2107results about "Electric furnace" patented technology

A fast quench reaction includes a reactor chamber having a high temperature heating means such as a plasma torch at its inlet and a restrictive convergent-divergent nozzle at its outlet end. Reactants are injected into the reactor chamber. The resulting heated gaseous stream is then rapidly cooled by passage through the nozzle. This "freezes" the desired end product(s) in the heated equilibrium reaction stage.

An austenoferritic stainless steel with high tensile elongation includes iron and the following elements in the indicated weight amounts based on total weight: carbon<0.04% 0.4%<silicon<1.2% 2%<manganese<4% 0.1%<nickel<1% 18%<chromium<22% 0.05%<copper<4% sulfur<0.03% phosphorus<0.1% 0.1%<nitrogen<0.3% molybdenum<3% the steel having a two-phase structure of austenite and ferrite and comprising between 30% and 70% of austenite, wherein Creq=Cr %+Mo %+1.5 Si % Nieq=Ni %+0.33 Cu %+0.5 Mn %+30 C %+30 N % and Creq/Nieq is from 2.3 to 2.75, and wherein IM=551-805(C+N)%-8.52 Si %-8.57 Mn %-12.51 Cr %-36 Ni %-34.5 Cu %-14 Mo %, IM being from 40 to 115.

A process for manufacturing Ti alloy structures using a SFFF manufacturing process with a welding torch as a high energy source, which comprises using as a feed a feed wire made from Ti sponge and alloying powders, or forming a Ti alloy in-situ in the melt.

The present invention provides a control system for the conversion of carbonaceous feedstock into a gas. In particular, the control system is designed to be configurable for use in controlling one or more processes implemented in, and/or by, a gasification system for the conversion of such feedstock into a gas, which may be used for one or more downstream applications. Gasification processes controllable by different embodiments of the disclosed control system may include in various combinations, a converter, a residue conditioner, a recuperator and/or heat exchanger system, one or more gas conditioners, a gas homogenization system and one or more downstream applications. The control system operatively controls various local, regional and/or global processes related to the overall gasification process, and thereby adjusts various control parameters thereof adapted to affect these processes for a selected result. Various sensing elements and response elements are therefore distributed throughout the controlled system and used to acquire various process, reactant and/or product characteristics, compare these characteristics to suitable ranges of such characteristics conducive to achieving the desired result, and respond by implementing changes to in one or more of the ongoing processes via one or more controllable process devices.

Known phosphate ceramic formulations are improved and the ability to produce iron-based phosphate ceramic systems is enabled by the addition of an oxidizing or reducing step during the acid-base reactions that form the phosphate ceramic products. The additives allow control of the rate of the acid-base reactions and concomitant heat generation. In an alternate embodiment, waste containing metal anions are stabilized in phosphate ceramic products by the addition of a reducing agent to the phosphate ceramic mixture. The reduced metal ions are more stable and/or reactive with the phosphate ions, resulting in the formation of insoluble metal species within the phosphate ceramic matrix, such that the resulting chemically bonded phosphate ceramic product has greater leach resistance.

Disclosed herein is an LED package for a backlight unit. The LED package includes a plurality of LEDs, a die bonding part, a wire bonding part and a body. The die bonding part, on which the plurality of LEDs is arranged, allows the first electrodes of the LEDs to be electrically connected to an external circuit. The wire bonding part is spaced apart from the die bonding part by a predetermined distance to be insulated from the die bonding part and allows the second electrodes of the LEDs to be electrically connected to the external circuit so that the LEDs are operated. The body has a molding cup which is used to fill a space above the LEDs with transparent resin and a base on which the die bonding part and the wire bonding part are arranged.

A device for submerging scrap metal includes: (a) a drive source, (b) a drive shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the drive source, and (d) an impeller connected to the second end of the drive shaft, the impeller preferably having two or more outwardly-extending blades. Preferably, each of the blades has a portion that directs molten metal at least partially downward. The impeller design leads to lower operating speeds, lower vibration, longer component life and less maintenance. Additionally, the impeller preferably has a connective portion. The connective portion is used to connect the impeller to the shaft and preferably comprises a nonthreaded, tapered bore extending through the impeller.

Molten iron is prepared by (1) providing iron oxide and a carbonaceous reducing agent, (2) preparing a shaped product from the carbonaceous reducing agent and the iron oxide, (3) preparing solid reduced iron from the shaped product, wherein the solid reduced iron has a metallization of at least 60%, a specific gravity of at least 1.7, and a carbon content of at least 50% of the theoretical amount required for reducing the iron oxide remaining in the solid reduced iron, and, (4) before substantial cooling occurs, heating the solid reduced iron in an arc heating-type melting furnace at a high temperature. The molten iron can be prepared efficiently from iron ores of relatively low iron content without causing erosion of refractories, at high energy and high reduction efficiencies, and by a simple operation in a simple facility.

