Radiant heat insert
US10030867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23M9/08
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An insert for a radiant tube of a furnace including a first section adapted to absorb heat from combustion gases passing through the radiant tube and radiantly transfer the heat to a wall of the radiant tube and a second section for directing heat and gases in the radiant tube toward the first section of the insert and a system including a radiant tube and one or more such inserts. Also, a method of improving heat transfer from a radiant tube of a furnace to the material being heated including supplying an insert as described above and placing the insert into the radiant tube such that the first section corresponds to a portion of the radiant tube that is closest to the material being heated. Also, an insert for a radiant tube of a furnace including a ceramic body and a metal deposited on the surface of the ceramic body.
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