US20110049197A1 - Liquid device having filter - Google Patents

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US20110049197A1
US20110049197A1 US12/852,238 US85223810A US2011049197A1 US 20110049197 A1 US20110049197 A1 US 20110049197A1 US 85223810 A US85223810 A US 85223810A US 2011049197 A1 US2011049197 A1 US 2011049197A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D37/00—Controlling or regulating the pouring of molten metal from a casting melt-holding vessel
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B21/00—Obtaining aluminium
    • C22B21/06—Obtaining aluminium refining
    • C22B21/066—Treatment of circulating aluminium, e.g. by filtration
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B9/00—General processes of refining or remelting of metals; Apparatus for electroslag or arc remelting of metals
    • C22B9/02—Refining by liquating, filtering, centrifuging, distilling, or supersonic wave action including acoustic waves
    • C22B9/023—By filtering
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P10/00—Technologies related to metal processing
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  • the present invention generally relates to liquid containers having filters, and more particularly, but not exclusively, to liquid containers operable to selectively dispense liquid through the filter.
  • One embodiment of the present invention is a unique liquid containing receptacle.
  • Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for selectively pouring liquid from the liquid containing receptacle. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
  • FIG. 1 depicts one embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 2 depicts another embodiment of the present application.
  • a liquid containing receptacle 50 for enclosing a liquid 52 is shown in schematic form, and a filter 54 and an exit 56 is shown through which the liquid may pass from the liquid containing receptacle 50 .
  • the liquid containing receptacle 50 includes at least one side 58 that define a space 60 for containing the liquid.
  • the at least one side 58 can include one or more surfaces that define the space 60 .
  • the liquid containing receptacle 50 can resemble a bowl that in one embodiment might only have a single inside surface, or can include multiple sides as in a box-like container.
  • the liquid 52 can be either poured into the liquid containing receptacle 50 or can be melted within.
  • the filter 54 is coupled with the liquid containing receptacle 50 and is positioned to filter at least part of the liquid 52 before the liquid 52 is discharged from the liquid containing receptacle 50 .
  • the liquid containing receptacle 50 may include more than one.
  • the filter 54 can be glued into the liquid containing receptacle 50 , but other techniques of attachment can also be used. In some forms the filter 54 may simply be placed within the liquid containing receptacle 50 without the use of mechanical or chemical fasteners, among other devices. In some applications the filter 54 can be replaced after a single use, but in other applications the filter 54 can be used for multiple pours of the liquid 52 .
  • the filter 54 can take a variety of forms and generally includes a number of passages 62 through which the liquid 52 is capable of passing.
  • One form of the present application contemplates a ceramic filter for use with a molten metal material.
  • the present application further contemplates a filter made of materials other than ceramic.
  • the present application contemplates the application of the present inventions with a vast variety of melt materials including, but not limited to, metals and intermetallic materials.
  • the term metal with include elemental metal, alloys, superalloys and intermetallic materials unless specifically provided to the contrary.
  • the passages 62 can be internal to the filter 54 in some embodiments and in other embodiments may include portions formed between the filter 54 and structure coupled to the liquid containing receptacle 50 , such as a side of a nozzle (not shown).
  • the filter 54 can be formed of a variety of materials.
  • the passages 62 of the filter 54 can include a portion or portions having a size that discourages passage of the liquid 52 by virtue of a liquid property of the liquid, such as a surface tension.
  • the passages 62 need not be uniform and need not have consistent shapes, though in some embodiments the passages 62 may be either or both uniform and consistent in shape.
  • the surface tension will be of sufficient force to discourage passage of the liquid when the liquid is under pressure.
  • pressure within the liquid can be increased to overcome the flow resistance of the liquid property to allow liquid 52 to flow through the filter 54 .
  • the pressure of the liquid 52 at which the liquid flows through the filter 54 can be referred to as a starting flow pressure.
  • the filter 54 includes the separation of a contaminant from a material, and/or the control of the passage of a material irrespective of whether any contaminant is removed or separated.
  • the filter 54 is operable as a flow control device without the removal of contaminants from the flowable material.
  • the pressure of the liquid 52 is created by a head height 64 of the liquid 52 and can be supplemented by a pressure of a gas 66 that fills the space 60 above the surface of the liquid 52 .
  • a head height member 68 can be used to vary the head height of the liquid 52 .
  • the head height member 68 operates by decreasing the horizontal space available for the liquid 52 such that the surface of the liquid 52 is caused to rise.
