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Aluminum Degassing System.


Thermtronix has released its Autoclean electric shuttle aluminum rotary degassing degassing
(dēgas´ing),
adj related to degasification, the process by which dissolved gas is removed from water or other liquid solutions.
 system for removal of hydrogen gas from aluminum alloys. The product features single-unit construction and is designed for use with all types of aluminum melting and holding furnaces. The self-contained mobile rotary system includes an integral reduced atmosphere testing system that allows for immediate determination of porosity levels. The system utilizes a single plug-in 120-volt electrical source and uses no auxiliary controls or power lines, meaning that there are no batteries to charge or compressed air compressed air, air whose volume has been decreased by the application of pressure. Air is compressed by various devices, including the simple hand pump and the reciprocating, rotary, centrifugal, and axial-flow compressors.  requirements. Onboard gas cylinder containment eliminates the need for interconnecting gas lines, and both electrical and inert gas inert gas or noble gas, any of the elements in Group 18 of the periodic table. In order of increasing atomic number they are: helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon.  lines are protected in a single retractable cableway ca·ble·way  
n.
A suspended cable used as a track typically for a cable car.
 for enhanced safety. An operator-friendly control display allows for oneperson operation.

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Publication:Modern Casting
Date:Jan 1, 2001
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