Containment and densification of particulate material
CA 1207968 A · Owner: Australian Atomic Energy Commission · Inventors: Ringwood, Alfred E.; Ramm, Eric J.
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Particulate supply material such as a mixture of synthetic rock precursor and radioactive waste is formed in a rotary kiln and poured into a bellows container which, after sealing with a lid, is subjected to cold axial compression by hydraulic rams; the bellows containers in sequence are passed through an upright cylindrical induction preheater and are then advanced in turn across a support table to a hydraulic ram which moves upwardly within an inverted metal cannister having a refractory abutment at its upper end and which is surrounded by an induction heating coil. Pressure is maintained at a working temperature of about 1200°C to cause axial compression of the bellows container and …
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- Granted July 22, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 22, 2003.
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