Strip flotation furnace

A strip flotation furnace (100) for controlling the temperature of a metal strip (101), the strip flotation furnace (100) comprising

• a flotation nozzle bar (110), which extends through the strip flotation furnace (100) transversely to a strip running direction (102) of the metal strip (101), wherein the flotation nozzle bar (110) has two opposing first rows of flotation nozzles (111), which are spaced apart by a central region (112) of the flotation nozzle bar (110), wherein the rows of flotation nozzles (111) are configured in such a way that corresponding flotation nozzle jets (113), with a directional component in the direction of the central region (112), can be generated in order to provide pressure cushioning for guiding the metal strip (101),
• a temperature-control nozzle bar (120), which extends transversely to a strip running direction (102) of the metal strip (101) and is spaced apart from the flotation nozzle bar (110) along the strip running direction (102), wherein the temperature-control nozzle bar (120) has two opposing additional rows of temperature-control nozzles (121), which are spaced apart by an additional central region (122) of the temperature-control nozzle bar (120), wherein the rows of temperature-control nozzles (121) are configured in such a way that corresponding temperature-control nozzle jets (123), with a directional component in the opposite direction to the additional central region (122), can be generated.