Titanium alloy smelting equipment facilitating feeding

By introducing a preheating box and a stirring mechanism into the titanium alloy smelting equipment, and using the heat of cooling water to preheat the titanium rods, the problem of high energy consumption in titanium alloy smelting equipment is solved, and energy consumption is reduced while the efficiency of the cooling system is improved.

CN223636616UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-05XICHANG CHUANGRUN NEW MATERIALS CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423206318.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-25
Publication Date
2025-12-05
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-25

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Technical Problem

In existing titanium alloy smelting equipment, the heating of low-temperature titanium rods during the feeding process requires high energy consumption, leading to increased energy consumption.

Method used

A titanium alloy melting device with easy feeding was designed, which includes a preheating box and a stirring mechanism. The titanium rod is preheated by the heat of cooling water, and the heat exchange efficiency is improved by the stirring paddle, thereby reducing the energy consumption of the furnace.

Benefits of technology

Preheating the titanium rods in a preheating box reduces melting time and energy consumption, while also lowering the cooling water temperature and improving the energy efficiency of the cooling system.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses titanium alloy smelting equipment facilitating feeding, and belongs to the technical field of titanium alloy machining. Titanium alloy smelting equipment facilitating feeding comprises a smelting furnace and further comprises a preheating box fixedly connected to the side wall of the smelting furnace, an arc-shaped guide channel matched with titanium rod raw materials is arranged on the preheating box, the output end of the guide channel communicates with the top of the smelting furnace, and a feeding hopper is arranged on the smelting furnace; the heat conduction plate is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the guide channel, a stirring mechanism is arranged in the cavity of the preheating box, and the stirring end of the stirring mechanism is matched with the heat conduction plate; on one hand, heat of cooling water can be utilized to preheat a titanium rod to be smelted, the titanium rod in a low-temperature state is heated, energy consumption of a smelting furnace is reduced, time needed by smelting is shortened, on the other hand, the temperature of the cooling water can be reduced, and energy is saved while the cooling water is utilized to preheat the titanium rod. And the energy consumption of a subsequent cooling system can be reduced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to titanium alloy processing technical field especially, relates to a titanium alloy smelting equipment convenient to feed. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of science and technology, the demand for light high-strength material surges, titanium alloy becomes one of important structural materials, especially in the manufacture of airplane, medical auxiliary instrument, the application of titanium alloy makes the performance of these equipment instruments more superior, the usual smelting flow is to mix titanium bar and other appropriate alloy elements (such as aluminum, molybdenum, manganese etc.), then heats it to fusion state using electric arc furnace, then pours the molten titanium alloy into casting mold and cools into shape.

[0003] At present, the electric arc furnace is usually provided with a cooling system, and cooling water is one of its common cooling media, the cooling water circulates through the cooling pipeline, flows through the cooling components on the electric arc furnace, and the cooling water after absorbing heat is pumped directly into the cooling tower for cooling, so that the heat absorbed in the cooling water cannot be fully utilized, resulting in loss of heat energy, and in the feeding process of the traditional titanium alloy smelting equipment, the titanium bar is directly transported into the smelting furnace, since the titanium bar is in a low-temperature state, it needs to be heated to a certain temperature first, so that it can be melted, thereby increasing the energy consumption of the titanium alloy smelting equipment. SUMMARY

[0004] The utility model discloses a titanium alloy smelting equipment convenient to feed to solve the problem of low-temperature titanium bar increasing the energy consumption of titanium alloy smelting equipment in the prior art.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0006] A titanium alloy smelting equipment convenient to feed, comprising a smelting furnace, further comprising: a preheating box fixedly connected to the side wall of the smelting furnace, wherein an arc-shaped guide channel matched with titanium bar raw materials is arranged on the preheating box, and the output end of the guide channel is communicated with the top of the smelting furnace, a feed hopper is arranged on the smelting furnace, and the input end of the guide channel is fixedly connected with the feed hopper; a heat-conducting plate is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the guide channel, wherein an agitating mechanism is arranged in the cavity of the preheating box, and the agitating end of the agitating mechanism is matched with the heat-conducting plate.

