US20190040493A1 - Production system for a hafnium crystal bar and the method thereof - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates a production system for a hafnium crystal bar and the method thereof.
- the industrial production technology of the hafnium crystal bar is monopolized and blocked by the foreign companies.
- the domestic production technology is immature and unstable, and stays in the laboratory stage and faces the following problems: (1) The production efficiency and the production of single furnace is low, and the production cost is high, which cannot meet the requirements of industrial production. (2) The problem of a low production rate in a later production stage cannot be solved. (3) The wire breakage phenomenon cannot be avoided. (4) The crucible pollution is high and the trace element contents cannot meet the standard. (5) The core wire often distorts in the heat and touches the molybdenum insulator, which leads to frequent short-circuit phenomena.
- the present invention overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art.
- the technical problem to be solved is to provide a production system for industrially producing a hafnium crystal bar and the method thereof.
- a production system for a hafnium crystal bar comprising, a power supply unit with a large DC current, an iodizer, a molybdenum insulator provided inside the iodizer, a thermostatic device capable of accommodating the iodizer, a cooling unit for cooling the iodizer, a vacuum unit for vacumizing the iodizer, an iodine box for adding iodine into the iodizer, wherein the iodine box is controlled by a ball valve, an electrode unit electrically connected to the power supply unit, wherein the electrode unit is disposed above the iodizer, a crystallization unit provided inside the iodizer, wherein the crystallization unit is connected to the electrode unit, and rough hafnium provided between the iodizer and the molybdenum insulator.
- the thermostatic device is a structure with an insulation layer provided outside an inner tank, and an electric heating wire is provided between the inner tank and the insulation layer, wherein the inner tank of the thermostatic device is filled with a saline solution.
- the iodizer is fixedly mounted inside the inner tank of the thermostatic device and is completely immersed in the saline solution.
- the thermostatic device is further provided with a thermocouple extending into the saline solution, wherein the thermocouple is used for measuring a temperature of the saline solution.
- the electrode unit comprises an electrode rod made of a chromium-zirconium-copper rod, a molybdenum electrode rod located below the electrode rod, an electrode tip located at a bottom of the molybdenum electrode rod, wherein the molybdenum electrode rod is connected to the electrode rod by a screw thread, wherein a core wire of the crystallization unit is a hafnium wire and both ends of the core wire are connected to the electrode tip.
- a bottom of the molybdenum electrode rod is fixedly connected to a cover of the iodizer through a molybdenum sleeve, and an insulating ferrule is arranged between the molybdenum electrode rod and the molybdenum sleeve.
- a lower portion of the molybdenum electrode rod is fixedly provided with an anti-discharge ceramic piece having an inverted L-shaped cross section.
- a core wire fixing device is provided inside the iodizer, wherein the core wire fixing device comprises a molybdenum rod connected to the cover of the iodizer, a molybdenum plate connected to the molybdenum rod, and an insulating ceramic piece connected to the molybdenum plate, wherein a molybdenum wire for fixing the core wire is fastened to the insulating ceramic piece.
- the cooling unit comprises a thermally conductive fuel tank, a cooling coil peripherally provided around an outer wall of the iodizer, a condenser, and a circulating and stirring system in the thermostatic device, wherein the circulating and stirring system comprising a circulating pipe provided on a side of the inner tank of the thermostatic device, wherein an agitating shaft is provided in the circulating pipe, wherein an agitating vane is provided at a lower part of the agitating shaft, and an upper part of the agitating shaft extends outside of the circulating pipe and connects to a output shaft of a motor.
- a cover of the iodizer is fixedly connected to a flange of a body of the iodizer, wherein a sealing ring and a secondary sealing device are arranged between the cover of the iodizer and the flange.
- the vacuum unit is connected to the iodizer through a vacuum valve, wherein the vacuum unit includes a triplex pump, wherein a primary pump is a mechanical pump, a secondary pump is a lobe pump and a tertiary pump is a diffusion pump.
- a method for producing a hafnium crystal bar comprising the following steps:
- hafnium tetrafluoride Hfl 4
- hafnium tetrafluoride Hfl 4
- evaporating the hafnium tetrafluoride decomposing the hafnium tetrafluoride into hafnium and the iodine when the hafnium tetrafluoride touches the core wire of 1400-1600 C.°, crystallizing the hafnium on the core wire, and the iodine continuing to react with the rough hafnium, wherein reactions are repeated;
- a cooling unit is started when a temperature of a saline solution exceeds 300 C.°, so that a temperature of the rough hafnium is maintained at 240-300 C.°.
