SUPPORT AND COMPRESSION ASSEMBLIES FOR CURVILINEAR MOLTEN METAL TRANSFER DEVICE

摘要

A curvilinear metal transfer device with support and compression assemblies that help maintain a constant force on the transfer device's metal outer casing and refractory as the outer casing and refractory expand and contract due to temperature fluctuations. In one embodiment, the support assemblies are configured to apply force to the refractory to keep the refractory in tension with the outer casing to suspend the refractory relative the outer casing. Also disclosed are clamp plates that help hold the refractory in place, and nested lids that cover the curvilinear metal transfer device.

主权项

1. A curvilinear metal transfer device comprising:
an outer casing comprising a curvilinear inner wall and a curvilinear outer wall, wherein the outer casing includes individual sections that are joined together at casing joints by a plurality of compression assemblies; and an inner refractory positioned within the outer casing and comprising a curvilinear inner wall and a curvilinear outer wall, wherein the inner refractory includes sections that abut one another at refractory joints, and wherein the compression assemblies are configured to account for lesser expansion of the curvilinear inner wall of the inner refractory than the curvilinear outer wall of the inner refractory.