ILTEC Technology—New Pathways Towards Safe and Effective Cooling
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Fig. 6 Possible applications for the ILTEC Technology divided in four major topics
New Cooling Options
This revolutionary new approach allows cooling of areas where water cooling was
hard to imagine so far, creating new solution paths. Cooling beneath bath level within
side walls and cooling of tap holes and parts beneath liquid metal and slag levels in
reaction vessels can now be realized. Combined with a new design of coolers and the
concept of high intensity coolers working based on the freeze-lining concept [10–
13], this technology allows novel and innovative cooling solutions. The refractory
consumption is significantly reduced or stopped. This was successfully demonstrated
in steel making electric arc furnaces and copper Pierce Smith converters. Furthermore, instruments, lances, etc., can be designed for continuous under-bath operation
in metallurgical vessels.
New Processes, Equipment, and Instruments
ILTEC allows the design of new processes and furnace types as well as a new generation of equipment and instruments. Processes can be designed for higher temperature ranges. One example is the development for a new type of electronic scrap
smelter, developed by Mettop/UrbanGold, which can take a much higher organic
load (up to 50%) in the input material. We are currently involved in the development
of new type of induction furnaces, to prevent explosion risks in the water-cooled
induction loops. Additionally, new generation of instruments for on-line under-bath
temperature measurements and chemical analysis is in the development phase.
691
Fig. 6 Possible applications for the ILTEC Technology divided in four major topics
New Cooling Options
This revolutionary new approach allows cooling of areas where water cooling was
hard to imagine so far, creating new solution paths. Cooling beneath bath level within
side walls and cooling of tap holes and parts beneath liquid metal and slag levels in
reaction vessels can now be realized. Combined with a new design of coolers and the
concept of high intensity coolers working based on the freeze-lining concept [10–
13], this technology allows novel and innovative cooling solutions. The refractory
consumption is significantly reduced or stopped. This was successfully demonstrated
in steel making electric arc furnaces and copper Pierce Smith converters. Furthermore, instruments, lances, etc., can be designed for continuous under-bath operation
in metallurgical vessels.
New Processes, Equipment, and Instruments
ILTEC allows the design of new processes and furnace types as well as a new generation of equipment and instruments. Processes can be designed for higher temperature ranges. One example is the development for a new type of electronic scrap
smelter, developed by Mettop/UrbanGold, which can take a much higher organic
load (up to 50%) in the input material. We are currently involved in the development
of new type of induction furnaces, to prevent explosion risks in the water-cooled
induction loops. Additionally, new generation of instruments for on-line under-bath
temperature measurements and chemical analysis is in the development phase.