A multi-purpose, multi-oxy-fuel High Temperature Power Burner/Injector/Oxygen Lance, Mechanical System Apparatus Device, for steelmaking from recycled scrap and/or virgin ferrous charge, which can be employed in multi-oxy-fuel (natural gas; pulverized carbonaceous matter; heavy oil), especially by Oxygen Combusted mixture of Natural Gas/Pulverized Carbonaceous Matter in High Temperature Power Burner Mode, for efficient and rapid melting of solid ferrous charge (cold or preheated) in a special steelmaking Metallurgical Furnace or Open Hearth Furnace, Tandem Furnace, BOF, EAF, as its augmenting or only source of thermal energy; more than one Device in Oxygen-Natural Gas/Pulverized Carbonaceous Matter Power Burner Mode, can be employed as the only source of thermal energy in a modified, originally Electric Arc Furnace, as total replacement of Graphite Electrodes and Electric Arc System, the replacement being noticeably more primary energy efficient than the thermal energy provided by Graphite Electrode/Arc System; it also can be employed in an Solid Particles Injector Mode, for injecting of adequately granulated carbonaceous materials or lime into the molten steel for its carburizing or for foamy slag control; further it can be employed in a natural gas shrouded, pulsating oxygen stream, for vertically to the charge oriented soft blow supersonic Oxygen Injection Lance Mode, for decarburization of the molten metal contained in the hearth of the metallurgical furnace and foamy slag control; in one of the embodiments-generally arcuate-pivotally mounted, liquid media cooled composite body, is pivoted into and out of a furnace vessel through a small opening in the shell wall for auto-regulated constant optimal positioning of the Composite Body Tip against solid or molten charge, in each and all multi-purpose modes; furthermore, when inserted into the furnace vessel, the arcuate composite body can be rotated about its longitudinal axis for directing the oxy-fuel high temperature flame towards unmolten charge in the furnace; in an other-generally linear-embodiment, the liquid cooled composite body is attached to the mast type carrier allowing vertical movement of the composite body which enters the furnace vessel through a small opening in the furnace roof; the bimetallic, liquid cooled special tip assembly of both-arcuate and linear embodiments-of the composite body includes easy replaceable, independent, multi-opening nozzles, mounted in a protective, retracted position inside of the liquid cooled special tip assembly.

An apparatus for thermal conversion of one or more reactants to desired end products includes an insulated reactor chamber having a high temperature heater such as a plasma torch at its inlet end and, optionally, a restrictive convergent-divergent nozzle at its outlet end. In a thermal conversion method, reactants are injected upstream from the reactor chamber and thoroughly mixed with the plasma stream before entering the reactor chamber. The reactor chamber has a reaction zone that is maintained at a substantially uniform temperature. The resulting heated gaseous stream is then rapidly cooled by passage through the nozzle, which "freezes" the desired end product(s) in the heated equilibrium reaction stage, or is discharged through an outlet pipe without the convergent-divergent nozzle. The desired end products are then separated from the gaseous stream.

The invention relates to a high carbon steel wire rod with tensile strength of more than 1,200 MPa and surface shrinkage of more than 35 percent and a preparation method thereof. The high carbon steelwire rod comprises the base components of C, Si, Mn, Cr and the like, selective components of Ni, Cu, Al, B, Ti, Nb, Mo and the like, and the balance of Fe and impurities. The preparation method comprises the following procedures of smelting, casting, rolling and cooling control sequentially, wherein the rolling-starting temperature of the rolling procedure is controlled between 1,000 DEG C and 1,100 DEG C, the spinning temperature is 870-930 DEG C, the cooling controlling procedure is carried out by adopting Steyr cooling control, rapid cooling is adopted before the phase change and at the earlier stage of the phase change, and the slow cooling is adopted at the later stage of the phase change. The high carbon steel wire rod has excellent mechanical performance, less alloy elements and low cost; and meanwhile, the preparation method is realized by only less adjusting the prior production process of the high carbon steel wire rod without nearly adding any production cost.

