Systems and methods for monitoring a solid-liquid interface
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for monitoring a solid-liquid interface during a casting process. The systems and methods enable determination of the location of a solid-liquid interface during the casting process.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1084262
- Patent Number(s):
- 8459132
- Application Number:
- 13/061,077
- Assignee:
- Advanced Metallurgical Group Idealcast Solar Corp. (Wayne, PA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22D - CASTING OF METALS
C - CHEMISTRY C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH C30B - SINGLE-CRYSTAL-GROWTH
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-98GO10337
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Stoddard, Nathan G, Lewis, Monte A., and Clark, Roger F. Systems and methods for monitoring a solid-liquid interface. United States: N. p., 2013.
Web.
Stoddard, Nathan G, Lewis, Monte A., & Clark, Roger F. Systems and methods for monitoring a solid-liquid interface. United States.
Stoddard, Nathan G, Lewis, Monte A., and Clark, Roger F. Tue .
"Systems and methods for monitoring a solid-liquid interface". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1084262.
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abstractNote = {Systems and methods are provided for monitoring a solid-liquid interface during a casting process. The systems and methods enable determination of the location of a solid-liquid interface during the casting process.},
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