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- JPH0331770B2 JPH0331770B2 JP58234807A JP23480783A JPH0331770B2 JP H0331770 B2 JPH0331770 B2 JP H0331770B2 JP 58234807 A JP58234807 A JP 58234807A JP 23480783 A JP23480783 A JP 23480783A JP H0331770 B2 JPH0331770 B2 JP H0331770B2
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眮ã«é¢ãããã®ã§ãããDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a plasma melting apparatus that melts raw materials placed in a molten metal pool using a plurality of plasma torches.
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ãã In the plasma melting apparatus described above, due to the nature of the plasma torch, multiple plasma arc irradiated parts in the molten metal pool melt rapidly, but between the arc irradiated parts, the raw material melts slowly and remains unmelted. There were some problems.
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ããã Accordingly, the present invention provides a plasma melting apparatus configured to allow a plurality of plasma torches to be lightly rotated to enable homogeneous melting of raw materials on the molten metal pool.
次ã«æ¬é¡ã®å®æœäŸã説æããã Next, embodiments of the present application will be described.
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PPC溶解çãšç¥ç§°ããïŒã®æŠæ§ã説æããã First, a stacked solidification type plasma titanium melting furnace (hereinafter referred to as
This section explains the outline of the PPC melting furnace (abbreviated as PPC melting furnace).
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ããã«ãããã©ãºãããŒããçšããã(a) Plasma arc melting Plasma arc is an arc generated between electrodes that is surrounded by a gas flow and contracted by the action of thermal and magnetic pinches to increase its temperature.
In practice, a plasma torch is used in which a water-cooled tungsten rod is used as a cathode, surrounded by an insulated water-cooled copper nozzle, and a working gas is flowed through the gap and ejected from the hole in the nozzle.
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ãèšèšããããã®ã§ã次ã®ç¹åŸŽããã€ã Based on this principle, the melting torch is designed to withstand the harsh environment inside the furnace and generate a stable and powerful plasma arc by devising power supply, air supply, water supply and drainage, and has the following characteristics.
(a) 12000âã®è¶ é«æž©ãçºçã (a) Generates extremely high temperatures of 12000â.
(b) æåæ§ãã被ç±ç©ã«åããã¢ãŒã¯é·ãé°å²
æ°å§ã®å€åã«å¯Ÿãå®å®ã (b) Aims toward the heated object with good directionality and is stable against changes in arc length and atmospheric pressure.
(c) äžæŽ»æ§ã®ã¢ã«ãŽã³ã¬ã¹ã§äœåã (c) Operated with inert argon gas.
(d) åºåã®åŸ®èª¿æŽã容æã (d) Fine adjustment of output is easy.
(e) ãœãããªãã©ãºãã¢ãŒã¯ãçºçããã被ç±
ç©ã®é£æ£ãéšé³ãå°ãã (e) A soft plasma arc is generated, with less scattering of heated objects and less noise.
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ãã (f) Generates the desired output at large currents and has good heat transfer.
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é£ç¶æº¶è§£é³é ããã»ã¹ã§ããã(b) Characteristics of PPC melting PPC melting is a technology developed especially for melting active metals such as titanium and their alloys, in which the raw materials that are continuously charged into a water-cooled crucible are melted by a plasma arc, and the crucible is simultaneously melted. This is a continuous melting and casting process in which a layered and solidified ingot is obtained by pulling down the bottom of the ingot.
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解ã§ã¯ã次ã®ç¹åŸŽãçºæ®ãããã The combination of a non-consumable plasma torch, a water-cooled metal vessel, and an argon atmospheric pressure atmosphere allows PPC melting to:
(a) åæãæ±æãªã溶解é³é ã§ããã (a) Raw materials can be melted and cast without contamination.
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ãªãã (b) There is no loss or fluctuation due to evaporation of raw materials or alloying components.
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粟é¬çšã¹ã©ã°ã®æ·»å ãå¯èœã (c) Raw materials in various shapes can be used as they are, and slag for refining can also be added.
