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Method for continuous mixing and melting inorganic salts and furnace installation for realizing the method

US8092214B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Durferrit GmbH · DE

Inventors

Michel Heinrich · Dierdorf, DE
Hans-Helmut Trapp · Niederrodenbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 24, 2008
Grant date	Jan 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 10, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/14
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for the continuous melting of inorganic salts and a furnace installation for realizing the method. Solid salts are fed into a furnace with the aid of a feeding unit. The salts contained in the furnace are heated. A flow of the salts is generating inside the furnace with the aid of a circulating unit. The flow generates a two-phase region containing solid and melted salt and a separate second region containing substantially solely a melt that is heated to the desired temperature. The melt is discharged from the separate second region simultaneous with the feeding of the solid salts into the furnace with the aid of a removal unit.

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