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Preheating system for aluminum remelt furnace

US3982889A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 14, 1975
Grant dateSep 28, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 14, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF27D2007/023
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A preheating system for an aluminum remelt furnace, the preheating system extracting hot flue gases from the melting furnace and passing them through cartridges specially designed to hold various forms of aluminum stock in a manner permitting effective transfer of heat from the flue gas.

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