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Aluminum melting furnace.


The GC-Series Non-Crucible furnace furnace, enclosed space for the burning of fuel. There are many kinds of furnaces, the type depending upon the fuel and the use to which the heat produced within it is put. Most familiar are the furnaces used in the heating of buildings.  manufactured by Thermtronix Corp. is designed for continuous aluminum melting operations as a durable refractory refractory

Material that is not deformed or damaged by high temperatures, used to make crucibles, incinerators, insulation, and furnaces, particularly metallurgical furnaces.
 lined furnace that does not use crucibles. Metal is charged onto a dry hearth hearth

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 charging chamber, avoiding the issue of operators placing cold, wet or moisture bearing charge materials into a molten bath of aluminum. Exhaust energy is captured to preheat pre·heat  
tr.v. pre·heat·ed, pre·heat·ing, pre·heats
To heat (an oven, for example) beforehand.



pre·heater n.
 and melt the new charge, and the slag, dross and residuals from the melt are left on the dry hearth, where they can be removed easily.--Thermtronix Corp.

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Date:Aug 1, 2006
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