The invention relates to a vanadium extraction coolant and a preparation method and a use method thereof which belong to the field of metallurgy. The invention provides a novel vanadium extraction coolant and overcomes the defects of complex use of the existing coolant and the large operation difficulty of the existing vanadium extraction technique. The vanadium extraction coolant comprises 80 to 95 percent of the oxides of iron, 3 to 6 percent of SiO2, 0.1 to 0.6 percent of V2O5, 1 to 3 percent of MgCl2 and the rest is less inevitable unpurified elements; the total amount is 100 percent. The vanadium extraction coolant of the invention is collocated and pressed by adopting iron concentrate powder containing vanadium and ferric oxide (or vanadium extraction mud) with a bonding agent which not only has a simple preparation method, but also has high cooling intensity; besides, the using method is simple during the process of using the vanadium extraction; the vanadium extraction technique is more smooth; the quality of the vanadium slag and the quality of gun iron are more stable; the invention fully recycles the most resources of iron and vanadium in the coolant simultaneously when achieving the goals of ''removing vanadium and preserving carbon''.

A method of preparing nanoparticles includes using low-temperature plasma and a pulsed second process gas. Nanoparticles having uniform sizes and nanoparticles having a core-shell structure may be formed. A lithium battery includes an electrode that includes the nanoparticles.

An improved method and apparatus for metal melting, refining and processing, particularly adapted to steel making in an electric arc furnace. The method provides auxiliary thermal energy to the steel making process, particulate injection for the formation of slag and foamy slag, and oxygen injection for the decarburization of the melt, for the formation of foamy slag and for post combustion burning of carbon monoxide. The burner includes two injection barrels for providing finely pulverized particles and for providing either a supersonic or a subsonic primary flow of an oxidizing gas. The barrels are positioned side by side in a nozzle at the entrance of a flame shaping chamber of a fluid cooled combustion chamber. The nozzle also contains a plurality of fuel orifices for the providing pressurized fuel to the combustion chamber and a plurality of oxidizing gas orifices for providing a secondary flow of an oxidizing gas around the periphery of the nozzle. Because all of the flows of fuel, oxidizing gas and particulates pass through the flame shaping chamber, they are all substantially directed to the same location in the electric arc furnace. The directionality of the flows allows the burner to heat a localized spot of the slag with thermal energy from the oxidation of the fuel, from the oxidation of oxidizable components in the slag or the melt by the lancing of supersonic oxidizing gas, or from any combination of these. Once a spot in the slag is sufficiently heated, a flow of carbon is directed to the localized hot spot in the slag to reduce the FeO, and other oxides, in the slag to carbon monoxide and produce foamy slag. The particulate carbon introduction can be accompanied by further oxidizing gas injection before, during or after the carbon injection.

A system for purification of high value metals comprises an electrolytic cell in which an anode formed of a composite of a metal oxide of the metal of interest with carbon is electrochemically reduced in a molten salt electrolyte.

It is a new preparation and production method of corrosion-resistant and anti-abrasive plastic die steel 4Cr16Mo and its big mirror module. The characteristic is about its chemical composition. There are 0.33-0.43%C, 0.30-1.00%Mn, 0.30-1.00%Si, less than 0.045%S, less than 0.045%P, 14-18%Cr, 0.10-1.00%Ni, 0.80-1.50%Mo besides Fe. The method includes double refinement consisting of the primer smelting in electric furnace and vacuum handling outside the furnace and electroslag remelting, and necessary stress relieving annealing static ingot and electroslag ingot to refine electroslag ingot of component-uniform. After that, it uses hot machining forging technology and necessary stress relieving annealing of module to make the electroslag ingot into big module (thickness: 500mm, width:1200mm, length: 2500mm). At last, special heat-treat module modified treatment technology is used to bring out big highly corrosion-resistant and highly anti-abrasive plastic die steel module. This kind of module has stable quality and the nature reaching the standard(dirty component A<=2.0, B<=2.0, C thinness<=2.0, C thickness<=1.5, D<=2.0). To sum up, it has significant economic and social efficiency.

This invention relates to laser cladding of components used in high temperature-corrosive applications, such as those associated with metallurgical vessels' lances, nozzles and tuyeres, for extending their service life under such severe conditions. In particular, this invention relates to a method for applying a high melting point material onto a substrate, said substrate having a melting point temperature below the melting point temperature of the high melting point material, comprising: (a) moving a laser beam generated from a laser over the surface of said substrate, said laser beam comprised of wavelengths from about 300 to about 10,600 nanometers; (h) providing a metal, alloy, or metal-alloy composite powder to the surface of said substrate; and (c) generating sufficient power to the laser to superficially heat said substrate and to effect a fusion bond between the metal, alloy or metal-alloy composite powder and the surface of said substrate.

This invention provides processes and systems for converting biomass into high-carbon biogenic reagents that are suitable for a variety of commercial applications. High carbon biogenic reagents are also provided.