(d) ãã¯ãŒã®èª¿æŽãèªç±ã§ã溶解æ¡ä»¶ãååºæ¡
件ã®èšå®ãä»»æã«å¯èœã (d) Power can be adjusted freely, and melting conditions and solidification conditions can be set arbitrarily.
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ããè¯å¥œãªç©å±€ååºãå¯èœã (e) Uniform heating can be obtained, the molten metal can be kept shallow, and good layered solidification is possible.
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調æ»ãè¡ã€ãçµæã瀺ãã°æ¬¡ã®éãã§ããã(c) Next, virgin raw materials (sponge titanium, additive alloys, etc.) as well as various scraps such as wire rods, plate cuts, and die plates are melted as raw materials, and the obtained ingots and VA remelted ingots are detailed. The results of the survey are as follows.
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(b) äžçŽç©ã®å¢å ã¯ãªãã (b) There is no increase in impurities.
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ã§ãååç·»å¯ãªVAçšé»æ¥µãåŸãããã (c) In PPC melting, low-speed or high-speed melting is possible, and a sufficiently dense electrode for VA can be obtained.
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å®å®ãã€å®¹æã (d) PPC dissolution removes the magnesium chloride contained in the sponge, making VA dissolution more stable and easier than usual.
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説æããã(d) Next, we will explain the points to keep in mind when designing a PPC melting furnace.
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ã次ã®ç¹åŸŽãããããã When designing, we not only maximized the features of PPC melting mentioned above, but also paid careful attention to productivity, safety, operability, and maintainability, and provided the following features.
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ãšåãæ°å¯æ§é ã®äžã§è¡ãããã (a) Addition of raw materials, melting, and casting are all carried out in the same airtight structure as the vacuum vessel.
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ã¹ã«çœ®æã§ããã (b) The atmosphere can be completely replaced with argon gas by evacuation.
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ãã¹ã¯ã©ãããé£ç¶çã«åæ»ã«äŸçµŠã§ããã (c) Virgin materials and scrap can be continuously and smoothly supplied from the outside using two feeders.
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ã«ãœããã«æ·»å ã§ããã (d) The raw material passage is wide, and raw materials can be added softly centered around the crucible.
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å²ã«å ç±ããã (e) The plasma arc automatically rotates around the crucible, and the effect of the stirring coil is added to heat a wider area.
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èœã (g) The crucible is replaceable and the ingot size can be changed.
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ãã (h) The ingot chamber is small due to the multi-stage cylinder type ingot lowering.
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ããã€ã (i) It has four safety measures against abnormal pressure increase inside the reactor: a relief valve, a rupture port, automatic crucible separation, and an explosion-proof wall.
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説æããã Next, an example of the configuration, operation, and specifications of the embodiment will be explained.
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ãããŸããæ¬çã®åºæ¬çä»æ§ã¯æ¬¡ã®éãã§ããã This furnace consists of the main body (raw material storage tank, melting chamber, crucible, ingot chamber), raw material supply equipment (weighing machine, belt and bucket conveyor, moving hopper, drum feeder, seat), vacuum exhaust equipment (oil rotary pump,
It consists of a mechanical booster pump), oil supply equipment, air supply equipment (argon and air), water supply and drainage equipment, and electrical equipment (plasma DC power supply, power panel, relay panel, plasma control panel, furnace body operation panel). The basic specifications of this furnace are as follows.
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次ã«äžèšçã®åéšã«ã€ãé ãè¿œã€ãŠèª¬æããã(a) Application Production of titanium ingots for consumable electrodes (b) Model PPC-2000T (c) Melting raw materials Titanium sponge, master alloy, titanium or alloy scraps (up to 80 mm square) (d) Ingot dimensions Diameter 355 mm and 435 mm maximum length
3000mm (cylindrical) (e) Ingot weight Maximum 2000Kg (f) Plasma output 540kW (g) Melting atmosphere Argon gas (atmospheric pressure) (h) Raw material feeder Rotating drum (260Kg/unit x 2)
(i) Ultimate vacuum level 1.3Pa (j) Main power supply for utilities: 3-phase, 60Hz, 3300V, 1220kVA Cooling water: 1.2m 3 /min Compressed air: 5m 3 N /Charge (maximum 1.5m 3 N /
min) Argon gas: 0.3 to 0.7 m 3 N /min during melting, maximum 1 m 3 N /min x 8 min during gas replacement Next, each part of the above furnace will be explained in order.
