Heating apparatus for a metallic strand
AssigneeBritish Gas Corporation
InventorRobert J. Tucker
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Abstract
A method for heating a metallic strand 16 such as a wire or strip comprises passing the strand 16 along a metallic tube 4 which is filled with molten metal 13, the tube wall being heated by a furnace chamber 3 through which the tube 4 extends.
Claims3
Apparatus for heating a metallic strand using molten metal as the heat transfer medium, the apparatus comprising a tube through which, in use, the strand is passed and which, in use, is filled with molten metal, a container located at each end of the tube for holding a reserve of molten metal for supply to the tube, each container being capable of holding a reserve of molten metal at a level above the level of the tube and means for heating the external wall of the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.