Method and furnace for melting steel scrap

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8491836
APP PUB NO 20120140786A1
SERIAL NO

13369556

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A melting furnace for smelting scrap includes a heating device extending through a wall of the furnace in order to supply melting energy, wherein the heating device including a tubular body, which encloses a flow channel. Further, the furnace includes a heating zone formed by a longitudinal section of the tubular body configured as an electrodeless plasma torch including an inductive heating coil which encloses the flow channel coaxially. An injection pipe is disposed in a central manner in the flow channel extending up or into to the heating zone, wherein the injection pipe is enclosed by a gas guiding pipe coaxially and at a radial distance. An annular channel is arranged between the injection pipe and the wall of the flow channel for supplying a cooling gas.

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SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTWITTELSBACHERPLATZ 2 MÜNCHEN 80333

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Matschullat, Thomas Eckental, DE 41 63

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