Process and installation for heating a metallic strip, notably for an annealing

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PATENT NO 9611519
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13909343

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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.

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  • 2013 Application Filing Year
  • F23L Class
  • 100 Applications Filed
  • 82 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 82 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buchet, Philippe Combs la Ville, FR 4 24
Lhomme, Pierre-Jacques Versailles, FR 2 8
Richard, Nicolas Saint-denis, FR 13 25

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