摘要 |
My invention is particularly adapted for use in steel-making furnaces which have a charge-receiving vessel comprising a bottom and side walls for containing the molten steel and slag, such as the open hearth and electric furnaces. Lime is a major constituent of steel-making slags but it has a tendency to build up on the furnace bottom after successive steel-making operations. I have discovered that by adding a mineral, such as alumina or the like to the built-up lime and applying heat, the lime and alumina will chemically combine to form another mineral having a melting point low enough so that it may be liquified for drainage from the furnace.
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