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Method and apparatus for recovering and reusing energy from a melting furnace

US4655436A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 10, 1985
Grant dateApr 7, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 10, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S266/901
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A heat recovery and storage system for use in connection with a melting furnace. In such system, heat from the exhaust gas of a melting furnace is recovered and used to preheat scrap metal and to maintain such preheated scrap metal in its preheated form until it is charged into the melting furnace.

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