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It consists of several buckets, each of which receives 20 kg of raw materials. The operation up to this point is called bucket charging and is performed automatically. When this is completed, the charging side door of the drum feeder opens, the movable hopper moves to the opening, and the raw material in the bucket is fed into the drum feeder. The drum feeder is
It is a cylindrical airtight container with an inner diameter of 1100 mm and a length of 3800 mm, with a rotating drum that is almost inscribed inside it. The inner surface of the rotating drum has a spiral partition. The partition is within the entire length of the drum.
It has 13 pitches. The drum charging operation automatically charges 20 kg of raw material into each pitch.
Therefore, the drum is charged at a total of 13 locations along the entire length of the drum. When drum charging is complete, the hopper is evacuated, the charging side door is closed, and the interior is evacuated to 6.5 Pa, after which argon is introduced to atmospheric pressure. When melting begins and it is time to supply raw materials, the seal valve on the cut-out side of the drum feeder opens, and the raw materials in the partition are mixed by the rotation of the drum and moved to the outlet, where cut-out begins. The cut raw material passes through the chute and heads to the raw material storage tank inside the melting chamber. The raw material is braked here, slowing down, and falling directly into the center of the crucible. The rotating drum is 0~
The speed can be finely adjusted within a range of 0.4 rpm, and the raw material path leading to the crucible is over 140 mm, so raw materials of various shapes can be supplied quantitatively and smoothly. There are two drum feeders, and while one is cutting, material is charged to the other, and the feeder is switched every 260 kg. This repeated operation is called raw material supply and is automated, including gas replacement. In addition, the charging status of raw materials in each bucket or drum is displayed graphically in the control room.
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Transport towards 3. A drum feeder 15 used as a raw material supply device is provided on a frame 14 constructed next to the conveyor. Two drum feeders 15 are provided side by side (the other is hidden behind the one shown in FIG. 1).
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A connecting member 53 is provided at the connecting portion with the lower part of the furnace, and the upper furnace wall 52 is rotatable with respect to the lower furnace wall 51. However, those lower furnace walls 51
Separation means is provided between the upper furnace wall 52 and the inside of the furnace wall 50 and the outside,
No gas flow occurs between the inside and outside of the furnace wall 50. Next, the airtight enclosure 22 includes a cylindrical portion 54 and a plate 55 closing the upper end of the cylindrical portion 54. An inspection port 56 and a raw material inlet 57 are provided in the side wall of the cylindrical portion 54 . The inlet 57 is provided with a pipe 57a communicating with the chute 17. Further, a connecting portion between the lower part of the cylindrical part 54 and the upper part of the upper furnace wall 52 is constructed using a connecting member 58, so that the upper furnace wall 52 is rotatable with respect to the cylindrical part 54. It is also provided with separation means similar to those described above. Next, the guide tube 23 is also called a raw material storage tank, and consists of a right cylindrical upper guide tube 59 and a tapered lower guide tube 60 connected to the lower end thereof. The inner surface of the lower guide tube 60 is provided with a lining 61 made of titanium. The airtight enclosure 22 and the guide cylinder 23 are integrally formed as described above, and have a water-cooled structure as is well known. Next, a guide tube 67 fixed to the plate 55 is provided in a hanging shape at the axial center position of the tube portion 54 and the upper guide tube 59. This guide tube 67 is lined with titanium. Therefore, there is a possibility that the titanium raw material sent from the feed port 57 collides with this guide cylinder 67, and a part of the guide cylinder 67 is scraped off, which enters the crucible 37 together with the raw material and is melted. However, the purity of the ingot formed as described above does not decrease. The lower part of the guide tube 67 is provided with a limiter 68 made of titanium and formed into a cylindrical shape. This limiter 68 is provided within the guide tube 67 so as to be able to move up and down, and is attached to the lower end of the elevating tube 69. An inner cylinder 70 is inserted into the limiter 68 and the elevating cylinder 69, and they have a double pipe structure. Further, the upper part of the elevating tube 69 is provided with a water supply port 71 and a drain port 72. Cooling water sent from the water supply port 71 flows into the inner cylinder 70 and the restriction body 68,
After flowing through the elevator cylinder 69 as shown by the arrow and cooling them, they are discharged from the drain port 72. A support frame 73 is attached to the plate 55, and an elevating cylinder 74 is attached to the upper part of the support frame 73. A piston rod 75 of the cylinder 74 is connected to the elevating cylinder 69 via a coupling 76, so that the restriction body 68 can be moved up and down by the operation of the cylinder 74. In this specification, the cylinder 74, the elevating tube 69, etc. are also referred to as elevating means for the restricting body 68.
