Patent · US Expired

Blast furnace stove outlet

US4478575A · kind A · utility

2Cited by
5References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 30, 1983
Grant dateOct 23, 1984
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC21B9/00
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A blast furnace stove having a hot blast outlet which is configured in a particular elliptical-shaped so that all the bricks in its peripheral refractory reinforcing wall are substantially identical in shape and dimension. The center line of this outlet passes through the center of the blast furnace stove instead of through the center of the combustion chamber. Preferably, the burner inlet is also configured in the shape disclosed by the present invention.

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