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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2015
Paul Wurth S.a., Luxembourg, LU;
Nicolas Maggioli, Thionville, FR;
Nicolas Mousel, Dudelange, LU;
PAUL WURTH S.A., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
A cooling plate for a metallurgical furnace comprising a body () with a front face () and an opposite rear face (), the body having at least one coolant channel () therein; the front face () being turned towards the furnace interior and preferably comprises alternating ribs () and grooves (). The cooling plate includes wear detection means comprising: a plurality of closed pressure chambers () distributed at different locations in said body, said pressure chambers being positioned at predetermined depths below the front face () of said body; and a pressure sensor () associated with each pressure chamber () in order to detect a deviation from a reference pressure inside said pressure chamber when the latter becomes open due to wear out of said body.