US 12,078,418 B2
Sloped sidewall for a furnance
Scott A. Ferguson, Murfreesboro, TN (US)
Assigned to Systems Spray-Cooled, Inc., Smyrna, TN (US)
Filed by Systems Spray-Cooled, Inc., Smyrna, TN (US)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/918,788.
Prior Publication US 2022/0003498 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. F27B 3/24 (2006.01); B05B 1/20 (2006.01); F27B 3/16 (2006.01); F27D 1/12 (2006.01); F27B 3/08 (2006.01); F27D 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC F27B 3/24 (2013.01) [B05B 1/20 (2013.01); F27B 3/16 (2013.01); F27D 1/12 (2013.01); F27B 3/085 (2013.01); F27D 2009/0016 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sidewall for a metallurgical furnace, the sidewall comprising:
an upper wall;
an outer wall coupled to an outer side of the upper wall and extending downward from the outer wall;
a sloped wall having a first end coupled to an inner side of the upper wall, the sloped wall extending downward and inward from the upper wall to a second end to define an inwardly sloped section, the sloped wall having a first surface facing the outer wall and a second surface facing a centerline of the sidewall, wherein the second surface of the sloped wall is configured to be exposed to a molten material, and wherein a first distance between the first end and the centerline is greater than a second distance between the second end and the centerline;
a return wall extending from the sloped wall toward the outer wall, the return wall is sloped downward and outward from the inwardly sloped section of the sloped wall; and
a spray cooling assembly disposed between the sloped wall and the outer wall, the spray cooling assembly configured to spray coolant on the first surface of the sloped wall.