Patent ID: 8257645
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: B22D,C21B,C21C,F27D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vessel for holding a high temperature material comprising; a steel ladle having a shell with an outer wall and an inner wall; a first layer of insulation bricks having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, a second end, an inner sidewall, and an outer sidewall having a set of corrugations; and a second layer of insulation bricks having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, a second end, an inner sidewall, and an outer sidewall having a set of corrugations, wherein the outer sidewall of said insulation bricks are adjacent the inner wall of the shell and the lower surface of said second layer of insulation bricks is in contact with the upper surface of said first layer of insulation bricks.