An improved method and apparatus for EAF steelmaking wherein the method provides additional thermal energy to the steel making process, carbon injection for the formation of foamy slag, and oxygen injection for the decarburization of the melt, the formation of foamy slag and post combustion burning of carbon monoxide. The apparatus comprises a unique burner configuration which has a central conduit for alternatively supplying fluid hydrocarbon fuel or particulate carbon with a carrier gas which are discharged through a exit opening. The fuel or carbon is mixed with a high speed, preferably supersonic, stream of oxidizing gas. The high speed stream of oxidizing gas is provided by an annular supersonic nozzle which causes the oxidizing gas to surround the fuel or the particulates with an annular flow. The annular nozzle design can be adjusted to direct the flows of particulates and oxidizing gases in the areas and shapes desired for efficient management of the steelmaking process. Optionally, the burner can have another conduit for the secondary supply of a pressurized flow of hydrocarbon fluid fuel to a series of apertures which surround the annular flow. Further, optionally, the burner can have another conduit for the supply of a pressurized flow of a secondary oxidizing gas to a series of apertures which surround the annular flow.

The invention relates to high-boron low-alloy high-speed steel roll and a preparation method thereof. The roll comprises two parts, namely a roll barrel (1) and a roll core (2), wherein the roll barrel comprises the following chemical components by weight percent: 0.32-0.55% of C, 1.42-2.13% of B, 5.2-6.5% of Cr, 2.5-4.5% of W, 1.6-1.8% of V, 0.5-1.0% of Nb, 0.3-1.0% of Si, 0.3-1.0% of Mn, 0.10-0.20% of Ti, 0.05-0.12% of N, 0.04-0.12% of Y, 0.08-0.15% of Mg, less than 0.04% of P, less than 0.04% of S and the balance Fe. The roll prepared by the method of the invention is characterized by high hardness, deep quenched depth and good wear resistance and thermal fatigue resistance, and has good use effect in the production of hot rolled steel.

The X65 pipeline steel for use in acid condition consists of C 0.02-0.05 wt%, Mn 1.20-1.50 wt%, Si 0.10-0.50 wt%, S not more than 0.0020 wt%, P 0.004-0.012 wt%, Nb 0.05-0.07 wt%, Ti 0.005-0.025 wt%, Mo 0.050-0.195 wt%, Cu not more than 0.35 wt%, Ni not more than 0.35 wt%, N not more than 0.0080 wt%, Ca 0.0015-0.0045 wt% and Ca/S not less than 2.0 except Fe. Its making process includes the following steps: smelting in a converter or an electric furnace; secondary steel making including LF desulfurizing + RH vacuum deairing and Ca treatment; continuous casting; rolling with initial rolling termination temperature of 940-1020 deg.c and finish rolling termination temperature of 780-840 deg.c; and winding at 500-580 deg.c. The X65 pipeline steel has low manufacture cost, high HIC resistance, high dynamic tear resistance and high impact toughness.

A method of producing a nickel base alloy includes casting the alloy within a casting mold and subsequently annealing and overaging the ingot at at least 1200° F. (649° C.) for at least 10 hours. The ingot is electroslag remeelted at a melt rate of at least 8 lbs/min (3.63 kg/mm.), and the ESR ingot is then transferred to a heating furnace within 4 hours of complete solidification and is subjected to a novel post-ESR heat treatment. A suitable VAR electrode is provided form the ESR ingot, and the electrode is vacuum arc remelted at a melt rate of 8 to 11 lbs/minute (3.63 to 5.00 kg/minute) to provide a VAR ingot. The method allows premium quality VAR ingots having diameters greater than 30 inches (762 mm) to be prepared from Alloy 718 and other nickel base superalloys subject to significant segregation on casting.

Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a molten metal containment structure including a refractory molten metal containment vessel having an external surface, and a metal casing for the vessel having an internal surface at least partially surrounding the external surface of the vessel at a distance therefrom forming a spacing between the vessel and the casing. The spacing includes an unobstructed upwardly extending gap that is vented to the exterior of the structure by upper and lower openings in the casing. A layer of insulating material is preferably positioned in the spacing between the internal surface of the casing and the external surface of the vessel, with the layer of insulating material being narrower than the spacing at least at upwardly extending sides of the casing, thereby forming the unobstructed gap. The vessel may be a metal conveying trough, a housing for a metal filter, a container for a metal degasser unit, a crucible, or the like.

