摘要 |
A FLOW DIVERSION DEVICE FOR A GAS JET STRIPPING APPARATUS IS USED TO MINIMISE EDGE BUILD UP WHEN COATING A MOVING STRIP. THE DEVICE INCLUDES A BAFFLE 17 HAVING A FIRST PORTION 18 EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF THE MOVING STRIP 4 AND ADJACENT THE STRIP, A SECOND PORTION 19 EXTENDING FROM THE FIRST PORTION DIVERGING AWAY FROM THE EDGE OF THE STRIP AND A GAS SUPPLY DUCT 20 COMMUNICATING WITH THE STRIP SIDE OF THE BAFFLE 17 FOR PROVIDING GAS TO AT LEAST SECOND PORTION 19 OF THE BAFFLE. IT IS PREFERRED THAT THE GAS FROM THE DUCT 20 IS SUPPLIED WITH A VELOCITY COMPONENT IN THE COUNTER DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF THE MOVING STRIP.
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