Panel for ferrous or non-ferrous metal making furnace
AssigneeBerry Metal Company
InventorTodd G. Smith
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Abstract
A plate cooler stave for use in a furnace having a shell wall, comprising: a top portion housing at least one cooling fluid inlet and at least one cooling fluid outlet for the flow of cooling fluid to and from the plate cooler stave from outside the furnace; and a main body disposed at an angle relative to the top portion so that the main body may be inserted into the furnace through an opening defined by the shell wall, wherein upon installation, at least a part of the top portion is disposed in the opening.
Claims38
A plate cooler stave for use in a furnace having a shell wall, comprising:
- a top portion housing at least one cooling fluid inlet and at least one cooling fluid outlet for the flow of cooling fluid to and from the plate cooler stave from outside the furnace;
- and
- a main body disposed at an angle relative to the top portion so that the main body may be inserted into the furnace through an opening defined by the shell wall, wherein upon installation, at least a part of the top portion is disposed in the opening.
A method for cooling a furnace having a shell wall, comprising:
- providing a plate cooler stave having a top portion housing at least one cooling fluid inlet and at least one cooling fluid outlet for the flow of cooling fluid to and from the plate cooler stave from outside the furnace;
- and a main body disposed at an angle relative to the top portion;
- inserting the main body into the furnace through an opening defined by the shell wall;
- installing at least a part of the top portion in the opening;
- and
- covering the opening in the shell wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.