Method and industrial furnace for using a residual protective gas as a heating gas

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PATENT NO 9188392
APP PUB NO 20120276494A1
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13437294

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In order to increase energy efficiency in an industrial furnace (1) operated by heating gas and protective gas for thermally treating materials, a first burner (3.1) is actuated for heating with priority over a second burner (3.2), the second burner (3.2) is engaged additionally and operated when the output from the first burner (3.1) falls below the level necessary to heat the industrial furnace (1) up to a temperature setpoint, and the second burner (3.2) is switched off when the temperature setpoint has been reached.

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IPSEN INC984 IPSEN ROAD CHERRY VALLEY IL 61016

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sarres, Rolf Oberhausen, DE 7 4
van, de Kamp Wilhelm Kleve, DE 1 2

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