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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Inductotherm Corp., Rancocas, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Satyen N. Prabhu, Voorhees, NJ (US);
Thomas W. Shorter, Hainesport, NJ (US);
Ted Haines, Westampton, NJ (US);
Edward J. Bell, Medford, NJ (US);
Assignee:
INDUCTOTHERM CORP., Rancocas, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/02 (2006.01); H05B 6/24 (2006.01); F27B 14/06 (2006.01); F27D 21/00 (2006.01); H05B 6/06 (2006.01); F27D 11/06 (2006.01); F27B 14/20 (2006.01); H05B 6/36 (2006.01); H05B 6/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F27D 21/0021 (2013.01); F27B 14/061 (2013.01); F27B 14/20 (2013.01); F27D 11/06 (2013.01); H05B 6/067 (2013.01); H05B 6/24 (2013.01); H05B 6/28 (2013.01); H05B 6/367 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01);
Abstract
An electric induction furnace for heating and melting electrically conductive materials is provided with a lining wear detection system that can detect replaceable furnace lining wear when the furnace is properly operated and maintained. In some embodiments of the invention the lining wear detection system utilizes an electrically conductive wire assemblage embedded in a wire assemblage refractory disposed between the replaceable lining and the furnace's induction coil.