Continuous steel production and apparatus

Metallurgical apparatus – Means for melting or vaporizing metal or treating liquefied... – Continuous refining

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C075S500000, C075S507000, C075S957000

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07618582

ABSTRACT:
A process for continuous refining of steel via multiple distinct reaction vessels for melting, oxidation, reduction, and refining for delivery of steel continuously to, for example, a tundish of a continuous caster system, and associated apparatus.

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