摘要 |
<p>A method for heating stock comprises feeding stock 9 to be heated into a heating chamber 1, causing heating gas to enter the heating chamber 1 to heat the stock 9 and leave the heating chamber 1 after heating the stock 9 and then removing the stock 9 from the heating chamber 1 on completion of heating, the heating gas being allowed to enter the heating chamber 1 by way of a plenum chamber 2,3 which communicates with the heating chamber 1. The heating gas may be supplied by a regenerative burner 4,5 as fuel combustion products. Where there are two such burners 4,5 one may be firing while the other is flueing.</p> |