Patent ID: 11946697
Assignee: SYSTEMS SPRAY-COOLED, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 6:
7. A metallurgical furnace comprising:
a sidewall having a roof disposed thereon, the sidewall comprising:
an interior face having a first surface partially bounding an interior volume and
a second surface facing away from the interior volume, the interior volume having a first spray-cool system and a drain system disposed therein, the interior face having a sidewall burner pocket formed therethrough;

a burner panel disposed in the sidewall burner pocket, the burner panel comprising:
a body comprising:
a top surface, a bottom surface, a left surface, a right surface, a back surface, and a front surface, the front, top, bottom, left and right surfaces partially surrounding an interior burner area;
a burner tube at least partially disposed in the interior burner area and providing an opening through the front surface, wherein the burner tube is configured to accept a burner; and
a drain along the back surface open to the interior burner area and the burner tube; and

a second spray-cool system disposed in the interior burner area, the second spray-cool system configured to spray a coolant into the interior burner area, and the drain is configured to collect the sprayed coolant and direct the sprayed coolant out an opening in the back surface.