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A base 98 of 7 is fixed using a bolt 96. The holding body 97 has a cylindrical holding wall 99, and two grooves formed on the outer circumferential side of the holding wall 99 each have an O.
Rings 100, 100 are held. Further, a grease supply groove 101 is provided between the O-rings 100, 100 over the entire circumference of the retaining wall 99. A grease supply hole 102 communicating with the grease supply groove 101 is formed inside the holding body 97 . As is well known, the supply hole 102 is connected to a greasing port and a greasing port, and is always connected to the supply groove 101.
It is now possible to supply grease to the Holder 9
A large number of supports 83 for supporting the weight of the upper furnace wall 52 are attached to the upper surface of the base 98 at 7, as shown in FIG. This support body 83 consists of a bearing 103 attached to the upper surface of the base 98 and a support roller 104 rotatably attached to the bearing 103. On the other hand, the flange 82 has a seal body 1 formed in an annular shape.
A base 107 of 06 is attached using bolts 105. The seal body 106 has a cylindrical seal wall 108
The inner surface of the wall 108 is in contact with the O-ring 100. Former sealing wall 10
8 and the O-ring 100 prevent the atmosphere inside the melting chamber from leaking to the outside and prevent outside air from flowing into the inside of the melting chamber. This structure is also referred to as separation means in this specification.
The separating means may be of any other known configuration. Grease is supplied to the contact portion between the seal wall 108 and the O-ring 100 through the grease supply groove 101, so that the life of the O-ring 100 is extended. An annular backing plate 109 is attached to the lower surface of the base 107 of the seal body 106, and the backing plate 109 is attached to the support roller 10.
It's on top of 4. Next, on the inner peripheral side of the retaining wall 99, there is a heat shielding wall 110 made up of a part of the upper furnace wall 52, and the retaining wall 99 is heated by the radiant heat of the plasma arc in the melting chamber. This is designed to prevent the O-ring 100 from becoming damaged due to high temperatures. Base 9 in holding body 97
A vibration stopper 84 is provided on the upper surface of the furnace wall 8 to prevent the upper furnace wall 52 from wobbling. This steady rest 84 includes a support block 114 and a steady rest roller 115.
A support block 114 is provided on the upper surface of the base 98 so as to be movable in the left-right direction (radial direction of the furnace wall 50) in FIG.
A steady roller 115 is rotatably attached to the holder. A set screw 117 is screwed onto the upright portion 116 integrally formed on the outer peripheral side of the base 98, and by rotating the set screw 117, the support block 114 is moved in the above direction. The roller 115 can be brought into pressure contact with the outer peripheral surface of the seal wall 108 without any gaps. Incidentally, unnecessary rotation of the set screw 117 is prevented by a lock nut 118. In this way, the upper furnace wall 52 is supported by the supporter 83 against the lower furnace wall 51, and the steadying device 8
4, the upper furnace wall 52 can be smoothly rotated with a light force with respect to the lower furnace wall 51. Support 8
3 is provided with a cylindrical dustproof cover 111 attached to the flange 81, and the flange portion at the upper end of the dustproof cover 111 is inserted into the inside of the groove 112, and the above-mentioned separate Dust is prevented from entering the means, the support 83 and the steady rest 84. As a result, the upper furnace wall 52 can always rotate smoothly with respect to the lower furnace wall 51.
