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Raw material supply apparatus, raw material supply method and flash smelting furnace

US9689610B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2014
Grant dateJun 27, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF27D2019/0075
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A raw material supply apparatus that supplies a raw material into a flash smelting furnace and supplies a first gas contributing to a reaction of the raw material into the flash smelting furnace, includes: a raw material passage that is provided out of a lance through which the first gas passes, the raw material passing through the raw material passage; and an adjuster that adjusts a distribution of the raw material by blowing a second gas to the raw material passing through the raw material passage.

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