Abstract: The melt produced in a furnace during the course of making a fused-cast refractory product is effectively treated with a beneficiating gas by injecting the gas in a substantially continuous manner through a tuyere extended beneath the surface of the melt throughout a production campaign and supporting the gas injection between campaigns.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 16, 1995
Date of Patent:
April 14, 1998
Assignee:
Monofrax Inc.
Inventors:
Joseph D. Gagel, William C. Parisi, Dean M. Thomas