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The area in the crucible that is irradiated with the arc from one plasma torch may be such that the area that is irradiated with the arc from the adjacent plasma torch partially overlaps.
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As shown by 41, a force is applied in a direction escaping from the arcing piece 26. The arcs 140 emitted from each plasma torch 24 are also subject to mutually attractive forces, ie, forces as indicated by arrows 142 in FIG. 16. Therefore, when retracting the arcing piece 26 as described above, the arc from the plasma torch 24 on the opposite side (the left side in FIG. 16) of the direction in which the arcing piece 26 is retracted with respect to the central axis of the crucible 37 At 140, the above two forces cancel each other out. Moreover, Arc 140
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Since it is easy to secure a current path with the object 40 to be melted, the arc can be stably transferred from the arc starting piece 26 to the object 40 to be melted. On the other hand, the plasma arc 140 emitted from the torch 24 (the torch shown on the right side in FIG. 16) located on the retracting direction side of the arcing piece 26 with respect to the central axis of the crucible is caused by the escape force 141 and the arc. Mutual attraction force 1
42 are in the same direction, and furthermore, the direction in which the arc 140 is bent is the direction in which the length of the arc reaching the object to be melted 40 becomes longer, making it difficult to secure a current path with the object to be melted 40. When the plasma arc 140 attempts to move from the arcing piece to the object to be melted 40, the arc 140 is sprung up at the rear end of the arcing piece 26, does not reach the object to be melted 40, loses the current path, and is extinguished. However, since the rear end portion of the arcing piece 26 when it retreats is formed on the slope 26a as described above, the plasma arc 140 from the plasma torch 24 to the arcing piece 26 is prevented by the arcing piece 26 retracting. Even when moving away from the arc, contact between the arc 140 and the arcing piece 26 can be maintained up to the lower part of the arcing piece 26, that is, the portion close to the object 40 to be melted. Moreover, the plasma gas, which is the medium of the arc 140 ejected from the plasma torch toward the object 40, can be smoothly directed toward the object 40 even when the arc starting piece 40 leaves the arc, thereby preventing arc disturbances. Don't let it happen. As a result, the plasma gas quickly reaches the object 40 to be melted, and at the same time, a part of the arc 140 easily reaches the object 40 to secure a current path, thereby reducing the current borne by the arc piece. Since the force 141 is weakened, the arc is always maintained stably and a smooth transition can be performed.
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(Also, the same concept is used in the figures in Figs. 19 to 21, and the redundant explanation is omitted by adding the letter g in the alphabet.) Next, in Figs. 19 to 21, the shapes of the arcing pieces are different. An example is shown. In the arcing piece 26g shown in these figures, the piece 26g
A narrow groove 145 as shown in the figure is formed at the rear end portion when the is retracted. The width of this groove 145 is determined by the width of the plasma torch 24 as shown in FIG.
The center part of the plasma arc irradiated from g to the arcing piece 26g passes through the groove 145 and reaches the material to be melted in the crucible (for example, about 10 mm). Further, as shown in FIG. 21, the groove bottom 145a of the groove 145 is formed as a slope in the same manner as in the above case. (The bottom of this groove is code 145.
It may also be placed on a vertical plane as shown by aâ². ) When igniting a plasma torch using the arc ignition piece 26g having such a configuration, the upper furnace wall is rotated so that the irradiation area of the arc from each plasma torch on the arc ignition piece 26g is aligned. 14
Make sure that it is in the position shown in 6. In this state, ignition is performed as described above. The subsequent arcing piece 26g is retracted in the direction indicated by reference numeral 144. When the arcing piece 26g is retracted in this way, the piece 26g moves as shown by the imaginary line, and a groove is formed in the part indicated by the reference numeral 146'.
45, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the center of the arc 140g irradiated toward the groove 145 heads into the crucible through the groove 145 as described above. Therefore, further piece 26
As g recedes, the arc also stably moves from the arc starting piece toward the material to be melted in the crucible. In this case, both edges 145b, 14 of the groove 145
5b, the cross-sectional shape of the edge on the side that becomes the retreating end when the arcing piece retreats is made into an upwardly inclined cross-sectional shape so that the surface facing the molten metal pool is larger than the surface facing the plasma torch. It is possible to obtain an effect equivalent to that of the above, and the above-mentioned arc transition can be performed stably.