  • the head height member 68 can be a plunger that reciprocates vertically. Other forms of varying the head height are contemplated herein.
  • the gas 66 can be relatively pressurized by a pressure source such as a tank or compressor (not shown).
  • the liquid 52 can flow through the filter 54 by introducing an agent 70 to the liquid 52 such that the starting flow pressure of the liquid 52 is changed.
  • the agent 70 can take the form of a surfactant and can change the surface tension properties of the liquid 52 .
  • the agent can be a solid or a fluid when added to the liquid containing receptacle 50 .
  • the agent 70 can be added in a variety of amounts and at a variety of rates. In some applications the agent 70 can be stirred into the liquid 52 . Adding the agent 70 while also changing head height and/or overpressure of the gas 66 can be used to modulate and/or achieve the starting flow pressure.
  • the liquid 52 can flow through the filter 54 when its temperature changes resulting in a change in the surface tension property of the liquid 52 .
  • the temperature, surface properties, head height and/or overpressure can be used either singly or in some type of combination to modulate and/or achieve the starting flow pressure.
  • the liquid containing receptacle 50 can be used to house the liquid 52 before it is filtered and dispensed to a receiving receptacle 72 .
  • the receiving receptacle 72 can be the final destination for the liquid 52 or can be an intermediate destination.
  • the receiving receptacle 72 is a mold useful for receiving the liquid 52 before being cooled into a shaped solid form.
  • the receiving receptacle 72 is a ceramic mold produced using free form fabrication techniques and shaped to form a gas turbine engine component part such as a blade or vane when liquid poured from liquid containing receptacle 50 is cooled within the mold. Such a component can be used in gas turbine engines used to power aircraft.
  • aircraft includes, but is not limited to, helicopters, airplanes, unmanned space vehicles, fixed wing vehicles, variable wing vehicles, rotary wing vehicles, unmanned combat aerial vehicles, tailless aircraft, hover crafts, and other airborne and/or extraterrestrial (spacecraft) vehicles.
  • helicopters airplanes
  • unmanned space vehicles fixed wing vehicles
  • variable wing vehicles variable wing vehicles
  • rotary wing vehicles unmanned combat aerial vehicles
  • tailless aircraft hover crafts
  • other airborne and/or extraterrestrial (spacecraft) vehicles include, for example, industrial applications, power generation, pumping sets, naval propulsion, weapon systems, security systems, perimeter defense/security systems, and the like known to one of ordinary skill in the art.
  • the filter 54 is useful to discourage an undesirable impurity within the liquid 52 from exiting the liquid containing receptacle 50 and entering the receiving receptacle 72 .
  • the filter 54 can also be used to selectively pour the liquid 52 into the receiving receptacle 72 when sufficient pressure is applied at the filter 54 and/or other changes are affected as discussed hereinabove.
  • the liquid containing receptacle 50 includes a crucible 74 , the filter 54 , a pouring nozzle 76 , housing 78 , and heater 80 .
  • the crucible 74 can be used to heat and retain a liquid metal as part of an investment casting process.
  • the crucible 74 can be used for multiple pours of the liquid metal or can be configured to be disposable such that it is discarded after a single pour, or perhaps after a plurality of pours.
  • the crucible 74 includes the nozzle 76 in the illustrative embodiment but in other embodiments the nozzle 76 can be a separate structure that is coupled or contacts the crucible 74 .
  • the nozzle 76 includes an exit aperture 82 capable of dispensing liquid 52 after passing through the filter 54 .
  • the liquid containing receptacle 50 need not include the nozzle 76 but otherwise will still have some type of exit aperture or apertures 82 .
  • the filter 54 is installed near the exit aperture 82 of the nozzle.
  • the filter can have any variety of shapes and can extend beyond the boundaries indicated in the illustrative embodiment.
  • the crucible 74 is received within the housing 78 and the heater 80 is used to provide heat to the crucible 74 to melt a metallic solid and/or maintain the metal in liquid form.
  • the housing 78 can directly contact or can be coupled through other structure to the crucible 74 .
  • the heater 80 can be a separate device disposed external to the housing 78 but in some embodiments can be incorporated with the housing 78 .
  • the heater 80 is depicted as an induction coil, in different embodiments the heater 80 can take on a variety of other forms.
  • the liquid containing receptacle 50 can include a cover 84 useful for enclosing the liquid containing receptacle 50 .
