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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1990
Sudhir K Sharma, Stormville, NY (US);
Ronald J Selines, North Salem, NY (US);
Michael F Riley, Danbury, CT (US);
Alan R Barlow, Stamford, CT (US);
Allen H Chan, North Tarrytown, NY (US);
Paul J Schaffer, Peekskill, NY (US);
Union Carbide Industrial Gases Technology Corporation, Danbury, CT (US);
Abstract
A tuyere and method for discharging an agitating gas into the molten contents of an electrically heated furnace to reduce temperature and composition variations in its contents. The tuyere comprises a refractory plug and sleeve for installation into the refractory wall and shell of the furnace, and a dielectric section in the tuyere pipe outside the furnace shell to prevent electrical arcing and current flow into the gas supply piping and external supports.