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51 cannot pass through the above-mentioned gap 149, and as shown in FIG. 22, it is caught between the lower guide tube 60 and the restrictor 68 and stops there. Once the large raw material 151 has stopped at the above location, the small titanium raw material 150 continues to fall toward the molten metal pool 37a for a while, and then the restriction body 151 is stopped as shown in FIG. 6
8 is raised and the large raw material 151 is dropped toward the molten metal pool in the crucible. In this case, as described above, the small raw materials 150 are first dropped toward the center of the molten metal pool 37a in the crucible 37, and the small raw materials are accumulated there. A large raw material 151 is dropped. Therefore, the small-sized raw materials that have been dropped first and are piled up in the center of the molten metal pool act as a cushioning material, which cushions the impact of the large-sized raw material 151 falling. Even when such a large raw material is charged, scattering of the molten metal is prevented by suppressing the falling speed by the action of the restrictor 68 and by the buffering effect of the small raw material.
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A cylinder body 152 is provided at the axial center position of the cylinder portion 54h and the upper guide cylinder 59h of the guide cylinder 23h. The outer peripheral surface of this cylindrical body 152, except for its upper part, is covered with a protection pipe 153 made of titanium. As a result, even if the raw material fed from the raw material inlet 57h hits the protection pipe 153 and is partially scraped off, and the scraped material falls together with the raw material toward the crucible, It is designed so as not to reduce the purity of the raw materials inside the crucible. A retaining ring 154 is fixed to the lower end of the cylindrical body 152 using a fastener 155.
The ring 154 is connected to the upper end of a cap-shaped substrate 156 . The substrate 156 is made of stainless steel, and its upper surface is covered with a liner 157 made of titanium. This liner 157 is provided for the same purpose as the protection pipe 153. A plurality of support pieces 158 are attached to the lower surface of the substrate 156. A shaft body 159 is supported by these support pieces 158. The shaft body 159 is formed into a ring shape centered on the axis of the cylinder body 152. A connecting piece 160 is swingably suspended from the shaft 159. The upper end portion of a buffer piece 161 made of titanium is fixed to the connecting piece 160 using a plurality of fasteners 162. As a result, the buffer piece 161 can swing like a pendulum in the radial direction of the guide tube 23h about the shaft 159. The connecting piece 160 has a weight 16 integrally formed therewith.
3 is installed. Due to the presence of this weight 163, the buffer piece 161 receives a biasing force that causes its lower end to open outward. Therefore, in the state shown in FIG. 24, the lower end of the buffer piece 161 is connected to the lower guide tube 60.
It is in a state of being in contact with a lining 61h provided on the inner surface of h. In addition, the above protection pipe 153
One end of a plurality of support pieces 164 is attached to the lower end of the support piece 164 . The other end of the support piece 164 is in contact with the inner surface of the upper guide cylinder 59h. As a result, the cylinder 152 is fixedly located at the axial center position of the guide cylinder 59h.
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The drawings show an embodiment of the present application, and FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of a melting and casting apparatus, FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the melting device, FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the connection between the lower furnace wall and the upper furnace wall, and FIG. 5 is a front view of the same.
Figure 6 is a diagram showing the mechanism of the rotating device for the upper furnace wall, Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line, Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line, and Figures 9 and 10 are the upper furnace wall and the airtight enclosure. Fig. 11 is a plan view for explaining the melting range in the crucible, and Fig. 12 shows the arcing piece in the melting device and its structure. Fig. 13 is a plan view showing the relationship between the plasma torch and the arcing piece, Fig. 14 is a plan view of the arcing piece, Fig. 15 is a - line sectional view, Figures 16 and 17 are diagrams for explaining the transition of the plasma arc from the arc starting piece to the object to be melted.
