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Title: Flash ironmaking drop tube furnace system

Abstract

A flash ironmaking drop tube furnace includes a primary reaction section having a refractory, an induction coil around the refractory, insulation located between the refractory and the induction coil, and a susceptor located inside the refractory, the susceptor being formed of a material that is heated by induction when electrical current flows through the induction coil, and having at least one interior channel through which particles can pass. The furnace further includes a muffle, located below the primary reaction section; an outer shell surrounding the muffle; at least one heater located adjacent to the muffle; insulation located between the at least one heater and the outer shell; at least one particle feeder that feeds a predetermined volume of particles into the furnace above the primary reaction section; and an inlet port for injecting gas into the furnace, the inlet port being located so that the gas flows through the susceptor and muffle in parallel with the particles.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
American Iron and Steel Institute, Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1986647
Patent Number(s):
11459626
Application Number:
16/384,015
Assignee:
American Iron and Steel Institute (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0005751
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 04/15/2019
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Green, Edward, and Li, Danyang. Flash ironmaking drop tube furnace system. United States: N. p., 2022. Web.
Green, Edward, & Li, Danyang. Flash ironmaking drop tube furnace system. United States.
Green, Edward, and Li, Danyang. Tue . "Flash ironmaking drop tube furnace system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1986647.
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