Method of sealing and repairing a refractory tap hole

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10781497
APP PUB NO 20170342513A1
SERIAL NO

15538452

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A method of sealing a slag drain in a direct smelting vessel is disclosed. Also disclosed are a method of maintaining a slag drain channel and a direct smelting vessel with a slag drain channel that extends through a sleeve of refractory material installed in the direct smelting vessel. The method for sealing the slag drain includes locating a pre-formed refractory material at an inlet end of the slag drain channel so that it is exposed to a molten bath contained within the direct smelting vessel and sealing the slag drain channel with sealing material downstream of the pre-formed refractory material.

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TATA STEEL LIMITEDJAMSHEDPUR JHARKHAND 831 001

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dry, Rodney James City Beach, AU 49 397
Pilote, Jacques Woodlands, AU 17 27

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