can be maintained without any fluctuation, and without the risk of the system becoming clogged with slurry material. Furthermore, the level 17 can be maintained regardless of the size and number of patterns being dipped, and so the system is particularly well-adapted for use with robots operating with a constant dipping distance.
Claims (9)
1. A constant level slurry tank system comprising a rotatable drum, a slurry reservoir, a pump arranged to pump slurry from the reservoir 2 GB 2 131 733 A 2 to the drum, and an overflow trough surrounding the drum; the drum having at least one opening at the desired slurry level and means to direct slurry overflowing through each opening into the trough, and the trough having an outlet arranged to drain into the reservoir.
2. A tank system as claimed in Claim 1 including at least one paddle or scraper arranged to sweep the trough.
3. A tank system as claimed in Claim 2 in which 30 each paddle is attached to the drum in order to rotate with it, thus sweeping the trough.
4. A tank system as claimed in Claim 3 including four equispaced openings with two diametrically opposed paddles.
5. A tank system as claimed in any preceding claim further including an impeller arranged to agitate the slurry in the reservoir.
6. A system as claimed in any preceding claim in conjunction with a mechanism for dipping patterns into the slurry in the tank.
7. A method of coating an article with a slurry which comprises dipping the article into the slurry in a rotating drum while maintaining the level of the slurry constant within the drum by means of a slurry reservoir, a pump arranged to pump slurry from the reservoir to the drum, and an overflow trough surrounding the drum; the drum having at least one opening at the desired slurry level and means to direct slurry overflowing through each opening into the trough, the trough having an outlet arranged to drain into the reservoir.
8. A method as claimed in Claim 7 in which the article to be coated is a wax pattern which is lowered into the drum mechanically.
9. A constant level slurry tank system constructed and arranged substantially as herein specifically described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by the Courier Press, Leamington Spa. 1984. Published by the Patent Office, 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A lAY, from which copies may be obtained.
Priority Applications (6)
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GB08235559A GB2131733B (en) | 1982-12-14 | 1982-12-14 | Constant level slurry tank |
US06/560,947 US4487160A (en) | 1982-12-14 | 1983-12-13 | Constant level slurry tank |
FR8319936A FR2537494B1 (en) | 1982-12-14 | 1983-12-13 | CONSTANT LEVEL BARBOTINE CONTAINER |
DE19833345089 DE3345089A1 (en) | 1982-12-14 | 1983-12-13 | SLUDGE TANK SYSTEM WITH A CONSTANT LEVEL, AND METHOD FOR COATING AN OBJECT WITH THE AID OF SUCH A SYSTEM |
IT49493/83A IT1197756B (en) | 1982-12-14 | 1983-12-13 | CONSTANT LEVEL TANK FOR LIQUID MIXTURES INTENDED FOR COATING OF WAX MODELS IN LOST WAX CASTING TECHNOLOGY |
JP58234428A JPH0710717B2 (en) | 1982-12-14 | 1983-12-14 | Tank apparatus used in casting apparatus and coating method with slurry using the tank apparatus |
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GB08235559A GB2131733B (en) | 1982-12-14 | 1982-12-14 | Constant level slurry tank |
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GB2131733A true GB2131733A (en) | 1984-06-27 |
GB2131733B GB2131733B (en) | 1986-02-12 |
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JP (1) | JPH0710717B2 (en) |
DE (1) | DE3345089A1 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2537494B1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2131733B (en) |
IT (1) | IT1197756B (en) |
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US2908249A (en) * | 1957-05-14 | 1959-10-13 | Westinghouse Electric Corp | Apparatus for uniformly coating photoflash lamps |
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- 1982-12-14 GB GB08235559A patent/GB2131733B/en not_active Expired
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- 1983-12-13 DE DE19833345089 patent/DE3345089A1/en active Granted
- 1983-12-13 IT IT49493/83A patent/IT1197756B/en active
- 1983-12-13 US US06/560,947 patent/US4487160A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1983-12-13 FR FR8319936A patent/FR2537494B1/en not_active Expired
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FR2677351A1 (en) * | 1991-06-07 | 1992-12-11 | Italcementi Spa | Concentrated aqueous suspension of calcium hydrate and process for its preparation |
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IT1197756B (en) | 1988-12-06 |
JPH0710717B2 (en) | 1995-02-08 |
DE3345089A1 (en) | 1984-06-14 |
JPS6034385A (en) | 1985-02-21 |
US4487160A (en) | 1984-12-11 |
GB2131733B (en) | 1986-02-12 |
FR2537494A1 (en) | 1984-06-15 |
IT8349493A0 (en) | 1983-12-13 |
FR2537494B1 (en) | 1988-03-11 |
DE3345089C2 (en) | 1993-01-28 |
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