Forging die heating apparatuses and methods for use

摘要

A forging die heating apparatus, comprising: a burner head comprising a plurality of flame ports; the burner head configured to receive and combust a supply of an oxidizing gas and a supply of a fuel to produce flames at each of the plurality of flame ports, wherein the oxidizing gas is substantially comprised of oxygen; and the plurality of flame ports configured to impinge the flames onto at least one forging surface of the forging die to substantially uniformly heat the at least one forging surface of the forging die. 25543184v1 SIMPSOT 410' 423'