US 12,214,418 B2
Device for improving quality of aluminum alloy horizontal continuous casting billet by applying ultrasonic treatment
Bin Ya, Dalian (CN); Xingguo Zhang, Dalian (CN); Linggang Meng, Dalian (CN); Bingwen Zhou, Dalian (CN); Changzhi Shan, Ningbo (CN); and Yunfeng Liu, Ningbo (CN)
Assigned to Dalian University of Technology, Dalian (CN); and NingBo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, Ningbo (CN)
Filed by Dalian University of Technology, Dalian (CN); and NingBo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, Ningbo (CN)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/609,361.
Claims priority of application No. 202310270456.9 (CN), filed on Mar. 20, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0316623 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. B22D 11/114 (2006.01); B22D 11/00 (2006.01); B22D 11/045 (2006.01)
CPC B22D 11/114 (2013.01) [B22D 11/003 (2013.01); B22D 11/045 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for improving quality of aluminum alloy horizontal continuous casting billet by applying ultrasonic treatment, comprising an ultrasonic generator, an ultrasonic transducer, an amplitude transformer, a holding furnace, an ultrasonic probe and a traction device, wherein the ultrasonic generator is electrically connected with the ultrasonic transducer; the ultrasonic transducer is threadedly connected with the ultrasonic probe through the amplitude transformer, and the ultrasonic probe is placed in the holding furnace; a communication opening is formed at a bottom of the holding furnace, and the traction device is installed at the communication opening; the holding furnace is further poured with metal liquid; the ultrasonic probe comprises a vertical probe and a horizontal probe; the vertical probe is vertically arranged, and a top end of the vertical probe is threadedly connected with the amplitude transformer, an end of the horizontal probe is threadedly connected with a bottom end of the vertical probe; the vertical probe and the horizontal probe are both made of graphite;
the end of the horizontal probe is provided with an oblique angle of 44.8-45.5 degrees.