Method to produce large, uniform hollow spherical shells

Patent · Tue Oct 22 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5705129

Kendricks, C D

Large, uniform hollow spherical shells are produced by forming uniform size drops of heat decomposable or vaporizable material, evaporating the drops to form dried particles, coating the dried particles with a layer of shell forming material, and heating the composite particles to melt the outer layer and decompose or vaporize the inner particle to form an expanding inner gas bubble which expands the outer layer. By cycling the temperature and pressure on the hollow shells, spherical shells with uniform walls are produced.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4548767
• Application Number: TRN: 86-017316
• OSTI ID: 5705129
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 26 Sep 1983; Other Information: PAT-APPL-535464
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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