Devices and methods for enhancing burden uniformity in a combination reforming/reducing shaft furnace

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9175910
APP PUB NO 20140091502A1
SERIAL NO

14042763

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The present invention provides a combination reforming/reducing shaft furnace for the production of direct reduced iron that utilizes one or more burden uniformity enhancers, such as one or more rotating/reciprocating mixing shafts, one or more stationary flow aids, one or more wall structures/variations, one or more agitators, or the like for ensuring that reforming and reducing in the shaft furnace take place evenly across the width of and throughout the depth of the burden in the shaft furnace.

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MIDREX TECHNOLOGIES INC2725 WATER RIDGE PARKWAY SUITE 100 CHARLOTTE NC 28217

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Montague, Steve Charlotte, US 4 2
Wright, Travis Charlotte, US 16 80

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