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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2013
Gdf Suez, Paris, FR;
Philippe Buchet, Combs la Ville, FR;
Nicolas Richard, Saint-denis, FR;
Pierre-Jacques Lhomme, Versailles, FR;
GDF SUEZ, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The invention pertains to the heating of a metal strip, and relates to equipment for heating a metal strip that comprises a pre-heating housing provided with a device for projecting hot gases towards the strip, a heating housing with regenerative burners, a duct for discharging the gases from the heating housing, a three-way adjustable valve and an adjustment device including a sensor for detecting the setpoint temperature of the metal strip and a member for adjusting the three-way valve so that it can adjust the amount of hot gases fed to the projection device. The invention can be used in equipment for heating narrow strips before annealing the same.