Abstract A method of and an apparatus for circulating a liquid metal in fused salt electrolysis comprising passing the fused alloy of the cathode liquid metal and the electrolytically liberated metal both coming out of the cell and the liquid metal for controlling the temperature of the cell through a lift pipe by making a mixture of an inert gas and the liquid metals by the jetting force of the gas, said mixture being small in specific gravity, lifting said liquid metals into a head tank positioned at a level high enough for recirculating the liquid metals into the electrolytic cell by gravity, separating the liquid metals from the inert gas in said head tank, recirculating the liquid metal necessary for electrolysis into the cell, condensing and separating the electrolytically liberated metal contained in the inert gas from the gas, and returning the inert gas into the lift pipe for further use by circulation.
Inventors
👤 Hidetami Sakai
👤 Muneyoshi Arita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
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Last Synchronized2026-11-09 07:04
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25C; C25C7/00; C25C7/005; C25C7/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
196 words
An apparatus for circulating a liquid metal defined in claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a flow passage at the bottom of the electrolytic cell for flowing a liquid metal for controlling the temperature of the cell; a receiver for receiving said temperature-controlling liquid metal, said receiver being installed at a level lower than said flow passage; a lift pipe standing upright in said receiver a head tank connecting to said lift pipe, said head tank being installed above said pipe with its bottom at level a little lower than the upper end of said lift pipe and yet higher than said flow passage; a nozzle for jetting out the inert gas, said nozzle being positioned immediately below said lift pipe; a conduit connecting said nozzle to the compressor so that the inert gas jetted out of said nozzle may be lifted into the head tank through said lift pipe together with the liquid metal as a mixture; a conduit connecting said head tank to the electrolytic cell for flowing down the temperature-controlling liquid metal; and a conduit for discharging the inert gas, said conduit being positioned above the head tank and connecting to said compressor.