Burner with velocity adjustment for flash smelter

US9103592B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9103592-B2
Application numberUS-201213464440-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 4, 2012
Priority dateMay 6, 2011
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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Abstract

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A burner for a flash smelting furnace. The burner has an adjustable nozzle to control the velocity of the combustion gas supply to the reaction shaft. The nozzle is defined by the burner injector and a surrounding structure that extends from the burner wind box through an opening in the burner block that integrates the burner with the furnace. The nozzle is adjusted by control means that is exterior of the wind box.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A burner for a flash smelting furnace having a reaction shaft, comprising: a burner block that integrates with the roof of the furnace, the block having a nozzle opening therethrough to communicate with the reaction shaft of the furnace; a wind box to supply combustion gas to the reaction shaft through the nozzle opening at a controllable velocity, the wind box being mounted over the nozzle; an injector having a sleeve for delivering pulverous feed…

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  • Chemistry & Metallurgy · mapped topic

  • Chemistry & Metallurgy · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F27B3/205Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US9103592B2 cover?
A burner for a flash smelting furnace. The burner has an adjustable nozzle to control the velocity of the combustion gas supply to the reaction shaft. The nozzle is defined by the burner injector and a surrounding structure that extends from the burner wind box through an opening in the burner block that integrates the burner with the furnace. The nozzle is adjusted by control means that is ext…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gonzalez Victor, Franks George, Mallory Alan, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F27B3/205. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).