PROCESSO PARA TRATAR COMPONENTES METALICOS E DE CARBONO PROCESSO PARA PRODUZIR CONJUNTOS DE ANODO E CATODO PARA USO EM FUSAO ELETROLITICA E APARELHO PARA TRATAR OU SECAR COMPONENTES METALICOS E DE CARBONO

摘要

Metallic anode holders are suspended by a conveyor, and moved in succession above a table supporting induction-heating coils. The coils can be raised to surround lower depending parts of the holders which may be optionally previously coated with a separating agent to prevent direct contact with the grouting subsequently applied. The associated anode carbon blocks with recesses are conveyed successively beneath a beam supporting induction-heating coils which can be lowered into the recesses which subsequently receive the parts of the holders for grouting therein. It is possible to heat the recesses and the parts of the holders in situ and simultaneously, in which case the grouting operation can be performed without letting the components cool down. Metallic cathode busbars previously installed in a recess of a carbon block are likewise conveyed beneath a beam supporting an induction-heating coil, which serves to heat the busbars and the recess prior to grouting the busbars in the recess.