Patent ID: 6257326
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: C21B

Abstract:
A cooling element for shaft furnaces provided with a refractory lining, the cooling element being of copper or a low copper alloy, the cooling element being comprised of an extruded or rolled section having an interior, cooling ducts being formed in the interior of the cooling element, the cooling ducts having a round shape or a shape deviating from a circular shape, the cooling element comprising lateral webs, wherein the cooling element further comprises at least one continuous slag rib extending in the vertical direction on a first side of the cooling element facing away from a furnace wall, and at least one fastening rib on a second side of the cooling element facing the furnace wall, wherein the at least one fastening rib of the cooling element is connected through bolts to fastening elements of the furnace wall, and wherein the recesses of the webs of the cooling elements are arranged so as to overlap.