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US 6,402,805 B1Granted
Method for an improved energy input into a scrap bulk
AssigneeL'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme a Directoire et Conseil de Survillance pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
InventorsDaniel Deloche, Karl Brotzmann
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Abstract
Provided is a method for improving energy input in heating and melting of a scrap bulk. The method includes burning a channel into a scrap bulk with a hot, oxygen-containing gas jet having a temperature of at least 500° C. Additional energy for the heating and melting of the scrap bulk is then input through this channel.
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Method for improving energy input in heating and melting of a scrap bulk, comprising the steps of:
- preheating an oxygen-containing gas jet prior to introducing said gas into a furnace;
- burning a channel into a scrap bulk with said hot oxygen-containing gas jet, said oxygen-containing gas jet having a temperature of at least 500° C.;
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- inputting additional energy for the heating and melting of the scrap bulk through this channel.
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