| 摘要 |
An apparatus for forming metal spheres includes a droplet generator, a buffering chamber, and a cooling drum. The droplet generator generates a droplet from a molten metal mass. The buffering chamber receives the droplet from the droplet generator, and diminishes internal kinetic energy of the droplet without solidifying the droplet. The cooling drum receives the droplet from the buffering chamber, and cools the droplet to the extent that the droplet solidifies into a metal sphere. The apparatus can further include a collector arrangement that receives the metal spheres from the cooling drum and makes the metal spheres available for collection.
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