Patent ID: 9682334
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B01D,B22D

Claim:
1. A method of analyzing a cooling medium from a spray chamber of a continuous metal casting process, the method comprising: passing a sample of cooling medium through a separation device, the separation device comprising an angled flow surface constructed and arranged such that the sample of cooling medium flows over the angled flow surface, fluid and fine particles from the sample of cooling medium sample pass through the angled flow surface and on to a monitor, and large particles in the sample of cooling medium slide down and off the angled flow surface, wherein the angled flow surface comprises a plurality of extending members each having a top and a bottom, the extending members having a tapered configuration being wider at the top and narrower at the bottom and the tops of adjacent extending members defining a plurality of pores; and monitoring the fluid and fine particles obtained from the separation device to determine a chemical or physical property of the cooling medium.