End cap for cooling coils for an arc furnace
US5197080A · kind A · utility
3Cited by
6References
20Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S285/901
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An end cap is provided for adjacent pipes in the cooling coils of an electric air furnace. Each end cap includes parallel opposite side walls and a curved end portion connecting the side walls. The side walls and end portion define a perimeter edge, the outer portion of which is beveled. The end cap includes a pair of tabs extending from each side wall. The tabs partially fill the crevice between adjacent end pipes so as to provide a stronger weld between the end cap and the pipes. The curvature of the end cap minimizes turbulence of the liquid coolant flowing through the pipes.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.