Patent ID: 8657164
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: B22D,F27D

Abstract:
1. A vessel used for containing molten metal, said vessel comprising: a refractory liner having at least two refractory liner units positioned end to end, with a joint between said units, the units each having an exterior surface and a metal-contacting interior surface, a housing at least partially surrounding the exterior surfaces of the refractory liner units with a gap present between the exterior surfaces and the housing; and a pair of molten metal confinement elements, impenetrable by molten metal, spaced apart from each other and positioned within the gap on each opposite side of the joint, at least below a horizontal level corresponding to a predetermined maximum working height of molten metal held within said vessel in use, to partition the gap into a molten metal confinement region between said elements and other region(s) of the gap.