Bustle pipe arrangement

US8808616B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Paul Wurth Refractory & Engineering GmbH · DE
• PAUL WURTH S.A. · LU

Inventors

• Jean-Paul Simoes · Luxembourg, LU
• Lionel Hausemer · Steinsel, LU
• Manfred Moller · Niedernhausen, DE
• Paul Tockert · Berbourg, LU
• Rudolf Hebel

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 16, 2009
• Grant date: Aug 19, 2014
• Expiry date: Jul 9, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F27D3/16
• WIPO field: Thermal processes and apparatus
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a bustle pipe arrangement of a shaft furnace that comprises a circumferential bustle pipe arranged along the outer casing of the shaft furnace, the bustle pipe being arranged at a certain distance from the outer casing. The arrangement further comprises a plurality of first arms connecting the bustle pipe to the outer casing of the shaft furnace on a first level; and a plurality of second arms connecting the bustle pipe to the outer casing of the shaft furnace on a second level, the first level being different from the second level. First and second blow channels are respectively arranged through the first and second arms for fluidly connecting the bustle pipe to the interior of the shaft furnace.