- the present invention can increase the production speed of the hafnium crystal bar and the production speed is uniform.
- the duration of production is long and the production of a single furnace is improved.
- the energy consumption is reduced.
- the use of accessories and supplies are also reduced.
- the contents of iron, nickel and chromium are greatly reduced. Thus, the product quality is improved.
- FIG. 1 is a structural schematic view of a production system of a hafnium crystal bar provided in the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a structural schematic view of mounted molybdenum sleeve and molybdenum electrode rod provided in the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a structural schematic view of mounted anti-discharge ceramic piece provided in the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a structural schematic view of a core wire fixing device provided in the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is top view of FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 6 is a structural schematic view of a sealed iodizer provided in the present invention.
- 1 power supply unit 2 iodizer, 3 molybdenum insulator, 4 thermostatic device, 5 iodine box, 6 ball valve, 7 rough hafnium, 8 electrode rod, 9 molybdenum electrode rod, 10 electrode tip, 11 core wire, 12 molybdenum sleeve, 13 insulating ferrule, 14 anti-discharge ceramic piece, 15 molybdenum rod, 16 molybdenum plate, 17 insulating ceramic piece, 18 thermally conductive fuel tank, 19 cooling coil, 20 condenser, 21 vacuum valve, 22 flange, 23 cover of the iodizer, 24 sealing ring, 25 secondary sealing device, 26 circulating pipe, 27 agitating shaft, 28 motor, 29 thermocouple, 30 electric heating wire.
- the present invention provides a production system for a hafnium crystal bar, including a power supply unit 1 with a large DC current, an iodizer 2 , a molybdenum insulator 3 provided inside the iodizer 2 , a thermostatic device 4 capable of accommodating the iodizer 2 , a cooling unit for cooling the iodizer 2 , a vacuum unit for vacuumizing the iodizer 2 , an iodine box 5 controlled by a ball valve 6 and used for adding iodine into the iodizer 2 , an electrode unit electrically connected to the power supply unit 1 and disposed above the iodizer 2 , a crystallization unit provided inside the iodizer 2 and connected to the electrode unit, and rough hafnium 7 provided between the iodizer 2 and the molybdenum insulator 3 , wherein the molybdenum insulator 3 is made of a molybdenum
- a voltage of the power supply unit 1 is steplessly adjustable within the range of 1.0V-180V, with a preset maximum output current of 3000 A.
- the thermostatic device 4 is a structure with an insulation layer provided outside an inner tank, and an electric heating wire 30 is provided between the inner tank and the insulation layer.
- the electric heating wire is a 30 KW electric heating wire
- the inner tank is made of 316L stainless steel, with an inner diameter of 800-1200 mm and a net height of 1300-2200 mm.
- the inner tank of the thermostatic device 4 is filled with a saline solution.
- the iodizer 2 is fixedly mounted inside the inner tank of the thermostatic device 4 and is completely immersed in the saline solution.
- the saline solution is a nitrate.
- the thermostatic device 4 is further provided with a thermocouple 29 extending into the saline solution, wherein the thermocouple is used for measuring the temperature of the saline solution.
- the iodizer 2 is made of 316L stainless steel, with an inner diameter of 300-600 mm and a net height of 900-1800 mm.
- the iodizer can be integrally put into the thermostatic device 4 .
- a core wire fixing device is provided inside the iodizer 2 .
- the core fixing device includes a molybdenum rod 15 connected to the cover 23 of the iodizer, a molybdenum plate 16 connected to the molybdenum rod 15 , and an insulating ceramic piece 17 connected to the molybdenum plate 16 .
- the insulating ceramic piece 17 an insulated electric ceramic piece.
- a molybdenum wire for fixing the core wire 11 is fastened to the insulated electric ceramic piece to prevent the core wire 11 from distortion because of the hoisting vibration and heating, so as to avoid the contact between the core wire 11 and the molybdenum insulator 3 which results in a short circuit, etc. Meanwhile, it makes it possible to arrange longer core wire 11 within a limited space, therefore, the production of a single furnace is improved. There is a larger gap in the middle of the molybdenum plate 16 shown in FIG. 5 to minimize the effect on the growth of the hafnium crystal bar.
- the electrode unit includes an electrode rod 8 made of a chromium-zirconium-copper rod, a molybdenum electrode rod 9 located below the electrode rod 8 which is connected to the molybdenum electrode rod 9 by a screw thread, an electrode tip 10 located at the bottom of the molybdenum electrode rod 8 .