A glass having a SiO₂—Al₂O₃—B₂O₃—RO (RO is at least one of MgO, CaO, BaO, SrO and ZnO) based composition, a temperature corresponding to 10^2.5 poise being 1570° C. or higher and an alkali content of 0.01 to 0.2% and a ZrO₂ content of 0.01 to 0.3%, as expressed in % by mass. And, a glass having a SiO₂—Al₂O₃—B₂O₃—RO (RO is at least one of MgO, CaO, BaO, SrO and ZnO) based composition, a density of 2.5 g/cm³ or less, an average thermal expansion coefficient of 25 to 36×10⁻⁷/° C. in a temperature range of 30 to 380° C., a strain point of 640° C. or higher and an alkali content of 0.01 to 0.2% and a ZrO₂ content of not less than 0.01% and less than 0.4%, as expressed in % by mass.

A process for treating a metal sulphide concentrate which includes the steps of: a) roasting the concentrate to reduce the sulphide content of the concentrate, to a negligible value and b) melting the concentrate, under reducing conditions, in an electrically stabilized open-arc furnace, in particular a DC arc furnace.

Methods for inducing the precipitation of substantially water insoluble mineral carbonates in pores, spaces and fractures by conveying a carbon-dioxide (ie. CO2) bearing gaseous phase or an oxidised-carbon-bearing aqueous phase into spaces where reaction with an existing or introduced fluid phase of appropriate composition occurs, or by conveying a fluid of appropriate composition into spaces where reaction of the fluid components with a fluid delivery medium occurs, or by conveying a fluid of appropriate composition into spaces under controlled physical conditions such that unassisted reaction of the fluid components occurs. The present invention also provides a method of reducing the permeability or improving the structural integrity of natural or man-made aggregates of mineral or waste materials comprising the introduction of carbon dioxide or a soluble carbonate species into the aggregate to react with a chemical compound capable of reacting with the carbon dioxide or soluble carbonate species to form a substantially insoluble carbonate within pores, spaces or fractures in the aggregate in broadly controllable geometric distributions, wherein an appropriate chemical compound capable of reacting with the carbon dioxide or soluble carbonate species to form a substantially insoluble carbonate may need to be introduced to the aggregate if not already present in suitable concentrations wherein the carbon dioxide or soluble carbonate species need not be introduced to the aggregate if already present in suitable concentrations. The present invention also provides a method of reducing the permeability or improving the structural integrity of natural or man-made aggregates of mineral or waste materials comprising the introduction of one or more reactive materials to react to form a substantially insoluble carbonate within pores, spaces or fractures.

The present invention relates to resorbable glass scaffolds for use in biological applications and methods for making same. Specifically, these scaffolds are composed of phosphate glass fibers, where the rate of dissolution into biological fluids is controlled by the length of time the glass is held above its melt temperature prior to spinning the fiber.

A grating pulse compressor configuration is introduced for increasing the optical dispersion for a given footprint and to make practical the application for chirped pulse amplification (CPA) to quasi-narrow bandwidth materials, such as Nd:YAG. The grating configurations often use cascaded pairs of gratings to increase angular dispersion an order of magnitude or more. Increased angular dispersion allows for decreased grating separation and a smaller compressor footprint.

The invention discloses low-alloy high-strength cast steel, and a smelting and heat treatment method thereof. The cast steel comprises the following chemical components in percentage by weight: 0.17-0.22% of carbon, 0.20-0.60% of silicon, 0.80-1.20% of manganese, less than or equal to 0.020% of phosphorus, less than or equal to 0.015% of sulfur, 0.45-1.05% of chromium, 0.4-0.9% of nickel, 0.4-0.95% of molybdenum and less than or equal to 0.30% of copper, and the balance of iron and inevitable impurities. An electric arc furnace oxidation-reduction method or a medium-frequency induction furnace is used for smelting. After a wind power planet carrier casting poured by the low-alloy cast steel disclosed by the invention is heated, the mechanical properties can be stably achieved, the strength of extension is greater than or equal to 830Mpa, the yield strength is greater than or equal to 790MPa, the extension rate is greater than or equal to 12%, and the impact absorption power with a lower temperature of minus 40 DEG C is greater than or equal to 27J.

This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for smelting titanium metal by the thermal reduction of titanium oxide (TiO2) to titanium metal (Ti); a mixed salt of calcium chloride (CaCl2) and calcium oxide (CaO) contained in a reaction vessel is heated to form a molten salt which constitutes a reaction region, the molten salt in the reaction region is electrolyzed thereby converting the molten salt into a strongly reducing molten salt containing monovalent calcium ions (Ca<+>) and/or calcium (Ca), titanium oxide is supplied to the strongly reducing molten salt and the titanium oxide is reduced and the resulting titanium metal is deoxidized by the monovalent calcium ions and/or calcium. The method and the apparatus make it feasible to produce commercially titanium metal suitable for a variety of applications from titanium oxide.