FURNACE FOR PROCESSING MATERIALS IN LIQUID BATH Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: pyrometallurgy and heat-power engineering; processing of or materials and gasification of fuel. SUBSTANCE: gas lift chamber is made in form of separate detachable module formed by tuyere wall and partition whose ends are secured on tuyere wall; ratio of inner length of module to width of partition in no less than 0.1. Furnace is additionally provided with inclined gas duct and loading port for processing large-sized materials. Furnace may have one or several modules. EFFECT: simplified construction; possibility of control in wide range of productivity and possibility of processing ground and large-sized materials. 4 cl, 4 dwg