- the core wire 11 of the crystallization unit is a hafnium wire with a diameter of 1.0-4.0 mm and a length of 2-7 m. Both ends of the core wire 11 are connected to the electrode tip 10 and fixed to the core wire fixing device.
- the electrode rod 8 is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet respectively connected to the cooling unit.
- a bottom of the molybdenum electrode rod 9 is fixedly connected to a cover 23 of the iodizer through a molybdenum sleeve 12 , and an insulating ferrule 13 is arranged between the molybdenum electrode rod 9 and the molybdenum sleeve 12 .
- the molybdenum sleeve 12 can be used for fixing the electrode tip 10 ; on the other hand, the molybdenum sleeve 12 can effectively avoid the pollution to the hafnium crystal bar caused by the iron, nickel, chromium etc.
- a lower portion of the molybdenum electrode rod 9 is fixedly provided with an anti-discharge ceramic piece 14 with an inverted L-shaped cross section, as shown in FIG. 3 .
- the cooling unit includes a thermally conductive fuel tank 18 , a cooling coil 19 peripherally provided around an outer wall of the iodizer 2 , and a condenser 20 .
- the thermally conductive fuel tank 18 provides cooling oil to the cooling coil 19 via an oil pump, then the cooling oil comes out from an outlet of the cooling coil 19 and goes into the condenser 20 to cool down, and thus a circulating cooling loop is formed.
- the thermostatic device 4 is further provided with a circulating and stirring system, and the circulating and stirring system includes a circulating pipe 26 provided on a side of the inner tank of the thermostatic device 4 .
- An agitating shaft 27 is provided inside the circulating pipe 26 , and an agitating vane is provided at a lower part of the agitating shaft 27 .
- An upper part of the agitating shaft 27 extends outside of the circulating pipe 26 and connects to an output shaft of a motor 28 .
- the motor 28 can be a 2.2 KW motor of frequency control equipment.
- the vacuum unit is connected to the iodizer 2 through a vacuum valve 21 .
- the vacuum unit includes a triplex pump, wherein a primary pump is a 2 ⁇ 75 mechanical pump, a secondary pump is a 150 lobe pump, and a tertiary pump is a KT200 diffusion pump.
- the cover 23 of the iodizer 2 is fixedly connected to a flange 22 of the iodizer body.
- a sealing ring 24 and a secondary sealing device 25 are arranged between the cover 23 of the iodizer and the flange 22 to avoid the ineffective deposition of the iodine.
- the present invention also provides a method for producing a hafnium crystal bar, the method including the following steps:
- thermostatic device 4 i. hoisting the iodizer 2 integrally into the thermostatic device 4 , wherein the thermostatic device 4 has been heated to 240-300 C.°;
- the cooling unit is started if the temperature of the saline solution exceeds 300, so that the temperature of the rough hafnium 7 is maintained at 240-300 C.°.
- the whole production process lasts for 70-95 hours with a growth rate of 132 g/m.h, and the efficiency doubles compared with a growth rate of 58 g/m.h of the foreign companies while the production of the single furnace reaches 50-100 kg.
- the invention adds a screw rod 46 for controlling the upward and downward movements, and a piston 8 connected to the screw rod 46 .
- the piston 8 is sunk to be parallel to the bottom of the cover of the iodizer, so as to prevent the iodine vapor from escaping into the vacuum pipe 11 , and thus maximize the participation of iodine in the reaction and prolong the reaction time.
- a temperature of the rough hafnium is 240-300 C.°
- a temperature of the core wire is 1400-1600 C.°
- an initial vacuum degree is below 6.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 2 Pa.
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The present invention discloses a production system for a hafnium crystal bar and the method thereof. The technical program includes a power supply unit with large DC current, an iodizer, a molybdenum insulator provided inside the iodizer, a thermostatic device, a cooling unit, a vacuum unit, an iodine box for iodizing the iodizer, an electrode unit electrically connected to the power supply unit, wherein the electrode unit is disposed above the iodizer, a crystallization unit provided inside the iodizer, wherein the crystallization unit is connected to the electrode unit, and a rough hafnium provided between the iodizer and the molybdenum insulator. The thermostatic device is a structure with an insulation layer provided outside an inner tank, and an electric heating wire is provided between the inner tank and the insulation layer. The inner tank of the thermostatic device is filled with a saline solution.
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- This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. CN201710665149.5, filed on Aug. 7, 2017, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- The present invention relates a production system for a hafnium crystal bar and the method thereof.
