Abstract: The present invention pertains to a snorkel for a degassing vessel, with a refractory lining and a gas-purging device arranged therein with a plurality of channels, which, distributed over the circumference of the snorkel, extend through the refractory lining in the radial direction in relation to the central longitudinal axis of the snorkel and can be connected on the outside to at least one gas supply line.

Abstract: A gas flushing device for a blowpipe of a degassing vessel, the blowpipe being cladded with a fire resistant material. The gas flushing device has a plurality of channels which are distributed around the circumference of the blowpipe and pass through the fire resistant cladding radially in relation to the central longitudinal axis of the blowpipe and can be connected on the outside to at least one gas feed pipe. The channels are between 0.5 and 2 mm in diameter, are spaced at intervals of less than 10 mm and can be pressurized in such a way that the gas on entering the blowpipe rises in the immediate vicinity of the blowpipe inner wall.