Claims
- 1. Rotary furnace for the continuous electric heating and/or fusion of mineral bearing substances comprising:
- (A) a cylindrical housing, said housing having a first conical extension fixed to one end thereof and a second removeable conical extension detachably secured to an opposite end thereof, both said extensions having outer openings which are coaxially aligned with the housing;
- (B) opposed electrodes having a source of power, said electrodes being set in coaxial relation to the housing body and being removeably sustained, in spaced relation to each other and to the outer openings of the conical extensions; and
- (C) means engageable with the exterior of the housing to rotate the furnace.
- 2. The furnace of claim 1, wherein the removeable conical extension is secured to the housing by means of opposed clamp elements, said clamp elements having removeable locking means engaging the said clamp elements.
- 3. The furnace of claim 1, wherein a crane support is mounted upon each said housing and removeable conical extension for lifting and tilting the furnace to remove the contents thereof.
- 4. The furnace of claim 2, wherein a crane support is mounted upon each said housing and removeable conical extension for lifting and tilting the furnace to remove the contents thereof.
- 5. The furnace of claim 1, wherein the conical extensions are refractory lined.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a Continuation-In-Part of patent application Ser. No. 904,441, filed May 9, 1978, now abandoned, entitled ROTARY FURNACE FOR THE FUSION OF MINERAL BEARING SUBSTANCES, METHOD AND APPARATUS.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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