Multi-zone furnace system

Patent · Tue May 06 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5718639

Orbeck, G A

A multi-zone furnace is described which consists of: a furnace chamber having at least one heat zone and at least one zone adjacent to the heat zone and disposed along the length of the furnace chamber; the heat zone having a hearth at a level different from the hearth level of the adjacent zone; a walking beam conveyor disposed in the furnace chamber and operative in a short stroke mode to convey a product along the hearth of the heat zone, and in a long stroke mode to convey a product from the heat zone to the adjacent zone.

• Assignee: BTU Engineering Corp., North Billerica, MA
• Patent Number(s): US 4586898
• OSTI ID: 5718639
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 14 Dec 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
FURNACES
DESIGN
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
CONVEYORS
HEATING
EQUIPMENT
HAULAGE EQUIPMENT
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
421000* - Engineering- Combustion Systems