Inventors:
Charles W. Smith - Fairview PA
William H. Walker - Erie PA
Franz X. Zimmerman - Erie PA
Assignee:
Autoclave Engineers, Inc. - Erie PA
International Classification:
H05B 300
Abstract:
An apparatus for treating a workpiece at elevated temperatures and pressures comprising an elongate cylindrical pressure vessel. Within the pressure vessel a hearth sits upon a pedestal. Heating elements are circumferentially spaced about the hearth. A heat insulating hood separates the workpiece from the pressure vessel. A cylindrical reflecting shield separates the heating element from the insulating hood.