FURNACE FOR REFINING MAGNESIUM Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC F27B17/00 C22B26/22 C22B9/10 

FIELD: non-ferrous metallurgy, namely removing impurities from magnesium, particularly furnace for refining magnesium.

SUBSTANCE: furnace for refining magnesium includes jacket with lined bath where electrodes are arranged; supports arranged on hearth of furnace for supporting bell with central branch pipe. Said bell and bath are mounted coaxially one to other and they have cylindrical shapes with relation of their diameters (0.8 - 0.9) : 1. Branch pipe of bell is embedded under roof having opening. Novelty is that distance between electrodes and furnace hearth consists 14 - 15% of height of lined bath of furnace; distance between lower cut of bell and furnace hearth consists of 10 -15% of height of line bath. Branch pipe of bell is protected by means of cast iron coating.

EFFECT: improved efficiency of furnace for refining magnesium.

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