- At present, the industrial production technology of the hafnium crystal bar is monopolized and blocked by the foreign companies. The domestic production technology is immature and unstable, and stays in the laboratory stage and faces the following problems: (1) The production efficiency and the production of single furnace is low, and the production cost is high, which cannot meet the requirements of industrial production. (2) The problem of a low production rate in a later production stage cannot be solved. (3) The wire breakage phenomenon cannot be avoided. (4) The crucible pollution is high and the trace element contents cannot meet the standard. (5) The core wire often distorts in the heat and touches the molybdenum insulator, which leads to frequent short-circuit phenomena. (6) The discharging phenomenon caused by a high-voltage in the earlier production stage often breaks the crucible, causes accidents, and also fuses the core wire easily. (7) The ineffective deposition of the iodine makes the effective time of production short. The existence of the problems listed above restricts the production of the hafnium crystal bar seriously. Therefore, the national defense industry and advanced manufacturing industry cannot be supported materially.
- The present invention overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art. The technical problem to be solved is to provide a production system for industrially producing a hafnium crystal bar and the method thereof.
- In order to solve the technical problem mentioned above, the technical solutions adopted in the present invention are as follows: A production system for a hafnium crystal bar, comprising, a power supply unit with a large DC current, an iodizer, a molybdenum insulator provided inside the iodizer, a thermostatic device capable of accommodating the iodizer, a cooling unit for cooling the iodizer, a vacuum unit for vacumizing the iodizer, an iodine box for adding iodine into the iodizer, wherein the iodine box is controlled by a ball valve, an electrode unit electrically connected to the power supply unit, wherein the electrode unit is disposed above the iodizer, a crystallization unit provided inside the iodizer, wherein the crystallization unit is connected to the electrode unit, and rough hafnium provided between the iodizer and the molybdenum insulator. The thermostatic device is a structure with an insulation layer provided outside an inner tank, and an electric heating wire is provided between the inner tank and the insulation layer, wherein the inner tank of the thermostatic device is filled with a saline solution. The iodizer is fixedly mounted inside the inner tank of the thermostatic device and is completely immersed in the saline solution. The thermostatic device is further provided with a thermocouple extending into the saline solution, wherein the thermocouple is used for measuring a temperature of the saline solution.
- The electrode unit comprises an electrode rod made of a chromium-zirconium-copper rod, a molybdenum electrode rod located below the electrode rod, an electrode tip located at a bottom of the molybdenum electrode rod, wherein the molybdenum electrode rod is connected to the electrode rod by a screw thread, wherein a core wire of the crystallization unit is a hafnium wire and both ends of the core wire are connected to the electrode tip.
- A bottom of the molybdenum electrode rod is fixedly connected to a cover of the iodizer through a molybdenum sleeve, and an insulating ferrule is arranged between the molybdenum electrode rod and the molybdenum sleeve.
- A lower portion of the molybdenum electrode rod is fixedly provided with an anti-discharge ceramic piece having an inverted L-shaped cross section.
- A core wire fixing device is provided inside the iodizer, wherein the core wire fixing device comprises a molybdenum rod connected to the cover of the iodizer, a molybdenum plate connected to the molybdenum rod, and an insulating ceramic piece connected to the molybdenum plate, wherein a molybdenum wire for fixing the core wire is fastened to the insulating ceramic piece.
- The cooling unit comprises a thermally conductive fuel tank, a cooling coil peripherally provided around an outer wall of the iodizer, a condenser, and a circulating and stirring system in the thermostatic device, wherein the circulating and stirring system comprising a circulating pipe provided on a side of the inner tank of the thermostatic device, wherein an agitating shaft is provided in the circulating pipe, wherein an agitating vane is provided at a lower part of the agitating shaft, and an upper part of the agitating shaft extends outside of the circulating pipe and connects to a output shaft of a motor.
- A cover of the iodizer is fixedly connected to a flange of a body of the iodizer, wherein a sealing ring and a secondary sealing device are arranged between the cover of the iodizer and the flange.
- The vacuum unit is connected to the iodizer through a vacuum valve, wherein the vacuum unit includes a triplex pump, wherein a primary pump is a mechanical pump, a secondary pump is a lobe pump and a tertiary pump is a diffusion pump.
