Plasma and Oxygas Fired Furnace
AssigneeUmicore AG & Co. KG
InventorsJeroen HEULENS, Bart DE COOMAN, Maarten QUIX
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Abstract
The present disclosure concerns an apparatus suitable for smelting and separating metals in flexible oxido-reduction conditions. More particularly, it concerns an apparatus for smelting metallurgical charges comprising a bath furnace susceptible to contain a molten charge up to a determined level, characterized in that the furnace is equipped with: at least one non-transfer plasma torch for the generation of first hot gases; at least one oxygas burner for the generation of second hot gasses; and, submerged injectors for injecting said first and second hot gases below said determined level.
Claims12
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Apparatus for smelting metallurgical charges comprising a bath furnace susceptible to contain a molten charge up to a determined level, characterized in that the furnace is equipped with:
- at least one non-transferred plasma torch for the generation of first hot gases;
- at least one oxygas burner for the generation of second hot gasses;
- and,
- submerged injectors for injecting said first and second hot gases below said determined level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.