METAL SPRAYER FOR USE IN VACUUM OR INERT ATMOSPHERE
Abstract
A metal sprayer is described for use in a vacuum or inert atmosphere with a straight line wire feed and variable electrode contact angle. This apparatus comprises two wires which are fed through straight tubes of two mechanisms positioned on opposite sides of a central tube to which an inert gas is fed. The two mechanisms and the wires being fed constitute electrodes to which electrical current is supplied so that the wires are melted by the electric are formed at their contacting region and sprayed by the gas supplied by the central tube. This apparatus is designed specifically to apply a zirconium coating to uranium in an inert atmosphere and without the use of an oxidizing flame.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4282267
- Patent Number(s):
- 2856237
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-008358
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; COATING; CURRENTS; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TUBES; INERT GASES; INSTRUMENTS; MELTING; METALS; SPUTTERING; TUBES; URANIUM; VACUUM; WIRES; ZIRCONIUM
Citation Formats
Monroe, R E. METAL SPRAYER FOR USE IN VACUUM OR INERT ATMOSPHERE. United States: N. p., 1958.
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Monroe, R E. METAL SPRAYER FOR USE IN VACUUM OR INERT ATMOSPHERE. United States.
Monroe, R E. Tue .
"METAL SPRAYER FOR USE IN VACUUM OR INERT ATMOSPHERE". United States.
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title = {METAL SPRAYER FOR USE IN VACUUM OR INERT ATMOSPHERE},
author = {Monroe, R E},
abstractNote = {A metal sprayer is described for use in a vacuum or inert atmosphere with a straight line wire feed and variable electrode contact angle. This apparatus comprises two wires which are fed through straight tubes of two mechanisms positioned on opposite sides of a central tube to which an inert gas is fed. The two mechanisms and the wires being fed constitute electrodes to which electrical current is supplied so that the wires are melted by the electric are formed at their contacting region and sprayed by the gas supplied by the central tube. This apparatus is designed specifically to apply a zirconium coating to uranium in an inert atmosphere and without the use of an oxidizing flame.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 1958},
month = {Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 1958}
}
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