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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1977
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Bruff, Vagsbygd, NO;
Ole Andreas Kongsgaarden, Vagsbygd, NO;
Assignee:
Elkem-Spigerverket, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
13 33 ; 214 / ;
Abstract
An apparatus for feeding charge to an electric smelting furnace is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a single feed hopper and a single feed tube to a separation box from whence charge can be distributed in the furnace. Segregation of the charge being fed is substantially reduced by a system of automatically operated valves.