Patent ID: 7951325
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: C21C,F27B,F27D,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A tapered burner panel apparatus mounted within a furnace, the burner panel apparatus comprising: a water-cooled tapered burner panel disposed within an opening in a wall of the furnace, the furnace wall opening having a bottom surface upon which the water-cooled tapered burner panel rests, the water-cooled tapered burner panel having a vertically oriented mounting surface, a downwardly sloping tapered upper surface that extends into the furnace, a first tapered sidewall surface that extends into the furnace, a second tapered sidewall surface that extends into the furnace, a downwardly sloping tapered underside surface that extends into the furnace, a front side surface that is disposed within the furnace, and shaped grooves, wherein: the mounting surface having top, bottom, and first and second side edges; and the upper, underside, and first and second sidewall surfaces extending from the top, bottom, and first and second side edges of the mounting surface, respectively; and at least one apparatus aperture positioned in the front side surface; and at least one apparatus positioned within the at least one apparatus aperture, wherein the at least one aperture extends to below the bottom surface of the furnace wall opening; and wherein the apparatus is at least one of an auxiliary thermal energy source, a particulate injector, or an oxygen injector.