Apparatus for flow control of molten material by force detection
CA 2069089 A1 · Owner: Hackman, Lloyd E. · Inventors: Hackman, Lloyd E.
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The invention is directed to an apparatus and method for controlling the overflow of molten material from a receptacle for the purpose of achieving more uniform casting of the molten material. The apparatus and method utilize a force detector able to detect the change in the buoyant force exerted on a submersible body lowered into a molten material. A differentiating means a control means, and a drive means are responsive to the force detector whereby a constant rate of change of buoyant force is translated into a uniform rate of overflow of molten material delivered to a heat extracting substrate for solidification.
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- Filed September 17, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 17, 2010.
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