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Scrap dryer and/or scrap preheater

US12050060B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

SMS group GmbH · DE

Inventors

Steffen Krausa · Pittsburgh, US
William Todd Zeisler · Mars, US
Paul Debski · Wilkinsburg, US
Hans-Jürgen Odenthal · Mettmann, DE
Peter Starke · Ottobrunn, DE
Richard D. Cook · North Ridgeville, US
Michael Kaltenbach · New Castle, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 26, 2022
Grant date	Jul 30, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 26, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P10/20
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device (1) for drying and/or preheating metallic and/or non-metallic materials, preferably scrap, comprises a receiving container (3) and a scrap basket (7) which is arranged in the receiving container (3) and has a gas-permeable bottom area (9). The receiving container (3) has at least one process gas inlet line (6) in its wall (4), via which a process gas with a temperature in the range from 200 to 1600° C. can be introduced into the receiving container (3), and at least an injector nozzle (19) arranged coaxially within the at least one process gas inlet line (6) via which a cooling gas can be introduced into the process gas.

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