[0007] In order to facilitate the agitation of the cooling liquid in the preheating box, preferably, the agitating mechanism comprises a stirring paddle, a rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the side wall of the preheating box, the stirring paddle is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft, and the stirring paddle is arranged in the cavity of the preheating box.

[0008] In order to facilitate the delivery of the cooling liquid, further, one side of the preheating box is communicated with the output end of the cooling system through the liquid inlet pipe, and the other side of the preheating box is communicated with the input end of the cooling system through the liquid outlet pipe.

[0009] In order to facilitate the rotation of the stirring paddle, still further, the preheating box side wall is fixedly connected with a transmission disc, the rotating shaft extends into the transmission disc and is fixedly connected with a turbine blade, one side of the transmission disc is communicated with the preheating box through a pipeline, and the other side of the liquid inlet pipe is fixedly connected with the transmission disc.

[0010] In order to facilitate the plugging or unplugging of the discharge end of the guide channel, preferably, the furnace top is provided with a discharge port, the output end of the guide channel is communicated with the discharge port, and a first telescopic member is arranged on the furnace, and the output end of the first telescopic member is fixedly connected with a first baffle, when the output end of the first telescopic member rises or falls, the discharge port is plugged or unplugged by the first baffle.

[0011] In order to facilitate the plugging or unplugging of the discharge end of the guide channel, preferably, the furnace top is provided with a discharge port, the output end of the guide channel is communicated with the discharge port, and a first telescopic member is arranged on the furnace, and the output end of the first telescopic member is fixedly connected with a first baffle, when the output end of the first telescopic member rises or falls, the discharge port is plugged or unplugged by the first baffle.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the titanium alloy smelting equipment provided by the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0013] 1、The titanium alloy smelting equipment, when the titanium rod enters the middle position of the guide channel, on the one hand, the heat of the cooling water is transferred to the cavity of the guide channel, and the titanium rod to be smelted is preheated, the titanium rod in the low-temperature state is heated, the energy consumption of the furnace is reduced, and the smelting time is reduced, on the other hand, the temperature of the cooling water can be reduced, and the energy consumption of the subsequent cooling system is reduced while the waste heat of the cooling water is utilized.

[0014] 2、The titanium alloy smelting equipment, by rotating the stirring paddle in the preheating box, the cooling water can be stirred, so that the heat is transferred to the heat conduction plate more quickly, the contact between the cooling water and the surface of the heat conduction plate is more frequent, the heat exchange efficiency is effectively improved, and the heat is quickly transferred to the titanium rod.

[0015] The part not involved in the device is the same as or can be realized by the prior art, the titanium rod to be smelted can be preheated by using the heat of the cooling water, the titanium rod in a low temperature state is heated, the energy consumption of the smelting furnace is reduced, and the time required for smelting is reduced, on the one hand, and the temperature of the cooling water can be reduced, the cooling water is preheated, and the energy consumption of the subsequent cooling system can be reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 A first perspective view of the structure of the titanium alloy smelting equipment convenient for feeding is provided for the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 A second perspective view of the structure of the titanium alloy smelting equipment convenient for feeding is provided for the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 A cut structure of the titanium alloy smelting equipment convenient for feeding is provided for the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 A local structure of the titanium alloy smelting equipment convenient for feeding is provided for the utility model.

[0020] In the figure: 1, smelting furnace; 2, preheating box; 3, guide channel; 4, heat conduction plate; 5, discharge port; 6, first telescopic part; 7, first baffle; 8, feeding hopper; 9, feeding port; 10, second telescopic part; 11, second baffle; 12, transmission disc; 13, rotating shaft; 14, stirring paddle; 15, turbine blade; 16, liquid inlet pipe; 17, liquid outlet pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments.

[0022] In the description of the utility model, it should be understood that the terms "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore, it cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model.

