Patent ID: 11971216
Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITES, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A multilevel retort assembly comprising:
a base defining a base perimeter;
a plurality of shells, each shell having a diffuser plate support and an outer shell perimeter with a substantially similar shape as the base perimeter, wherein the plurality of shells are stacked on each other, mechanically supported by the base, and surround an inner retort volume, and wherein at least one shell of the plurality of shells defines a removable window, wherein the removable window is a portion of the outer shell for accommodating loading one or more parts from the side of the multilevel retort; and
a plurality of diffuser plates, each diffuser plate defining a plurality of apertures and each diffuser plate supported by a corresponding diffuser plate support of the plurality of diffuser plate supports.