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Method and system of removing accretion buildup in a furnace

US8703042B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Praxair Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Adrian Christian Deneys · Danville, US
Stephen A. Manley · Spring, US
William John Mahoney · East Aurora, US
Kevin W. Albrecht · Brownsburg, US
Jesse E Cates · Brownsburg, US
Arsenio C. Enriquez, Jr. · West Jordan, US
Kyle Brent Wright · Sandy, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 7, 2011
Grant date	Apr 22, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 16, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P10/20
WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and system for method for removing solid accretions from a copper anode or holding furnace using coherent jet lance assembly directed towards the solid accretions in the bottom portion of the copper anode furnace to melt the solid accretions over an extended period of time without damage to the furnace refractory proximate a point of stream impingement.

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