摘要 |
<p>A water-cooled skid pipe suitable for supporting metal work pieces in a metallurgical reheat furnace. The skid pipe has a base member (24), a pair of converging side members (26, 28) and an apex member (30) connecting the uppermost portions of the side members, all such members defining a passageway (36) therethrough suitable for conducting a fluid. A pair of shoulders (32, 34) extend outwardly of the junction of each side member (26) or (28) and the apex member (30), which shoulders and apex member prevent the slag from migrating into the seam between the skid pipe and a surrounding insulator. The shoulders (32, 34) further protect any suitable insulator applied around the base member (24) and the converging side members (26, 28) from direct contact by the metal shape. The metal shape can be supported directly by the apex member (30) or a skid member (38) secured atop the apex member (30). The invention can be used outside a furnace as an improved structural support member. </p> |