FURNACE FOR CONTINUOUS REFINING OF MAGNESIUM Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC F27B17/00 C22B26/22 C22B9/10 

FIELD: machine building.

SUBSTANCE: furnace consists of lined jacket with electrodes, and of bell installed inside with charge chamber and central vertical channel, with vertical webbing, overflow channels and bottom between two of ribs and two branches with removable funnels. An orifice of diameter bigger, than diameter of a charging branch and of cross section less, than cross section of the overflow channels in vertical ribs near the charging branch is made in the bottom under the charging branch. The removable charging funnel is ended with a cup-like guide of flow at depth of 0.1-0.5 of height of the bell from its top. Also diameter of the guide is 30-80 mm bigger, than diameter of the end of the charging funnel. Working electrolyte of electrolytic cells is used as heating salt.

EFFECT: simplified furnace maintenance, reduced losses of magnesium and elimination of harmful components from composition of heating salt.

5 cl, 2 dwg, 1 tbl