| 摘要 |
PCT No. PCT/AU95/00616 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 5, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 5, 1997 PCT Filed Sep. 20, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/09511 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 28, 1996The present invention is concerned with an apparatus for supply of molten metal including a holding furnace pivotable about an axis having a metal chamber for holding molten metal, an outlet for supplying molten metal from said chamber and an inlet well communicating with said metal chamber, said inlet well being positioned on or adjacent the pivot axis of the holding furnace and displaced along the pivot axis from said outlet, a charging means for intermittently supplying a controlled flow of molten metal to the inlet well of the holding furnace, and a control means for varying the degree of pivot of the holding furnace to maintain a predetermined supply of molten metal. Also claimed as a holding furnace for the supply of molten metal, and a method for supplying molten metal using such apparatus. |
