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Process and apparatus for producing metals and/or primary metal products

US8361189B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SIEMENS VAI METALS TECHNOLOGIES GMBH · AT

Inventors

Martin Schmidt · Gmunden, AT
Johannes Schenk · Linz, AT
Franz Hauzenberger · Linz, AT
Josef Stockinger · Munich, DE
Johann Wurm · Linz, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 6, 2012
Grant date	Jan 29, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 6, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC21B2100/44
WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for producing metals and/or primary metal products, in particular pig iron and/or primary pig iron products, in which a metal-containing charge material, in particular in fine particle form, is introduced, using pneumatic conveying, by means of a carrier gas stream, in the form of a stream of medium formed from the charge material and the carrier gas stream, into a melting unit, in particular a melter gasifier, for further processing. According to the invention, the charge material is introduced after the carrier gas stream has been separated off and separately at at least two introduction points, so that at least two partial quantities of the charge material can be introduced independently of one another and continuously or in stacked form.

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