- A method for producing a hafnium crystal bar, comprising the following steps:
- a. drying rough hafnium;
- b. adding the rough hafnium into a gap between an inner wall of an iodizer and a molybdenum insulator;
- c. hanging a core wire onto an electrode tip and fixing the core wire into a core wire fixing device;
- d. hermetically connecting a cover of the iodizer and a body of the iodizer;
- e. opening a vacuum valve to connect to the vacuum unit, and vacuumizing to less than 6.0×10−2 Pa, wherein closing the vacuum valve when a tested pressure rise rate is less than 2.0 Pa/h;
- f. adding iodine into the iodine box;
- g. vacuumizing the iodine box to less than 6.0×10−1 Pa, simultaneously closing a ball valve;
- h. sealing the iodine box, and closing the vacuum valve;
- i. hoisting the iodizer integrally into a thermostatic device, wherein the thermostatic device has been heated to 240-300 C.°:
- j. connecting the power supply unit to heat the core wire, wherein a current is set within 30-60 A and a voltage is set within 80-120V, and a corresponding temperature of the core wire is 1400-1600 C.°;
- k. opening the ball valve, adding iodine into the iodizer, the iodine reacting with the rough hafnium rapidly to produce hafnium tetrafluoride (Hfl4), evaporating the hafnium tetrafluoride, decomposing the hafnium tetrafluoride into hafnium and the iodine when the hafnium tetrafluoride touches the core wire of 1400-1600 C.°, crystallizing the hafnium on the core wire, and the iodine continuing to react with the rough hafnium, wherein reactions are repeated;
- l. decreasing the voltage continuously with an increase of the current to maintain the temperature of the core wire at 1400-1600 C.°, and shutting off the power supply unit when the current reaches 1000-3000 A;
- m. hoisting the iodizer out of the thermostatic device to a preset position for air cooling:
- n. adding water into the iodizer after cooling for 24 hours; and
- o. finally opening the cover of the iodizer to take out the hafnium crystal bar.
- A cooling unit is started when a temperature of a saline solution exceeds 300 C.°, so that a temperature of the rough hafnium is maintained at 240-300 C.°.
- The present invention has the following advantages as compared with the prior art:
- The present invention can increase the production speed of the hafnium crystal bar and the production speed is uniform. The duration of production is long and the production of a single furnace is improved. The energy consumption is reduced. The use of accessories and supplies are also reduced. The contents of iron, nickel and chromium are greatly reduced. Thus, the product quality is improved.
- The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings:
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FIG. 1 is a structural schematic view of a production system of a hafnium crystal bar provided in the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a structural schematic view of mounted molybdenum sleeve and molybdenum electrode rod provided in the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a structural schematic view of mounted anti-discharge ceramic piece provided in the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a structural schematic view of a core wire fixing device provided in the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is top view ofFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 6 is a structural schematic view of a sealed iodizer provided in the present invention. - 1 power supply unit, 2 iodizer, 3 molybdenum insulator, 4 thermostatic device, 5 iodine box, 6 ball valve, 7 rough hafnium, 8 electrode rod, 9 molybdenum electrode rod, 10 electrode tip, 11 core wire, 12 molybdenum sleeve, 13 insulating ferrule, 14 anti-discharge ceramic piece, 15 molybdenum rod, 16 molybdenum plate, 17 insulating ceramic piece, 18 thermally conductive fuel tank, 19 cooling coil, 20 condenser, 21 vacuum valve, 22 flange, 23 cover of the iodizer, 24 sealing ring, 25 secondary sealing device, 26 circulating pipe, 27 agitating shaft, 28 motor, 29 thermocouple, 30 electric heating wire.
- To better understand the purpose, technical solutions and the advantages of the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments are clearly and fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings of the present invention. It is obvious that the embodiments are only certain embodiments of the present invention, but not all the embodiments of the present invention. All the other embodiments obtained by one skilled in the art without creative work based on the embodiments of the present invention are within the scope of the present invention.
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FIG. 1 toFIG. 6 , the present invention provides a production system for a hafnium crystal bar, including a power supply unit 1 with a large DC current, aniodizer 2, a molybdenum insulator 3 provided inside theiodizer 2, a thermostatic device 4 capable of accommodating theiodizer 2, a cooling unit for cooling theiodizer 2, a vacuum unit for vacuumizing theiodizer 2, aniodine box 5 controlled by a ball valve 6 and used for adding iodine into theiodizer 2, an electrode unit electrically connected to the power supply unit 1 and disposed above theiodizer 2, a crystallization unit provided inside theiodizer 2 and connected to the electrode unit, andrough hafnium 7 provided between theiodizer 2 and the molybdenum insulator 3, wherein the molybdenum insulator 3 is made of a molybdenum material. - A voltage of the power supply unit 1 is steplessly adjustable within the range of 1.0V-180V, with a preset maximum output current of 3000 A.
