Abstract: To decrease a loss of coke due to burning and to prolong the service life of an apparatus for receiving incandescent coke and conveying the same to a quenching tower, between a wall structure (1) and lining plates (2) there is disposed a spacing member in the form of corrugated sheets (12), and the lining plates (2) are mounted with the provision for linear expansion under the action of heat from incandescent coke and connected to the wall structure (1) by means of cover pieces (13) overlapping temperature gaps, bolts (14) and nuts (15). Bottom gates (7) of a hopper (5) are provided with sealing members (18) having a surface (A) and (B) contacting the round surface of a girdle (6) tangentially. Specific embodiments of spacing members, sealing members and locking means are described.

Abstract: A method of charging coke ovens with coal through charging holes and simultaneously withdrawing gases evolving from the coal charge through the middle charging holes thereof, holding the coal charge over a period of time sufficient for a coal-charging machine to deliver a next batch of said coal charge for charging the next successive coke oven, completely charging said coke oven while simultaneously charging the next successive coke oven through its extreme charging holes, and withdrawing through said middle charging holes of said coke oven being completely charged, said coke-oven gases and introducing a gas inert to said coke-oven gas in an amount of 15-20% of the total amount of the coke-oven gas being withdrawn.