Sms Siemag Aktiengesellschaft

Sms Group Gmbh

Karl-Heinz Kummer

Axel Weyer

Gereon Fehlemann

Jürgen Kunze

Rolf Degel

Dieter Borgwardt

Horst-Dieter Borgwardt

Hartmut Schmieden

Detlef Strieder

Juergen Kunze

Hans-Erich Lembgen

Patrick Henke

Boris Bartz

The invention relates to a melting or reduction furnace (), in which the charge stock () is supplied using feed pipes (). Each feed pipe () has a mouthpiece () that is not cooled and is configured from an uncooled wear-resistant inner guide pipe () and an uncooled concentric, heat-resistant outer protective pipe ().

Smelting or reduction furnace, in particular electric arc furnace with an open, semi-closed or closed configuration

The invention relates to a tapping channel () for a metallurgical furnace, particularly for an electro-reducing furnace, comprised of at least one tapping brick () and of a cooling device in the vicinity of the tapping channel (). The cooling device is provided in the form of a sleeve (), which indirectly cools a tapping brick () and which at least partially surrounds the furnace wall () in the vicinity thereof.

Tapping channel for a metallurgical furnace

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Duisburg, Germany

Karl-Heinz Kummer