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US 4,909,837 AGranted
Process and apparatus for granulating molten slag
AssigneeNorddeutsche Affinerie Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsUwe-Jens Hansen, Werner Marnette
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Abstract
A process and apparatus for granulating slag in which molten slag is charged into a drum and is solidified and granulated therein on cooled surfaces. To ensure a rapid cooling at a high thruput rate, the molten slag is applied to the inside surface of a drum, which rotates on a horizontal axis and has a cooled shell, and the solidified film of slag is mechanically detached from the inside surface after about three-quarters of a revolution of the drum and is discharged.
Claims8
A process for granulating a slag, comprising the steps of:
- (a) rotating a drum about a horizontal axis;
- (b) cooling an internal surface of said drum by applying a coolant to an external shell thereof;
- (c) pouring molten slag on said internal surface of said drum to form a film of slag which is solidified as it is entrained in rotation by said drum about said axis;
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- (d) detaching pieces of said film from said internal surface and removing granulated slag in the form of said pieces after said film has been entrained through about three-quarters of a rotation of said drum, said molten slag being poured onto said internal surface of said drum over substantially the entire length over which coolant is applied to said external shell by tilting a trough extending over said length and to which said molten slag is applied.
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An apparatus for granulating molten slag, comprising:
- a cylindrical drum substantially closed at both ends and mounted by rings on rollers to be rotatable about a horizontal axis, said drum having a central portion;
- means for externally cooling an external surface at least of said central portion of the drum;
- an annular gear for rotating the drum;
- a pouring trough extruding throughout the length of the drum and open at a charging end of the drum;
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- means for detaching solidified slag from an internal surface of said drum at said central portion and for discharging the particulate slag through an end of the drum opposite the charging end.
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