Patent · US Expired

Direct smelting vessel

US6585929B1 · kind B1 · utility

32Cited by

88References

17Claims

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Assignee

TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY LIMITED · AU

Inventors

Cecil Peter Bates · Launceston, AU
Peter Damian Burke · Fremantle, AU
Rodney James Dry · Perth, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 6, 2000
Grant date	Jul 1, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 6, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P10/134
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A direct smelting vessel which is adapted to contain a molten bath of metal and slag is disclosed. The vessel includes an off-gas duct that has:(a) a first section which has a relatively slight upward inclination to the horizontal from an inlet end of the first section; and(b) a second section which extends upwardly from an upper end of the first section at a relatively steep inclination to the horizontal.

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