Method of operating a smelting unit and smelting unit for that method
US5117438A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/20
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In a smelting unit comprising an arc furnace and at least one shaft-like charging material preheater which is arranged laterally on the furnace vessel of the arc furnace and the interior of which is connected in a region adjoining its bottom to the interior of the furnace vessel by way of a connecting zone, and in addition burners open in the lower region of the charging material preheater, in a sump mode of operation after the tapping step, of the amount of charging material which is required for the next bath of molten material, a part thereof is charged directly into the furnace vessel in order to reduce the smelting time. That part of the charging material is preheated in a preheating chamber which is connected downstream of the charging material preheater.
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