COMPACT COIL ASSEMBLY FOR A VACUUM ARC REMELTING SYSTEM

• Main Authors: PHILLIPS, James Leroy, PATEL, Ashish D, MCFARLAND, Robert James, Jr, SENSENIG, Jeremy L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 21.02.2024
• Subjects: BLASTING; CHEMISTRY; DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS,IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KINDOF FURNACE; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; FURNACES; FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; HEATING; KILNS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS; OVENS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS; PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; RETORTS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS; WEAPONS

A vacuum arc remelting system for forming an ingot from an electrode is provided that includes a crucible assembly configured to accommodate the electrode and the ingot, an electromagnetic energy source arranged about the crucible assembly, and a lift mechanism operable to move the electromagnetic energy source along a longitudinal axis of the crucible assembly. A magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic energy source is localized to an arc region during remelting, and in one form, the electromagnetic energy source is a coil assembly having a magnetic core and a plurality of coil pairs wrapped around the core, wherein the coil assembly is operable to generate a magnetic field from the coil based on electric current flowing in the plurality of coil pairs.