Patent ID: 6782669
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: F27D

Abstract:
A lining for a furnace the lining having insulating material attached to an inside wall of the furnace, the insulating material in use having a hot face which faces inwardly of the furnace and a cold face at or adjacent the furnace wall, wherein a protective element is provided at least partially to cover the hot face, the protective element being secured relative to the hot face by a securing means which co-operates with a member which is embedded in the insulating material, wherein the furnace lining includes a plurality of individual blocks or modules of insulating material, each attached at the inside wall of the furnace, each module including a ceramic blanket which is folded into a block with the folds extending transversely to the furnace wall, and wherein the member which is embedded in the lining is embedded in at least one of the individual blocks so as to extend generally transversely to the folds.