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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Léon Wurth Ulveling, Luxembourg-Howald, LU;
Ernest Faber, Consdorf, LU;
Robert G. Goffin, Caledonia, CA;
Assignee:
Paul Wurth S.A., Luxembourg, US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21B 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C21B 3/08 ;
Abstract
A granulation plant for aqueous granulation of a product includes a granulation tank fitted for the injection of granulation water in order to granulate the product. The granulation plant further includes a sedimentation tank, separate from the granulation tank, in which the granulated product settles in the form of granules, as well as a distributor to transfer the water/granule mixture from the granulation tank into the sedimentation tank.