- The thermostatic device 4 is a structure with an insulation layer provided outside an inner tank, and an
electric heating wire 30 is provided between the inner tank and the insulation layer. The electric heating wire is a 30 KW electric heating wire, and the inner tank is made of 316L stainless steel, with an inner diameter of 800-1200 mm and a net height of 1300-2200 mm. The inner tank of the thermostatic device 4 is filled with a saline solution. Theiodizer 2 is fixedly mounted inside the inner tank of the thermostatic device 4 and is completely immersed in the saline solution. The saline solution is a nitrate. The thermostatic device 4 is further provided with athermocouple 29 extending into the saline solution, wherein the thermocouple is used for measuring the temperature of the saline solution. - The
iodizer 2 is made of 316L stainless steel, with an inner diameter of 300-600 mm and a net height of 900-1800 mm. The iodizer can be integrally put into the thermostatic device 4. A core wire fixing device is provided inside theiodizer 2. As shown inFIG. 4 andFIG. 5 , the core fixing device includes amolybdenum rod 15 connected to thecover 23 of the iodizer, amolybdenum plate 16 connected to themolybdenum rod 15, and an insulatingceramic piece 17 connected to themolybdenum plate 16. The insulatingceramic piece 17 an insulated electric ceramic piece. A molybdenum wire for fixing thecore wire 11 is fastened to the insulated electric ceramic piece to prevent thecore wire 11 from distortion because of the hoisting vibration and heating, so as to avoid the contact between thecore wire 11 and the molybdenum insulator 3 which results in a short circuit, etc. Meanwhile, it makes it possible to arrangelonger core wire 11 within a limited space, therefore, the production of a single furnace is improved. There is a larger gap in the middle of themolybdenum plate 16 shown inFIG. 5 to minimize the effect on the growth of the hafnium crystal bar. - The electrode unit includes an electrode rod 8 made of a chromium-zirconium-copper rod, a
molybdenum electrode rod 9 located below the electrode rod 8 which is connected to themolybdenum electrode rod 9 by a screw thread, anelectrode tip 10 located at the bottom of the molybdenum electrode rod 8. Thecore wire 11 of the crystallization unit is a hafnium wire with a diameter of 1.0-4.0 mm and a length of 2-7 m. Both ends of thecore wire 11 are connected to theelectrode tip 10 and fixed to the core wire fixing device. The electrode rod 8 is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet respectively connected to the cooling unit. - A bottom of the
molybdenum electrode rod 9 is fixedly connected to acover 23 of the iodizer through amolybdenum sleeve 12, and an insulatingferrule 13 is arranged between themolybdenum electrode rod 9 and themolybdenum sleeve 12. As shown inFIG. 2 , on the one hand, themolybdenum sleeve 12 can be used for fixing theelectrode tip 10; on the other hand, themolybdenum sleeve 12 can effectively avoid the pollution to the hafnium crystal bar caused by the iron, nickel, chromium etc. - A lower portion of the
molybdenum electrode rod 9 is fixedly provided with an anti-dischargeceramic piece 14 with an inverted L-shaped cross section, as shown inFIG. 3 . - The cooling unit includes a thermally
conductive fuel tank 18, a coolingcoil 19 peripherally provided around an outer wall of theiodizer 2, and acondenser 20. The thermallyconductive fuel tank 18 provides cooling oil to the coolingcoil 19 via an oil pump, then the cooling oil comes out from an outlet of the coolingcoil 19 and goes into thecondenser 20 to cool down, and thus a circulating cooling loop is formed. The thermostatic device 4 is further provided with a circulating and stirring system, and the circulating and stirring system includes a circulatingpipe 26 provided on a side of the inner tank of the thermostatic device 4. An agitatingshaft 27 is provided inside the circulatingpipe 26, and an agitating vane is provided at a lower part of the agitatingshaft 27. An upper part of the agitatingshaft 27 extends outside of the circulatingpipe 26 and connects to an output shaft of a motor 28. The motor 28 can be a 2.2 KW motor of frequency control equipment. - The vacuum unit is connected to the
iodizer 2 through avacuum valve 21. The vacuum unit includes a triplex pump, wherein a primary pump is a 2×75 mechanical pump, a secondary pump is a 150 lobe pump, and a tertiary pump is a KT200 diffusion pump. - As shown in
FIG. 6 , thecover 23 of theiodizer 2 is fixedly connected to aflange 22 of the iodizer body. A sealingring 24 and asecondary sealing device 25 are arranged between thecover 23 of the iodizer and theflange 22 to avoid the ineffective deposition of the iodine. - Simultaneously, according to the above production system, the present invention also provides a method for producing a hafnium crystal bar, the method including the following steps:
- a. drying the
rough hafnium 7; - b. putting the
