Uss Engineers and Consultants, Inc.

Flogates Limited

Paul L Hill

Ian McNair

The invention relates to a sliding gate valve for controlling the flow of molten metal from a vessel. The valve comprises an orificed fixed plate and an orificed sliding plate slidingly mounted on a hinged support sub-assembly. The sliding plate is biased into face to face contact with the fixed plate. The biasing means applies the biasing force directly on to the contact plane defined by the meeting faces of the two plates.

Sliding gate valve

A molten metal teeming valve of the sliding gate type is equipped with means for the injection of gas for various purposes including refractory preheating, lancing, or cooling, etc. The gas injecting apparatus is arranged within the valve organization in a manner that will prevent impingement of the injected gas streams on the refractory valve elements thereby avoiding damage to such elements.

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Chesterfield, United Kingdom

Paul L Hill