Metallurgical apparatus – Means for treating ores or for extracting metals – By means applying heat to work – e.g. – furnace
Patent
1991-02-19
1992-09-22
Andrews, Melvyn J.
Metallurgical apparatus
Means for treating ores or for extracting metals
By means applying heat to work, e.g., furnace
75446, C22B 514
Patent
active
051490625
ABSTRACT:
A prereduction furnace of a smelting reduction facility of iron ore includes a fluidizing prereduction chamber installed at an upper part of the prereduction furnace wherein iron ores are fed and prereduced, a gas blowing chamber installed at a lower part of the prereduction furnace wherein a reducing gas is fed, a distributor installed between the fluidizing prereduction chamber and the gas blowing chamber, a first plurality of nozzles passing through the distributor for injecting the reducing gas in the gas blowing chamber into the fluidizing prereduction chamber, a discharge pipe for discharging prereduced iron ores installed at a bottom center portion of the fluidizing prereduction chamber and extending through the distributor, wherein a cooling fluid flows, at least two horizontally movable gas purging pipes arranged below the distributor, and a second plurality of nozzles attached to the horizontally movable gas purging pipes for injecting a purging gas to a bottom surface of the distributor to prevent clogging of lower ends of the first plurality of nozzles.
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Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 12, No. 117, Apr. 14, 1988, JP-A-62 241 548 (Power Reactor & Nuclear Fuel Dev) Oct. 22, 1987.
Kanatani Genji
Matsuo Masahiro
Andrews Melvyn J.
NKK Corporation
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