Patent ID: 8757243
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a temperature of a portion of a die casting system having a shot tube plunger, comprising the steps of: a) communicating a fluid through a fluid inlet of a fluid passageway of a thermal control scheme of the shot tube plunger; b) circulating the fluid through the fluid passageway of the thermal control scheme to selectively adjust a temperature of the shot tube plunger, the fluid passageway includes multiple coiled portions each having an inlet and an outlet disposed internally to the shot tube plunger, wherein the fluid inlet and a fluid outlet extend in parallel in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the shot tube plunger, and each of the inlets of the multiple coiled portions are connected to the fluid inlet and each of the outlets of the multiple coiled portions are connected to the fluid outlet; and c) discharging the fluid through the fluid outlet of the fluid passageway.