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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael N Dugger, Lake City, FL (US);
Jack S Hampton, Lake City, FL (US);
Assignee:
Occidental Chemical Agricultural Products, Inc., White Springs, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165 86 ; 165133 ; 165 41 ; 165142 ;
Abstract
A steam lance, which is useful to melt solid sulfur in the outlet underneath a sulfur tank car containing molten sulfur, comprises (in operative relationship) tip means for contacting a material to be heated (e.g., solid sulfur); conduit means for conducting heat exchanging fluid to, or to and from, said tip means; and pivot means disposed in an operative relationship therewith for pivotally supporting said conduit means to enable the application of force to said conduit means to urge said tip means against or into said material to be heated.