发明名称 |
PLASMA ARC CUTTING PROCESS AND APPARATUS USING AN OXYGEN-RICH GAS SHIELD |
摘要 |
A plasma arc torch (10) has a secondary gas flow (46) that is extremely large during piercing of a workpiece (36). The secondary flow (46) exits the torch immediately adjacent the transferred plasma arc (34) and is an extremely uniform, swirling flow. A swirl ring (60) is located in the secondary gas flow path (50) at the exit point. A prechamber (58) feeds gas to the swirl ring (60), which is in turn fed through a flow restricting orifice (56). For certain applications the secondary gas (46) is a mixture of an oxidizing gas and a non-oxidizing gas in a flow ratio of oxydizing to non-oxidizing in the range of 2:3 to 9:1. A network (44) of conduits and solenoid valves (SV1-SV17) operated under the control of a central microprocessor (90) regulates the flows of plasma gas (42) and secondary gas (46) and mixes the secondary gas (46). |
申请公布号 |
WO9218282(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
1992.10.29 |
申请号 |
WO1992US01872 |
申请日期 |
1992.03.09 |
申请人 |
HYPERTHERM, INC. |
发明人 |
COUCH, RICHARD, W., JR.;SANDERS, NICHOLAS, A.;LUO, LIFENG;SOBR, JOHN |
分类号 |
B23K10/00;H05H1/28;H05H1/30;H05H1/34 |
主分类号 |
B23K10/00 |
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