Flash smelting furnace
US4798532A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF27D3/18
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flash smelting furnace which comprises a reaction shaft, a concentrate combustion device disposed at the top of the furnace shaft, a settler disposed with one end thereof connected to the lower part of the reaction shaft, an uptake disposed as connected to the other end of the settler and at least one lance pipe extending through the ceiling of the settler between the reaction shaft and the uptake and adapted to blow at least powdery raw materials and a reaction gas into the melt inside the settler.
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