Inventors:
Oleg S. Fishman - Maple Glen PA
Hans G. Heine - Wildwood Crest NJ
Joseph T. Belsh - Mount Laurel NJ
Assignee:
Inductotherm Corp. - Rancocas NJ
International Classification:
F27D 300
Abstract:
An induction melting furnace comprises a melt chamber for heating a melt either directly by magnetic induction, or indirectly by magnetic induction heating of the melt chamber, or a combination of the two, and a meter chamber connected to the melt chamber for providing a metered discharge of the melt from the furnace. A gas can be injected into the furnace to provide a blanket over the surface of the melt in the melt chamber and a pressurized flush of the metered discharge of the melt from the meter chamber.