Industrial Nitrogen Generator for Aluminum Products

Product Introduction of Nitrogen Generators for Smelting Furnace Nitrogen Purging, Smelting Furnace Nitrogen Generation, and Molten Aluminum Smelting

During the aluminum melting process, nitrogen is used to purge impurities from the surface of the molten aluminum and to inject refining agents for stirring, preventing the presence of oxygen, moisture, and hydrogen, which can cause defects such as bubbles and hydrogen-induced porosity in the final aluminum products. Therefore, a large amount of nitrogen is required, typically with a purity of 99.99% to 99.999%. Since purging requires instantaneous gas usage, a high flow rate is necessary.

Process Flow Introduction of Nitrogen Generators for Smelting Furnace Nitrogen Purging, Smelting Furnace Nitrogen Generation, and Molten Aluminum Smelting

Ambient air is compressed and purified to remove oil, water, and dust, then fed into a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) system consisting of two adsorption towers filled with carbon molecular sieve. Compressed air flows upward through the adsorption towers, where oxygen molecules are adsorbed on the surface of the carbon molecular sieve, while nitrogen flows out from the top of the towers into a crude nitrogen buffer tank. After a period of time, the carbon molecular sieve in the adsorption towers becomes saturated with adsorbed oxygen and requires regeneration. Regeneration is achieved by stopping the adsorption step and reducing the pressure in the adsorption towers. The two towers alternate between adsorption and regeneration to ensure continuous nitrogen output.

Technical Features of Nitrogen Generators for Smelting Furnace Nitrogen Purging, Smelting Furnace Nitrogen Generation, and Molten Aluminum Smelting

1. Raw material air is sourced from the environment; only compressed air and power supply are needed to generate nitrogen. The equipment has low energy consumption and minimal operating costs.

2. Nitrogen purity can be easily adjusted, as it is only affected by the nitrogen exhaust volume. Standard nitrogen generators can adjust purity between 95% and 99.999%, while high-purity nitrogen generators can adjust between 99% and 99.999%.

3. The equipment is highly automated, produces gas quickly, and can operate unattended. Starting and shutting down require only a button press, and nitrogen is produced within 10-15 minutes of startup.

4. The process flow is simple, the equipment structure is compact, and it occupies a small area, making it highly adaptable.

5. The blizzard method is used for molecular sieve filling, avoiding pulverization caused by high-pressure airflow impact and ensuring long-term use of the molecular sieve.

6. Equipped with digital flow meters with pressure compensation and high-precision industrial process monitoring secondary instruments, capable of measuring instantaneous and cumulative flow.

7. Imported analyzers provide online detection with high accuracy and maintenance-free operation.

Industry Application Scope of Nitrogen Generators for Smelting Furnace Nitrogen Purging, Smelting Furnace Nitrogen Generation, and Molten Aluminum Smelting

1. SMT Industry Applications
Used in nitrogen reflow soldering and wave soldering, nitrogen effectively inhibits solder oxidation, improves welding wettability, accelerates wetting speed, reduces solder ball formation, avoids bridging, and minimizes soldering defects. Many SMT electronics manufacturers have equipped hundreds of cost-effective PSA nitrogen generators, boasting a large customer base in the SMT industry with a market share of over 90%.

2. Semiconductor Silicon Industry Applications

Used for atmosphere protection, cleaning, and chemical recovery in semiconductor and integrated circuit manufacturing processes.

3. Semiconductor Packaging Industry Applications
Used for nitrogen packaging, sintering, annealing, reduction, and storage. Hongbo PSA nitrogen generators help major manufacturers gain a competitive edge and achieve significant value enhancement.

4. Electronic Components Industry Applications
Used for selective soldering, purging, and packaging with nitrogen. Scientific nitrogen inert protection has proven to be an essential factor in successfully producing high-quality electronic components.

5. Chemical and New Materials Industry Applications
Used to create oxygen-free atmospheres in chemical processes, improve production safety, and serve as a power source for fluid transportation. In the petroleum industry, it is used for nitrogen purging of pipelines and containers, tank filling, replacement, leak detection, combustible gas protection, as well as diesel hydrogenation and catalytic reforming.

6. Powder Metallurgy and Metal Processing Industry
Used in heat treatment applications such as annealing and carburizing of steel, iron, copper, and aluminum products, high-temperature furnace protection, low-temperature assembly of metal parts, and plasma cutting.

7. Food and Pharmaceutical Industry Applications
Mainly used for food packaging, preservation, storage, drying, sterilization, pharmaceutical packaging, gas replacement, and atmosphere transportation.

8. Other Application Fields

In addition to the above industries, nitrogen generators are widely used in coal mines, injection molding, brazing, tire nitrogen inflation, rubber vulcanization, and many other fields. With technological advancements and social development, the application scope of nitrogen generation systems continues to expand. On-site nitrogen generation (nitrogen generators) has gradually replaced traditional nitrogen supply methods such as liquid nitrogen evaporation and bottled nitrogen due to its low investment cost, low operating expenses, and convenience.