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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2019
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Anup Vasant Sane, Allentown, PA (US);
Gregory J. Buragino, Fogelsville, PA (US);
Anandkumar Makwana, Breinigsville, PA (US);
Michael David Buzinski, Slatington, PA (US);
Xiaoyi He, Orefield, PA (US);
Mark Daniel D'Agostini, Allentown, PA (US);
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
A system for melting a pelleted charge material including a furnace having a feed end configured to receive a solid pelleted charge material and a discharge end opposite the feed end configured to discharge a molten charge material and a slag, a conveyor configured to feed the pelleted charge material into the feed end of the furnace, at least one oxy-fuel burner positioned to direct heat into a melting zone near the feed end to heat and at least partially melt the pelleted charge material to form the molten charge material and slag, wherein the oxy-fuel burner uses an oxidant having at least 70% molecular oxygen, and at least one flue for exhausting burner combustion products from the furnace.