Dynamic cooling of a metallurgical furnace

A cooling system for regulating temperature of a surface of a metallurgical furnace, the cooling system comprising:

• a plurality of spray conduits in a plurality of zones defined within a wall or roof of the metallurgical furnace, each spray conduit having one or more control valves and having a plurality of nozzles, wherein a first spray conduit of the plurality of spray conduits is positioned to provide spray cooling fluid to a first zone of the plurality of zones and a second spray conduit of the plurality of spray conduits is positioned to provide spray cooling fluid to a second zone of the plurality of zones;
• a first temperature sensor disposed within the wall or roof of the metallurgical furnace proximate the surface of the metallurgical furnace, the first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the wall or roof in the first zone of the plurality of zones;
• a second temperature sensor disposed within the wall or roof of the metallurgical furnace proximate the surface of the metallurgical furnace, the second temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the wall or roof in the second zone of the plurality of zones;
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• a control system communicatively coupled to the first and second temperature sensors and the control valves, the control system configured to change an amount of spray cooling fluid provided by the first spray conduit based on a temperature sensed by the first sensor being either above an upper threshold or below a lower threshold, and independently change an amount of spray cooling fluid provided by the second spray conduit based on a temperature sensed by the second sensor being either above an upper threshold or below a lower threshold.