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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2001
Method and apparatus for feeding solid material and oxidizing gas into a suspension smelting furnace
Risto Saarinen, Niittykuja, FI;
Risto Saarinen, Niittykuja, FI;
Outokumpu Technology Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for feeding finely divided solids, containing at least sulphidic metal concentrate, and oxygenous oxidizing gas into a suspension smelting furnace, said apparatus comprising elements for conducting solids and oxidizing gas into the suspension smelting furnace. According to the invention, in the feed orifice () of the suspension smelting furnace through which solids () and oxidizing gas () are fed into the reaction chamber () of the suspension smelting furnace, there is installed a suspension creation chamber () for a suspension containing solids () and oxidizing gas (), in which chamber the solids () and at least part of the oxidizing gas () can be mixed to form a suspension before they flow into the reaction chamber () of the suspension smelting furnace.