Furnace cooling apparatus
First Claim
1. In a furnace wall construction, a plurality of staves having inside and outside surfaces, said inside surfaces being arranged for engagement with the outside of a refractory furnace lining, and cooling means including means defining elongated hollow enclosed spaces within said staves and extending outwardly from points close to said inside surfaces of said staves, each of said enclosed spaces containing a fluid for rapid outward transmission of heat from a refractory lining engaged with said inside surfaces of said staves, said cooling means including wick means extending longitudinally within said enclosed spaces for effecting the flow of fluid in a liquid phase to be vaporized at inner end portions of said spaces with the vaporized fluid being condensed at the outer end portions of said spaces.
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Furnace cooling apparatus is provided including iron staves on the inside of a steel shell, outer portions of the staves being hollow to define reservoirs filled with water. Heat pipes are mounted in bores in inner solid portions of each stave and extend from inner ends in the reservoir to outer ends spaced a short distance from the inner surface of the stave. The inner surface of a stave has alternating surfaces and recesses and heat pipes aligned therewith have corresponding long and short lengths.
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- 1. In a furnace wall construction, a plurality of staves having inside and outside surfaces, said inside surfaces being arranged for engagement with the outside of a refractory furnace lining, and cooling means including means defining elongated hollow enclosed spaces within said staves and extending outwardly from points close to said inside surfaces of said staves, each of said enclosed spaces containing a fluid for rapid outward transmission of heat from a refractory lining engaged with said inside surfaces of said staves, said cooling means including wick means extending longitudinally within said enclosed spaces for effecting the flow of fluid in a liquid phase to be vaporized at inner end portions of said spaces with the vaporized fluid being condensed at the outer end portions of said spaces.
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