Inventors:
David M. Ball - Peters Township, Washington County PA
Alton E. Sumsion - American Fork UT
Zane S. Taylor - Orem UT
Assignee:
United States Steel Corporation - Pittsburgh PA
International Classification:
C21C 540
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for the suppression of fume from a body of molten metal is described. The method involves the blanketing of the molten metal bath with a mixture of pressurized inert gas and finely divided or atomized particles of water. The inert gas may be argon, nitrogen or steam. Apparatus particularly adapted for performing the disclosed method is also described.