FAST RESPONSE HEATERS AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL SYSTEMS USED IN COMBINATION WITH METAL TREATMENT FURNACES

• Main Authors: HOBBIS, ANDREW, CUSTERS, DAVID MICHAEL, BULL, MICHAEL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 26.10.2021
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUSMETALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE BY DECARBURISATION, TEMPERING OR OTHERTREATMENTS; METALLURGY; METALLURGY OF IRON; MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS

System and method for using fast response heaters to pre-heat metal before entering a metal treatment furnace, which may improve control over metal processing, especially in response to changes in material, mass flow rate, line speed, and/or desired treatment process. Fast response heaters may be us...