Sidewall with buckstay for a metallurgical furnace
AssigneeSystems Spray-Cooled, Inc.
InventorsScott A. Ferguson, Marina K. Temkina, Troy D. Ward
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Abstract
A sidewall for a metallurgical furnace and a metallurgical furnace having the same are described herein. In one example, a sidewall of a metallurgical furnace is provided that includes an outer wall, a hot plate and a buckstay. The hot plate is coupled in a spaced apart relation to the outer wall. The buckstay is mechanically coupled to the outer wall and the hot plate. The buckstay includes a buckstay web extending from a buckstay flange. The buckstay web includes a first end coupled to the buckstay flange, and a second end mechanically and movably coupled to the hot plate.
Claims19
A sidewall of a metallurgical furnace, comprising:
- an outer wall;
- a hot plate coupled in a spaced apart relation to the outer wall;
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- a buckstay mechanically coupled to the outer wall and the hot plate, the buckstay comprising:
- a buckstay flange and
- a buckstay web extending from the buckstay flange, the buckstay web comprising:
- a first end coupled to the buckstay flange;
- and
- a second end mechanically and movably coupled to the hot plate, wherein the buckstay web is spaced from the hot plate to define a qap between the hot plate and the buckstay web sufficient to allow coolant to freely flow between the hot plate and the buckstay web.
A spray-cooled metallurgical furnace, comprising:
- a body having a bottom section including a hearth lined with refractory brick and a sidewall;
- and
- a roof disposed on a top flange of the sidewall, wherein the sidewall comprises:
- an outer wall;
- a hot plate;
- and
- a buckstay mechanically coupled to the outer wall and the hot plate, the buckstay comprising:
- a buckstay flange and
- a buckstay web extending from the buckstay flange, the buckstay web comprising:
- a first end coupled to the buckstay flange;
- and
- a second end mechanically coupled to the hot plate, wherein at least a portion of the second end of the buckstay web is spaced from the hot plate to allow coolant present on the hot plate to flow between the second end of the buckstay web and the hot plate.
A method for fabricating a sidewall of a metallurgical furnace, comprising:
- coupling a buckstay in a spaced apart relation to a hot plate of a metallurgical furnace sidewall;
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- coupling the buckstay to an outer wall of the metallurgical furnace sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.