  • the cover 84 can interact with the housing 78 to create an enclosure above a liquid level within the crucible 74 . Gas, if any, trapped in the enclosure can increase in pressure with an increase in temperature.
  • the cover 84 can have tapered surface to discourage gas leaving the liquid containing receptacle 50 . The tapered surface can engage either or both the housing 78 and crucible 74 .
  • the cover 84 can also include a conduit 86 capable of flowing a gas to the enclosure.
  • the gas is an inert gas but can take on other forms in different embodiments. Though the conduit 86 is shown disposed within the cover 84 , in some embodiments the conduit 86 can be relatively fixed to the housing 78 .
  • the cover 84 includes a weight 90 in the illustrative embodiment, but some embodiments may lack such a weight.
  • the weight 90 can be used to provide a downward force on the cover 84 to prevent it from raising and allowing gas to escape from the enclosure.
  • weight 90 can be selected to permit the cover 84 to lift at a relief pressure to permit gas to escape.
  • the cover can be locked in place during operation.
  • a seal 92 can be used between the housing 78 and the crucible 74 and can be useful to discourage pressurized gases from exiting the housing 78 .
  • the seal 92 discourages excessive blow by.
  • the seal 92 can take a variety of forms and can be used in locations other than that depicted in FIG. 2 .
  • pressurized gas can be used to drive the crucible 74 into the seal 92 to increase the effectiveness of the seal 92 .
  • a pressure source 88 can be used to vary the pressure inside the enclosure.
  • the pressure source 88 can be a pressurized tank, compressor, or other device and in some forms can raise and/or lower the pressure.
  • this embodiment can additionally and/or alternatively include a head height member 68 or other device useful in changing head height. Furthermore, the embodiment can additionally and/or alternatively include the agent 70 .
  • the present application includes a bottom pour crucible prepared with a filter glued within it such that any material flowing out of the bottom of the crucible must pass through the filter.
  • a metal charge is placed into this crucible.
  • the crucible and charge are then loaded into a furnace wherein the crucible placement lies within a pressure boundary encased by an induction coil.
  • the induction coil is used to melt the metal in the crucible.
  • surface tension prevents the liquid metal from flowing through the filter and the molten metal is thereby contained within the crucible.
  • power is applied to raise the temperature of the resultant liquid metal to a desired level.
  • a lid is lowered over the pressure boundary and the crucible is pressurized, thus forcing metal through the filter and into the mold below.
  • the crucible is then removed and another takes its place in order to prepare for the next poring sequence.
  • One aspect of the present application provides an apparatus for discharging a melt comprising a molten metal container for holding a liquid and a nozzle located near a bottom of the molten metal container operable to dispense the liquid, the nozzle having an exit aperture through which the liquid passes when being dispensed from the molten metal container, a filter having a portion positioned within the molten metal container upstream of the nozzle exit aperture and operable to extract an impurity from the liquid as the liquid passes through the filter before being dispensed from the molten metal container, and wherein during operation a filter-fluid interaction discourages liquid from passing through the filter at a non-flow pressure present in the liquid and the filter-fluid interaction permits liquid from passing through the filter at a flow pressure.
  • Another aspect of the application provides an apparatus comprising a container operable to hold a molten metal liquid and having a dispensing orifice capable of flowing the molten metal liquid from the container, a plurality of flow paths disposed within the container and so dimensioned that the molten metal liquid is discouraged from flowing through at least some of the plurality of flow paths at a first liquid pressure and permitted to flow through at least some of the plurality of flow paths at a second liquid pressure, and wherein the plurality of flow paths are structured to extract an impurity from the molten metal liquid before the molten metal liquid is dispensed from the container.
  • Yet another aspect of the application provides an apparatus comprising an casting crucible having a nozzle for dispensing a molten metal and a pressure-operative control device positioned upstream from an outlet of the nozzle, the pressure-operative control device operable to flow the molten metal at a first molten metal pressure and to discourage flow of molten metal at a second molten metal pressure, and means for changing a flowable pressure of a molten metal at the pressure-operative filter to cause the molten metal to flow from the nozzle.
  • Still another aspect of the application provides a method comprising depositing a metal within a crucible having an internal filter, heating the metal within the crucible during a liquid state of the metal, and selectively flowing the metal through the internal filter to remove impurities prior to being discharged from the crucible, the selectively flowing dependent upon whether a pressure in the metal is above or below a flowable pressure of the filter.

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