Heating – Processes of heating or heater operation
Patent
1976-08-02
1978-04-11
Camby, John J.
Heating
Processes of heating or heater operation
432 11, 432 17, 432 23, F27D 300, F27B 1518
Patent
active
040836754
ABSTRACT:
A scrap preheating system of the type employing a conveyor upon which the scrap is placed, an elongate burner hood surrounding the conveyor and burners within the hood which direct flames upon the scrap. The side walls of the burner hood include an elongate exhaust chamber and side wall ports between the exhaust chamber and the interior of the hood. An exhaust fan induces a negative pressure under the hood through the exhaust chambers which pulls the unburned hydrocarbons from under the hood through the side wall ports into the exhaust chamber. Additionally, air is drawn upwardly between the conveyor and side walls of the hood and through the side wall ports into the exhaust chambers wherein combustion is completed and pollution reduced. The length of hood and burner array exceeds the length of scrap material on the conveyor. The conveyor is periodically jogged during the preheating cycle to slightly advance and mix the scrap and only those burners positioned above the scrap are operated as it advances. The burners are initially operated with a slightly oxidizing flame until hydrocarbons are burned from the scrap and thereafter operated with a slightly reducing flame to prevent significant oxidation of the metal.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3399873 (1968-09-01), Dybal et al.
patent: 3459412 (1969-08-01), Fries et al.
patent: 3813209 (1974-05-01), Venetta
Dzakowic Thomas J.
Fellnor John R.
Camby John J.
Melting Systems, Inc.
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