rough hafnium 7 into a gap between an inner wall of theiodizer 2 and the molybdenum insulator 3; - c. hanging the
core wire 11 onto theelectrode tip 10 and fixing thecore wire 11 to the core wire fixing device; - d. hermetically connecting the
cover 23 of the iodizer and the body of theiodizer 2; - e. opening the
vacuum valve 21 to connect to the vacuum unit, and vacuumizing to less than 6.0×10−2 Pa, and closing thevacuum valve 21 when a tested pressure rise rate is less than 2.0 Pa/h; - f. adding iodine into the
iodine box 5; - g. vacuumizing the
iodine box 5 to less than 6.0×10−1 Pa, and closing theball valve 21; - h. sealing the
iodine box 5, and closing thevacuum valve 21; - i. hoisting the
iodizer 2 integrally into the thermostatic device 4, wherein the thermostatic device 4 has been heated to 240-300 C.°; - j. connecting the power supply unit to heat the
core wire 11, wherein a current is set within 30-60 A, and a voltage is set within 80-120V, and a corresponding temperature of the core wire is 1400-1600 C.°; - k. opening the ball valve 6 and adding iodine into the
iodizer 2, wherein the iodine reacts with therough hafnium 7 rapidly to produce a hafnium tetrafluoride (Hfl4) which evaporates, and the hafnium tetrafluoride decomposes into hafnium and iodine when touching thecore wire 11 of 1400-1600 C.°, the hafnium crystallizes on thecore wire 11 and the iodine continues to react with therough hafnium 7, and the reactions are repeated; - l. decreasing the voltage continuously with an increase in the current to maintain the temperature of the
core wire 11 at 1400-1600 C.°, wherein the power supply unit is shut off when the current reaches 1000-3000 A; - m. hoisting the
iodizer 2 out of the thermostatic device to a certain position for air cooling; - n. adding water into the
iodizer 2 after cooling for 24 hours; and - o. finally opening the
cover 23 of the iodizer to take the hafnium crystal bar out. - During the production process, the cooling unit is started if the temperature of the saline solution exceeds 300, so that the temperature of the
rough hafnium 7 is maintained at 240-300 C.°. - The whole production process lasts for 70-95 hours with a growth rate of 132 g/m.h, and the efficiency doubles compared with a growth rate of 58 g/m.h of the foreign companies while the production of the single furnace reaches 50-100 kg. Furthermore, the invention adds a screw rod 46 for controlling the upward and downward movements, and a piston 8 connected to the screw rod 46. After adding iodine, the piston 8 is sunk to be parallel to the bottom of the cover of the iodizer, so as to prevent the iodine vapor from escaping into the
vacuum pipe 11, and thus maximize the participation of iodine in the reaction and prolong the reaction time. - To optimize the production process conditions, after years of continuous research and technical development, the applicant has performed nearly thousands of trials and obtained the following process parameters: a temperature of the rough hafnium is 240-300 C.°, a temperature of the core wire is 1400-1600 C.° and an initial vacuum degree is below 6.0×10−2 Pa.
- Finally, it should be noted that above embodiments are merely intended to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, but not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. While the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, one skilled in the art should understand that it is still possible to modify the technical solutions described in the above embodiments or to equivalently replace some or all the technical features therein. The modifications or substitutions would not make the nature of the technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention.
Claims (10)
1. A production system for a hafnium crystal bar comprising:
a power supply unit with a large DC current;
an iodizer;
a molybdenum insulator provided inside the iodizer;
a thermostatic device capable of accommodating the iodizer;
a cooling unit for cooling the iodizer;
a vacuum unit for vacuumizing the iodizer;
an iodine box for adding iodine into the iodizer, wherein the iodine box is controlled by a ball valve;
an electrode unit electrically connected to the power supply unit, wherein the electrode unit is disposed above the iodizer;
a crystallization unit provided inside the iodizer, wherein the crystallization unit is connected to the electrode unit; and
rough hafnium provided between the iodizer and the molybdenum insulator;
wherein, the thermostatic device is a structure with an insulation layer provided outside an inner tank, and an electric heating wire is provided between the inner tank and the insulation layer, wherein the inner tank of the thermostatic device is filled with a saline solution;
wherein the iodizer is fixedly mounted inside the inner tank of the thermostatic device and is completely immersed in the saline solution;
wherein the thermostatic device is further provided with a thermocouple extending into the saline solution, wherein the thermocouple is used for measuring a temperature of the saline solution.