[0023] Embodiment:

[0024] Reference Figures 1-4The utility model provides a titanium alloy smelting equipment of convenient feeding, including the smelting furnace 1 still includes: preheating box 2 is fixedly connected on the side wall of smelting furnace 1, wherein, preheating box 2 is provided with the arc guide channel 3 of matching with titanium bar raw material on, and the output of guide channel 3 is connected with the top of smelting furnace 1, and preheating box 2 is provided with the feed hopper 8 on the top of smelting furnace 1, and the input of guide channel 3 is fixedly connected with feed hopper 8, and the heat conduction plate 4 is fixedly connected on the outer wall of guide channel 3, wherein, preheating box 2 is provided with the agitating mechanism in the cavity, and the agitating end of agitating mechanism is matched with heat conduction plate 4.

[0025] The smelting furnace 1 is generally an electric arc furnace, and its smelting process is to mix titanium rods and other appropriate alloy elements such as aluminum, molybdenum, manganese, etc., heat them to a molten state, then pour the molten titanium alloy into a casting mold to cool and form, and a cooling system is usually provided in the electric arc furnace, and cooling water is one of the common cooling media, which circulates through the cooling pipeline, flows through the cooling components on the electric arc furnace, and the cooled water is pumped directly into the cooling tower for cooling. The device is provided with a preheating box 2, and one side of the preheating box 2 is connected to the output of the cooling system through a liquid inlet pipe 16, and the other side of the preheating box 2 is connected to the input of the cooling system through a liquid outlet pipe 17, so that the cooling water will enter the preheating box 2 through the liquid inlet pipe 16 when it is backflowing, and then be transported to the cooling system through the liquid outlet pipe 17, and the cooling water in the preheating box 2 will be in a flowing state.

[0026] Referring to Figure 3 The preheating box 2 is provided with an arc-shaped guide channel 3 matching the titanium rod raw material, and the middle part of the guide channel 3 is located in the cavity of the preheating box 2, and the heat conduction plate 4 can absorb the heat of the cooling water in the cavity of the preheating box 2 and transfer the heat to the guide channel 3. The feed hopper 8 can hold titanium rods, and when the titanium rods enter the middle part of the guide channel 3 through the input end of the guide channel 3, on the one hand, the heat of the cooling water will be transferred to the cavity of the guide channel 3, and the titanium rods to be smelted will be preheated, which can heat the titanium rods in low-temperature state, reduce the energy consumption of the smelting furnace 1, and reduce the smelting time, and on the other hand, it can also reduce the temperature of the cooling water, utilize the waste heat of the cooling water, and reduce the energy consumption of the subsequent cooling system.

[0027] Moreover, the top of the smelting furnace 1 is provided with a discharge port 5, the output end of the guide channel 3 is connected with the discharge port 5, and the smelting furnace 1 is provided with a first telescopic member 6, and the output end of the first telescopic member 6 is fixedly connected with a first baffle 7, when the output end of the first telescopic member 6 rises or falls, the discharge port 5 is blocked or unblocked by the first baffle 7.

[0028] The feeding hopper 8 is provided with a feeding port 9, the input end of the guide channel 3 is communicated with the feeding port 9, and the furnace 1 is provided with a second telescopic part 10, and the output end of the second telescopic part 10 is fixedly connected with a second baffle 11; when the output end of the first telescopic part 6 is extended or retracted, the feeding port 9 is blocked or unblocked by the second baffle 11.

[0029] The telescopic part is a telescopic rod, and the model can use TMD-603 series.

[0030] When the titanium rods need to be preheated, the switch of the first telescopic part 6 is started, the output end of the first telescopic part 6 drives the first baffle 7 to move towards the inside of the guide channel 3, the discharge port 5 is blocked, and the feeding port 9 is in an open state; the titanium rods in the feeding hopper 8 are automatically fed into the guide channel 3 under the action of gravity, and the titanium rods to be smelted are preheated.

[0031] When the titanium rods preheated are smelted, the switch of the second telescopic part 10 is started, the output end of the second telescopic part 10 drives the second baffle 11 to move towards the inside of the feeding hopper 8, the feeding port 9 is blocked, and the titanium rods in the feeding hopper 8 cannot enter the guide channel 3; the switch of the first telescopic part 6 is started again, the output end of the first telescopic part 6 drives the first baffle 7 to move towards the outside of the guide channel 3, the feeding port 9 is in a closed state, and the discharge port 5 is in an unblocked state; the titanium rods preheated are fed into the furnace 1 through the discharge port 5 under the action of gravity.

