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Degasser snorkel with serpentine flow path cooling

US9038867B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignees

TYK America, Inc. · US
ArcelorMittal SA · LU

Inventors

Andrew Elksnitis · Wilkinsburg, US
Michael J. Sherman · Beverly Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 8, 2012
Grant date	May 26, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 23, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC21C7/10
WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A snorkel nozzle (10) having a double shell core (16, 26) that defines an annular gap (40) between the shells and that has an array of baffles (66) arranged in the annular gap to define a serpentine flow path for cooling gases that pass through the annular gap.

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