Fig. 8 is a diagram showing different examples of cross-sectional shapes of the rear end of the arcing piece, Fig. 19 is a plan view showing different examples of the arcing piece, and Fig. 20 is a sectional view showing the relationship between the groove and the plasma arc. , Figure 21 is the same as in Figure 20.
A sectional view taken along the line XI-XI, Fig. 22 is a longitudinal sectional view to explain the movement of the raw material within the guide cylinder, and Fig. 23 shows the relationship between the guide cylinder and the raw material introduced therein, the crucible, and the plasma torch. Longitudinal sectional view shown, No. 24
The figure is a longitudinal sectional view showing different examples of the guide tube, No. 25.
The figure is a longitudinal sectional view showing the relationship between the buffer piece and the member that supports it, Figure 26 is a plan view (partially cut away) of the member shown in Figure 25, and Figure 27 is a diagram showing the relationship between the board and the buffer piece. Figure 28, a diagram showing the relationship in detail, is -
Line sectional view. B... Plasma melting device, 37a... Molten metal pool, 50... Furnace wall, 24... Plasma torch, 2
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眮ã1. A molten metal pool that receives charged raw materials and melts them there, and a space above the molten metal pool that surrounds the periphery, and a raw material charging section is provided in the center above the molten metal pool. A surrounding part is provided around the furnace wall to surround the upper part of the raw material charging part and includes a raw material inlet, and a surrounding part is installed around the furnace wall to direct plasma toward the molten metal pool. It consists of a plurality of plasma torches designed to emit an arc, and the raw material introduced from the raw material inlet provided in the surrounding part is brought into the molten metal pool, and the raw material is turned into molten metal by the plasma arc. In the plasma melting apparatus, the furnace wall is separated into upper and lower parts at an intermediate position between the molten metal pool position and the plasma torch mounting position, and the lower part of the upper furnace wall is rotated relative to the upper part of the lower furnace wall. They are movably connected, and are equipped with a separating means to separate the inside and outside air in a rotating state.Furthermore, the upper part of the upper furnace wall and the surrounding part are constructed separately, and the surrounding part is separated from the surrounding part. The upper part of the upper furnace wall is rotatably connected to the lower part, and a separation means is provided to separate the inside and outside air in the rotating state, leaving the lower furnace wall and the surrounding part stationary. A plasma melting apparatus characterized in that the plurality of plasma torches can be rotated around the molten metal pool even in a state where the plasma melting apparatus is in a state where the plasma melting apparatus is
Priority Applications (6)
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JP58234807A JPS60126585A (en) | 1983-12-13 | 1983-12-13 | Plasma dissolver |
GB848430082A GB8430082D0 (en) | 1983-12-13 | 1984-11-28 | Melting cast installation |
GB08430608A GB2151761B (en) | 1983-12-13 | 1984-12-04 | A melting and casting installation |
US06/680,869 US4610296A (en) | 1983-12-13 | 1984-12-12 | Melting cast installation |
FR848419013A FR2556253B1 (en) | 1983-12-13 | 1984-12-12 | INSTALLATION AND PROCESS FOR MELTING AND CASTING |
DE3445534A DE3445534C2 (en) | 1983-12-13 | 1984-12-13 | Melting plant for metallic raw material |
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JP58234807A JPS60126585A (en) | 1983-12-13 | 1983-12-13 | Plasma dissolver |
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JPS60126585A JPS60126585A (en) | 1985-07-06 |
JPH0331770B2 true JPH0331770B2 (en) | 1991-05-08 |
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JP58234807A Granted JPS60126585A (en) | 1983-12-13 | 1983-12-13 | Plasma dissolver |
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JPS60126586A (en) * | 1983-12-14 | 1985-07-06 | 倧åç¹æ®éŒæ ªåŒäŒç€Ÿ | Plasma dissolver |
JPS60129593A (en) * | 1983-12-16 | 1985-07-10 | 倧åç¹æ®éŒæ ªåŒäŒç€Ÿ | Plasma dissolver |
JPWO2009148000A1 (en) * | 2008-06-02 | 2011-10-27 | æéäŒç€Ÿãã¥ãŒãã€ãã£ãŒ | Active steam generator |
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