Patent ID: 6676888
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: C22B,F27B,F27D,Y02P

Abstract:
A method of recycling a metal by melting it to remove it from metal-containing scrap through the use of a tiltable, swivel rotary furnace, comprising the steps ofproviding such a furnace, swiveling the furnace to a first station for receiving metal-containing scrap, tilting back and rotating the furnace while heating to melt the metal, swiveling the furnace to a circumferentially-spaced second station, stepping the furnace and forward tilting the furnace to quickly pour off the molten metal into a holding apparatus, swiveling the furnace to a circumferentially-spaced third station, further forward tilting and rotating the furnace to discharge the residual scrap, and leveling and swiveling the furnace to the first station while still hot to receive metal-containing scrap, thereby reducing the amount of energy required to reheat the furnace to melting temperature.