Patent ID: 8506878
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: C21D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cooling unit configured to be useable with a rod or wire manufacturing system including (a) at least one feed unit configured to be capable of continuously providing at least one rod or at least one wire; (b) at least one heating unit configured to be capable of heating to a preselected temperature the at least one continuously provided rod or the at least one continuously provided wire; and (c) at least one take-up unit configured to be capable of continuously gathering the at least one continuously provided rod or the at least one continuously provided wire, or at least one rod and at least one wire, the cooling unit comprising: (1) a quenchant reservoir configured to be capable of containing a liquid quenchant; and (2) at least a first 2nd cell type configured to be capable of fluid communication with the quenchant reservoir and configured to be capable of fluid communication with a gaseous media supply; and (3) (a) at least a first 1st cell type and a second 1st cell type downstream from the first 2nd cell type, each of the first 1st cell type and second 1st cell type each configured to be capable of fluid communication with the quenchant reservoir and configured to be capable of fluid communication with a gaseous media supply, and the second 1st cell type downstream from the first 1st cell type; or