Production of pure titanium and zirconium

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PURE TITANIUM WHICH COMPRISES AN UPRIGHT REACTION VESSEL, THE UPPER PART OF WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY A CLOSED VESSEL FOR HOLDING BOILING MAGNESIUM, SAID REACTION VESSEL CONVERGING AT THE TOP ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE MOLTEN MAGNESIUM IN THE OUTER VESSEL IN A VENTURI THROAT AND DISPOSED CENTRALLY ABOVE THE LATTER, AN INLET PIPE PASSING THROUGH THE COVER OF THE OUTER VESSEL AND TERMINATING IN A NOZZLE, SAID INLET PIPE BEING CONNECTED TO A SUPPLY OF ARGON, THE SAID REACTION VESSEL BEING ALSO PROVIDED WITH AN INLET FOR TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE PASSING THROUGH THE SIDES OF THE OUTER VESSEL AND THE REACTION VESSEL AND TERMINATING WITHIN THE LATTER AT A POINT BELOW THE VENTURI THROAT, THE LOWER PART OF THE REACTION VESSEL OPENING INTO A COOLING VESSEL AND RECEIVER, THE SAID COOLING VESSEL AND THE RECEIVER BEING PROVIDED WITH AN OUTLET FOR CARRYING AWAY ARGON AND EXCESS TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE.