Device for hydrodynamic stabilization of a continuously travelling metal strip

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PATENT NO 10550459
APP PUB NO 20190032188A1
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16072927

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A facility for dip-coating a metal strip in continuous motion includes: a liquid coating metal bath from which the strip exits in a vertical strand; a bottom roller, a decambering roller, and, optionally, a stabilizing roller, all immersed in the liquid-metal bath; drying blades at an exit of the bath, for injecting compressed gas in order to remove excess coating that has not yet solidified so as to create a drying wave having a downward return stream of liquid metal; and a dissipating hydrodynamic-stabilization device placed between the drying blades and a last immersed roller, the dissipating hydrodynamic-stabilization device including a plurality of hydrodynamic pads for applying a load to at least one side of the metal strip and mounted so as to pivot around hinges so as to self-align the pads, the plurality of hydrodynamic pads extending transversely across a width of the strip.

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  • CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES ASBL-CENTRUM VOOR RESEARCH IN DE METALLURGIE VZW

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bregand, Olivier Sprimont, BE 1 0
Gerkens, Pascal Baelen, BE 3 0
Hardy, Yves Ougree, BE 12 40
Larnicol, Maïwenn Saint-Marc, BE 1 0

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