Flue block with integrated risers for a heating wall of a coke oven battery
AssigneeVanocur Refractories LLC
InventorsPaul A. Saffrin, Richard M. Maida
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Abstract
A flue block for a heating wall of a coke oven battery, the flue block having a proximal end and a distal end, the flue block comprising a first aperture disposed within the flue block, and a riser arranged in said first aperture. The flue block may also comprise a second aperture disposed therein, the second aperture spaced apart from the first aperture, and a second riser arranged in the second aperture. The flue block may be configured such that the riser is arranged to extend past the proximal end of the flue block. The flue block may be also configured such that the first riser extends past the proximal end. The flue block may be further configured such that the second riser extends past the proximal end.
Claims17
A flue block for a heating wall of a coke oven battery, the flue block comprising:
- a block body having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a first aperture and a second aperture extending through the block body from the top surface to the bottom surface;
- and,
- a first riser arranged in the first aperture and a second riser arranged in the second aperture, wherein:
- the first riser and the second riser are integrally formed with the block body within the respective apertures;
- and,
- a top of the first riser defines a first height and a top of the second riser defines a second height, both heights measured from the top surface of the block body, wherein at least one of the first height and the second height is greater than zero.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.