HEATING APPARATUS AND GAS DISTRIBUTOR FOR USE IN THE HEATING APPARATUS

摘要

This invention relates to a heating apparatus and to a gas distributor for use in the heating apparatus. More particularly but not exclusively, the invention relates to a pre-heater for heating material prior to being conveyed to a smelting process, and to a heating gas distributor used in such heating apparatus. The heating gas distributor comprises an enclosure having a gas inlet arrangement and a gas outlet arrangement. The enclosure includes an operatively upper zone and an operatively lower zone, with the gas outlet arrangement provided in the operatively lower zone. The operatively lower zone is of a downwardly tapering configuration.