2. The production system for a hafnium crystal bar according to claim 1 , wherein the electrode unit comprises an electrode rod made of a chromium-zirconium-copper rod, a molybdenum electrode rod located below the electrode rod, an electrode tip located at a bottom of the molybdenum electrode rod, wherein the molybdenum electrode rod is connected to the electrode rod by a screw thread, wherein a core wire of the crystallization unit is a hafnium wire and both ends of the core wire are connected to the electrode tip.
3. The production system for a hafnium crystal bar according to claim 2 , wherein a bottom of the molybdenum electrode rod is fixedly connected to a cover of the iodizer through a molybdenum sleeve, and an insulating ferrule is arranged between the molybdenum electrode rod and the molybdenum sleeve.
4. The production system for a hafnium crystal bar according to claim 2 , wherein a lower portion of the molybdenum electrode rod is fixedly provided with an anti-discharge ceramic piece having an inverted L-shaped cross section.
5. The production system for a hafnium crystal bar according to claim 1 , wherein a core wire fixing device is provided inside the iodizer, wherein the core wire fixing device comprises a molybdenum rod connected to the cover of the iodizer, a molybdenum plate connected to the molybdenum rod, and an insulating ceramic piece connected to the molybdenum plate, wherein a molybdenum wire for fixing the core wire is fastened to the insulating ceramic piece.
6. The production system for a hafnium crystal bar according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling unit comprises a thermally conductive fuel tank, a cooling coil peripherally provided around an outer wall of the iodizer, a condenser, and a circulating and stirring system in the thermostatic device; wherein the circulating and stirring system comprises a circulating pipe provided on a side of the inner tank of the thermostatic device, wherein an agitating shaft is provided in the circulating pipe; wherein an agitating vane is provided at a lower part of the agitating shaft, and an upper part of the agitating shaft extends outside of the circulating pipe and connects to a output shaft of a motor.
7. The production system for a hafnium crystal bar according to claim 1 , wherein a cover of the iodizer is fixedly connected to a flange of a body of the iodizer, wherein a sealing ring and a secondary sealing device are arranged between the cover of the iodizer and the flange.
8. The production system for a hafnium crystal bar according to claim 1 , wherein the vacuum unit is connected to the iodizer through a vacuum valve, wherein the vacuum unit includes a triplex pump, wherein a primary pump is a mechanical pump, a secondary pump is a lobe pump and a tertiary pump is a diffusion pump.
9. A method for producing a hafnium crystal bar, comprising the following steps:
a. drying rough hafnium;
b. adding the rough hafnium into a gap between an inner wall of an iodizer and a molybdenum insulator;
c. hanging a core wire onto an electrode tip and fixing the core wire into a core wire fixing device;
d. hermetically connecting a cover of the iodizer and a body of the iodizer;
e. opening a vacuum valve to connect to the vacuum unit, and vacuumizing to less than 6.0×10−2 Pa, wherein closing the vacuum valve when a tested pressure rise rate is less than 2.0 Pa/h;
f. adding iodine into the iodine box;
g. vacuumizing the iodine box to less than 6.0×10−1 Pa, simultaneously closing a ball valve;
h. sealing the iodine box, and closing the vacuum valve;
i. hoisting the iodizer integrally into a thermostatic device, wherein the thermostatic device has been heated to 240-300 C.°;
j. connecting the power supply unit to heat the core wire, wherein a current is set within 30-60 A and a voltage is set within 80-120V, and a corresponding temperature of the core wire is 1400-1600 C.°;
k. opening the ball valve, adding iodine into the iodizer, the iodine reacting with the rough hafnium rapidly to produce hafnium tetrafluoride (Hfl4), evaporating the hafnium tetrafluoride, decomposing the hafnium tetrafluoride into hafnium and the iodine when the hafnium tetrafluoride touches the core wire of 1400-1600 C.°, crystallizing the hafnium on the core wire, and the iodine continuing to react with the rough hafnium, wherein reactions are repeated;
l. decreasing the voltage continuously with an increase of the current to maintain the temperature of the core wire at 1400-1600 C.°, and shutting off the power supply unit when the current reaches 1000-3000 A;
m. hoisting the iodizer out of the thermostatic device to a preset position for air cooling;
n. adding water into the iodizer after cooling for 24 hours; and
o. finally opening the cover of the iodizer to take out the hafnium crystal bar.
10. The method for producing a hafnium crystal bar according to claim 9 , wherein a cooling unit is started when a temperature of a saline solution exceeds 300 C.°, so that a temperature of the rough hafnium is maintained at 240-300 C.°.
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