Ipsen Limited

Ipsen International, Gmbh

Nils Bernhagen

Bernd Edenhofer

Dirk Joritz

Werner Hendrik Grobler

Thomas Eversmann

Jens Bechthold

Markus Reinhold

Aloys Heisterkamp

Hendrik Grobler

A process gas preparation device for an industrial furnace system is disclosed. The gas preparation device includes a preparation reactor having a catalyst. A gas feed line and a gas return line are connected between the industrial furnace and the preparation reactor to form a closed loop. A compressor is situated upstream from the preparation reactor in the feed line. The preparation reactor is also connected with supply lines for hydrocarbon gas and air to be supplied to the preparation reactor. The process gas preparation device also includes a control device with which process gas preparation and return can be regulated and controlled. The gas feed line also has a shut-off valve. The control device can check the functional state of the catalyst by measuring the pressure differential across the catalyst and can initiate a burn-out process therein to clear clogging of the catalyst.

Process gas preparation apparatus for an industrial furnace system and an industrial furnace system for gas carburizing and hardening of metal workpieces utilizing same

For regulating process gases for heat treatments of metal materials/workpieces in industrial furnaces (), which have at least one treatment chamber (), at least one burnoff point () having at least one first valve (), and a regulator () having pressure meter (), the burnoff point () is only to be opened as a function of requirements related to the process gas. For this purpose, in a first step, with open first valve (), a quantity of a flushing gas () of the gas mixture () of the respective process gas is supplied in a controlled manner to the industrial furnace () and then burned off, in a second step, the valve () is closed, the industrial furnace () is regulated to a preset furnace pressure and this is permanently detected via the pressure meter (), in a third step, with the target pressure of the industrial furnace achieved, this pressure is detected via the pressure meter () and maintained, the first valve () further remaining closed. In a fourth step, the flushing gasification can be activated and adjusted. In the event of large pressure rise, in a fifth step, an overpressure flap () of the burnoff point () can be opened in a controlled manner via a fixed limiting value for pressure dissipation.

Method and device for controlling process gases for heat treatments of metallic materials/workpieces in industrial furnaces

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