DEVICE FOR CHARGING A CHARGING MATERIAL PREHEATER IN AN ARC FURNACE

摘要

The invention relates to a device for charging a charging material preheater (4) with a top charging orifice (6) in an arc furnace. The inventive device has a charging material container (8) which can be positioned above the charging orifice (6) of the charging material preheater and which is provided with a discharging orifice (11) located in the lower segment thereof, which can be closed by a retaining device (10) for the charging material. The charging material container (8) and the charging material preheater (4) are designed in such a way that the charging material container (8) and the charging material preheater (4) form a substantially continuous shaft during charging, whereby the retaining device (10) forms part of the shaft.