SAND DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPENSING SAND INTO A METAL MAKING FURNACE

摘要

A sand dispensing system with a compact movable sand reservoir, mounted for movement atop a metal making furnace, is refillable with a predetermined amount of sand, and tilts with the furnace. The reservoir dispenses a directed stream of the predetermined amount of sand through a nozzle in a sump panel door to fill a tap hole in the furnace. One end of the nozzle receives the directed stream of sand. The opposite end of the nozzle projects into the furnace, to direct the sand stream into the tap hole when the sand reservoir is in the dispensing position. An imaging device may be used to inspect the tap hole before and after the sand is directed into the tap hole. A remote control may be used to operate the sand dispensing system. The predetermined amount may be adjusted as the fill volume of the tap hole increases.

主权项

1. A sand dispensing system comprising:
a movable sand storage reservoir for dispensing a predetermined amount of sand, the sand storage reservoir moving between a first position away from a sump panel opening defined by a metal making furnace and a second position adjacent the sump panel opening, a sump panel door for closing and opening the sump panel opening, and a nozzle extending through the sump panel door, the nozzle directing a stream of the predetermined amount of sand into a tap hole within the metal making furnace when the sand storage reservoir is in the second position.