Launder assembly
AssigneeFives North American Combustion, Inc.
InventorsTheresa Marie OFallon, Scott Evans Roach
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Abstract
An apparatus for use with a launder shell includes a heating component formed of refractory material. The heating component has a compartment configured to contain an electrical heating element. The apparatus further includes an elongated trough section configured for placement in an installed position inside the shell. The trough section has a fluid flow channel and a cavity beneath the channel. The cavity is configured to receive and support the heating component for movement into and out of the installed position together with the trough section.
Claims6
An apparatus for use with a launder shell and an electrical heating element, the apparatus comprising:
- a heating component formed of refractory material and having a compartment configured to contain the heating element;
- and an elongated trough component configured for placement in an installed position inside the shell, the trough component having refractory surfaces defining a fluid flow channel, and further having opposed bracket portions that are located beneath the channel and configured to receive and support the heating component between the bracket portions, whereby the trough component and the heating component are movable into and out of the installed position inside the shell together as interconnected parts of a modular unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.