Patent ID: 11859906
Assignee: ALTEK EUROPE LIMITED
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  C  Y | IPC C  F

Claim 2:
3. A device for handling a molten metal processing by-product, the device including:
an enclosure defining a chamber configured to receive a container unit containing metal and by-product;
a compressing element disposed in the chamber and configured to compress the by-product in the container unit;
an actuator connected to the compressing element;
wherein the compressing element includes:
an upper surface having an inlet and an outlet;
a lower surface; and
an at least partially hollow interior defined between the upper surface and the lower surface, the hollow interior being connected to the inlet and the outlet;
the hollow interior including:
one or more fluid flow constraining surfaces that include one or more walls of the hollow interior; and
one or more fluid flow control elements disposed within the hollow interior, the one or more fluid flow control elements includes:
one or more ribs or other projections extending from the one or more fluid flow constraining surfaces; and
one or more baffles.