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Metallurgical lance

US7438848B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2004
Grant dateOct 21, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF27D2003/169
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A metallurgical lance for introducing gas into a volume of molten material in a furnace includes a head having a bore extending therethrough, a mounting assembly at the head in the bore, and a nozzle detachably secured to the mounting assembly by a connection, the nozzle adapted to coact with a tool releasably engagable with the nozzle to insert and withdraw same from the lance head through the bore without dismantling the nozzle.

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