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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew Miller Cameron, Derbyshire, GB;
Christian Juan Felderman, Worcester, GB;
Assignee:
The BOC Group, plc., Windlesham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21C 5/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C21C 5/32 ;
Abstract
A metallurgical lance for introducing gas from above into a volume of metal in a vessel includes a head having at least one ejector formed therein. The ejector includes a Laval nozzle surrounded by a shrouding gas passage. Both the Laval nozzle and the shrouding gas passage communicate at their proximal ends with a common gas supply chamber. The shrouding gas passage communicates with the chamber via a first annular orifice member which determines the percentage split of the gas flow through the chamber between the Laval nozzle and the shrouding gas passage.