Ultrasonic grain refining
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1. A molten metal processing device comprising:
- a molten metal containment structure for reception and transport of molten metal along a direction of transport;
a cooling unit for cooling the containment structure, the cooling unit including
1) a cooling channel for passage of a liquid cooling medium therein and
2) a refractory member disposed between the molten metal and the liquid cooling medium;
an ultrasonic probe attached to a wall defining the cooling channel and coupling ultrasonic waves through the liquid cooling medium and through the refractory member into the molten metal, andwherein the ultrasonic probe is disposed in the cooling channel.
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Abstract
A molten metal processing device including a molten metal containment structure for reception and transport of molten metal along a longitudinal length thereof. The device further includes a cooling unit for the containment structure including a cooling channel for passage of a liquid medium therein, and an ultrasonic probe disposed in relation to the cooling channel such that ultrasonic waves are coupled through the liquid medium in the cooling channel and through the molten metal containment structure into the molten metal.
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1. A molten metal processing device comprising:
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a molten metal containment structure for reception and transport of molten metal along a direction of transport; a cooling unit for cooling the containment structure, the cooling unit including
1) a cooling channel for passage of a liquid cooling medium therein and
2) a refractory member disposed between the molten metal and the liquid cooling medium;an ultrasonic probe attached to a wall defining the cooling channel and coupling ultrasonic waves through the liquid cooling medium and through the refractory member into the molten metal, and wherein the ultrasonic probe is disposed in the cooling channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for forming a metal product, comprising:
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means for transporting molten metal along a direction of transport; means for cooling the molten metal by contact of a liquid cooling medium with a refractory member in contact with the molten metal; and means for coupling ultrasonic waves first through the liquid cooling medium and then through the refractory member into the molten metal; and a controller including data inputs and control outputs, and programmed with one or more control algorithms which control at least one of transporting the molten metal, cooling the molten metal, and coupling the ultrasonic waves into the molten metal.
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29. A molten metal processing device comprising:
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a molten metal containment structure for reception and transport of molten metal along a direction of transport; a cooling unit for cooling the containment structure, the cooling unit including
1) a cooling channel for passage of a liquid cooling medium therein and
2) a refractory member disposed between the molten metal and the liquid cooling medium;an ultrasonic probe attached to a wall defining the cooling channel and coupling ultrasonic waves through the liquid cooling medium and through the refractory member into the molten metal, and wherein the wall defining the cooling channel forms a bottom of the cooling channel, and the cooling channel is located beneath an underside of the containment structure.
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