Starting a smelting process

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9771626
APP PUB NO 20150259758A1
SERIAL NO

14416378

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A method of starting a molten bath-based process for smelting a metalliferous material is disclosed. The method includes using the heat flux of water-cooled elements in lower parts of a smelting vessel to provide an indication of molten bath temperature during at least an early part of the start-up method and adjusting injection rates of oxygen-containing gas and/or carbonaceous material into the smelting vessel to control the molten bath temperature during start-up without exceeding critical heat flux levels and tripping the start-up method.

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TATA STEEL LIMITEDRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND SCIENTIFIC SERVICES JAMSHEDPUR 831001

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dry, Rodney James City Beach, AU 49 397
McCarthy, Carolyn Palmyra, AU 2 31

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