A FURNACE FOR PREPARING FUSED (HOMOGENISED) SAMPLES

• Main Author: HOHENSTEIN, BOYNE FRIEDERICH
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 23.11.2016
• Subjects: BLASTING; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE; DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS,IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KINDOF FURNACE; FURNACES; FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; HEATING; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; KILNS; LIGHTING; MEASURING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS; OVENS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PHYSICS; RETORTS; TESTING; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

The present disclosure provides a furnace for preparing fused (homogenised) samples. The furnace comprises a housing and a carousel positioned within the housing. The carousel is arranged to rotate about an axis and has a plurality of receiving stations. The receiving station is arranged such that crucibles with the samples and also casting dishes can be received by the carousel. The furnace also comprises a heater that is arranged to heat the samples to a temperature that is sufficient to melt the samples in the crucibles. Further, the furnace comprises at least one mechanism for loading and unloading the carousel with the crucibles; loading and unloading the carousel with the casting dishes; and decanting the melted samples from the crucibles into the casting dishes.