Ladle station seal
US4457706A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F9/00
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A ladle preheat station includes a firing wall through which a burner fires into an open end of a ladle juxtapositioned with respect to the wall, an air curtain means positioned about the firing wall so as to direct a curtain of air toward the ladle to eliminate ambient air infiltration between the firing wall and the ladle lip. In a preferred form an insulating refractory is placed along the inner-most edge of the air curtain means to reradiate the radiated heat and minimize slot radiation heat losses.
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