[0032] In order to improve the heat dissipation effect of the cooling water in the preheating box 2, the stirring end of the stirring mechanism rotates in the preheating box 2, the cooling water is stirred, heat is more quickly transferred to the heat conduction plate 4, the contact between the cooling water and the surface of the heat conduction plate 4 is more frequent, the heat exchange efficiency is effectively improved, heat dissipation is accelerated, and heat is quickly transferred to the titanium rods.

[0033] Further, the stirring mechanism comprises a stirring paddle 14, a rotating shaft 13 is rotatably connected to the side wall of the preheating box 2, the stirring paddle 14 is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 13, and the stirring paddle 14 is arranged in the cavity of the preheating box 2.

[0034] The side wall of the preheating box 2 is fixedly connected with a transmission disc 12, the rotating shaft 13 extends into the transmission disc 12 and is fixedly connected with a turbine blade 15, one side of the transmission disc 12 is communicated with the preheating box 2 through a pipeline, and a liquid inlet pipe 16 is fixedly connected to the other side of the transmission disc 12.

[0035] When the cooling water of the cooling system enters the inside of the transmission disc 12 through the liquid inlet pipe 16, the turbine blade 15 drives the rotating shaft 13 to rotate, and then the rotating shaft 13 drives the stirring paddle 14 to stir in the preheating box 2, and then the cooling water flows back to the cooling system through a liquid outlet pipe 17, so that the circulation is realized.

[0036] The above merely describes a preferred embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any skilled person in the art, according to the technical scheme and the inventive concept of the present application, makes equivalent replacement or change within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A titanium alloy melting apparatus which facilitates charging, comprising a melting furnace (1), characterized in that, Also include: Preheating box (2) is fixedly connected on the side wall of the smelting furnace (1), Wherein, the preheating box (2) is provided with an arc-shaped guide channel (3) matched with titanium rod raw material, and the output end of the guide channel (3) is communicated with the top of the smelting furnace (1), the smelting furnace (1) is provided with a feeding hopper (8), and the input end of the guide channel (3) is fixedly connected with the feeding hopper (8); Heat conduction plate (4) is fixedly connected on the outer wall of the guide channel (3), Wherein, the preheating box (2) is provided with a stirring mechanism in the cavity, and the stirring end of the stirring mechanism is matched with the heat conduction plate (4).

2. The titanium alloy melting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The stirring mechanism comprises a stirring paddle (14), a rotating shaft (13) is rotatably connected on the side wall of the preheating box (2), the stirring paddle (14) is fixedly connected on the rotating shaft (13), and the stirring paddle (14) is arranged in the cavity of the preheating box (2).

3. The titanium alloy melting facility of claim 2, wherein, One side of the preheating box (2) is communicated with the output end of the cooling system through the liquid inlet pipe (16), and the other side of the preheating box (2) is communicated with the input end of the cooling system through the liquid outlet pipe (17).

4. The titanium alloy melting apparatus according to claim 3, wherein The side wall of the preheating box (2) is fixedly connected with a transmission disc (12), the rotating shaft (13) extends into the transmission disc (12) and is fixedly connected with a turbine blade (15), one side of the transmission disc (12) is communicated with the preheating box (2) through a pipeline, and the other side of the transmission disc (12) is fixedly connected with the liquid inlet pipe (16).

5. The titanium alloy melting facility of claim 1, wherein, The smelting furnace (1) is provided with a first telescopic member (6), the output end of the first telescopic member (6) is fixedly connected with a first baffle (7), when the output end of the first telescopic member (6) rises or falls, the discharge port (5) is blocked or unblocked by the first baffle (7).

6. The titanium alloy melting facility of claim 1, wherein, The feeding hopper (8) is provided with a feeding port (9), the input end of the guide channel (3) is communicated with the feeding port (9), and the smelting furnace (1) is provided with a second telescopic member (10), the output end of the second telescopic member (10) is fixedly connected with a second baffle (11), when the output end of the first telescopic member (6) extends or retracts, the feeding port (9) is blocked or unblocked by the second baffle (11).