Lining truncated cone walls by means of refractory bricks

Claim 2

A lining for a furnace constructioned in the shape of a truncated cone comprising: successive courses of wedge-shaped bricks disposed at a slant with respect to the horizontal and arranged annularly, said bricks having generally planar sides and generally planar top and bottom faces, and a wedge-shape in plan view, wherein said planar top and bottom faces are laid at an angle of slant which is between 5 and 30° with respect to the horizontal and wherein side faces of abutting bricks are essentially vertical.

Claim 3

The lining as defined in claim 1 wherein the bricks in each course are laid with an open vertical joint (19) between adjacent wedge shaped bricks of each course (8, 24) open at most by 10 mm to one side.

Claim 4

A lining as defined by claim 1 characterized in that the angle β with respect to the horizontal of said courses of bricks (8, 24) differs from the angle α of the truncated conical furnace wall (2).

Claim 5

A lining as defined in claim 3 wherein the angle is less than the angle α.

Claim 6

A lining as defined in claim 1 including a mortar in the joints (19) between the bricks of said courses of bricks (8, 24).

Claim 7

A lining as defined by claim 1 including in addition a ring of bricks having a sloping upper face upon which the brick in the lowermost of said courses of wedge shaped brick rest.

Claim 8

A lining as defined in claim 6 including in addition a terminal brick ring (13) at the top of said successive courses of brick.

Claim 9

A lining as defined in claim 1 wherein the height (10) of the individual brick in said courses is at most 150 mm.

Claim 10

In a vessel having a casing including a vertical wall portion and a truncated conical wall portion slanting with reference to the vertical at an angle α, an improved method for instaling a brick lining in the truncated cone walls of said vessel which comprises: laying at least one course of shaped bricks having generally planar front and back faces and having generally planar side faces and generally planar top and bottom faces and having a wedge shape in a section taken perpendicular to said top and bottom faces and extending from the front face of said brick to the back face of said brick with the top faces of said bricks sloping at an inclination β with respect to the horizontal, said course being laid to form a ring within the periphery of said vessel adjacent to the base of said truncated cone wall; and thereafter laying a plurality of courses of commercially available wedge shaped bricks having generally planar side faces and generally planar top and bottom faces and having a wedge shape in top plan view, each of said bricks being laid so that its bottom surface rests on the face of the previously laid next adjacent course beneath it, each of said plurality of courses being arranged in a closed ring, and the abutting side faces of the brick in said plurality of courses being vertical, the bricks in any one course of said plurality of courses being laid offset with reference to the bricks of the next adjacent course to provide an overhang at one end of each brick in said course thereby creating a step at said end of said brick in a section taken perpendicular to said top and bottom faces and extending from the front face of said brick to the back face of said brick.

Claim 11

In a vessel having a casing including a vertical wall portion and a truncated conical wall portion slanting with reference to the vertical at an angle α, an improved method for instaling a brick lining in the truncated cone walls of said vessel which comprises: laying at least one course of shaped bricks having generally planar front and back faces and having generally planar side faces and generally planar top and bottom faces and having a wedge shape in a section taken perpendicular to said top and bottom faces and extending from the front face of said brick to the back face of said brick with the top faces of said bricks sloping at an inclination β with respect to the horizontal, said course being laid to form a ring within the periphery of said vessel adjacent to the base of said truncated cone wall; and thereafter laying a plurality of courses of commercially available wedge shaped bricks having generally planar side faces and generally planar top and bottom faces and having a wedge shape in top plan view, each of said bricks being laid so that its bottom surface rests on the face of the previously laid next adjacent course beneath it, each of said plurality of courses being arranged in a closed ring, and the abutting side faces of the brick in said plurality of courses being vertical, the bricks in any one course of said plurality of courses being laid offset with reference to the bricks of the next adjacent course to provide an overhang at one end of each brick in said course thereby creating a step at said end of said brick in a section taken perpendicular to said top and bottom faces and extending from the front face of said brick to the back face of said brick.

Claim 12

The method as defined in claim 9 wherein the width of said steps between the bricks of two adjacent rings of bricks is a maximum of about 50 mm.

Claim 13

The method as defined in claim 9 wherein the brick in said plurality of courses is laid so that vertical joints between any bricks and the next adjacent brick in said closed ring of the inclined bricks are open at one side of said joint up to a maximum of 10 mm.

Claim 14

A method as defined in claim 9 wherein the angle β of the incline of said bricks in said plurality of courses of bricks with respect to the horizontal is different from the angel α of incline of the truncated cone wall which is being lined with a refractory brick lining.

Claim 15

A method as defined in claim 12 wherein the angle β is less than the angle α.

Claim 16

A method as defined in claim 9 wherein the height of the bricks in said plurality of courses is between about 50 mm and 150 mm.

Claim 17

A method as defined in claim 9 wherein the bricks of said lining comprise a basic refractory material selected from the group consisting of magnesite, dolomite, magnesite-chromium, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 18

A method as defined by claim 9 wherein the bricks of said lining are laid with conventional mortar as a joint filler.

Claim 21

In a vessel having a casing (2) including a verticall wall portion and a truncated conical wall portion slanting with reference to the vertical at an angle α, an improved brick lining for the hot inside face of said truncated conical wall portion comprising: at least one horizontal course of bricks (4,5) disposed horizontally in a closed ring within said vertical portion of said casing and supporting said lining; a ring of wedge shaped bricks (11) laid on said horizontal course of bricks with the base of each wedge shaped brick being horizontal and the upper surface of each wedge shaped brick sloping at an acute angle β with respect to the horizontal; and a plurality of successive courses of commercially available wedge shaped bricks laid on said ring of bricks, the bricks of said plurality of courses having generally planar sides and generally planar top and bottom faces and a wedge shape in top plan view; said bricks being laid in successive courses defining closed rings with the side walls of said bricks being laid vertical and the top and bottom faces of said bricks being laid inclined to the horizontal at said acute angle β, the bricks of successive courses being laid above the preceding course with an offset which provides an overhang at one end of each brick in said course thereby creating a step at said end of said brick, with reference to the brick in the next adjacent course.

Claim 22

In a vessel having a casing (2) including a verticall wall portion and a truncated conical wall portion slanting with reference to the vertical at an angle α, an improved brick lining for the hot inside face of said truncated conical wall portion comprising: at least one horizontal course of bricks (4,5) disposed horizontally in a closed ring within said vertical portion of said casing and supporting said lining; a ring of wedge shaped bricks (11) laid on said horizontal course of bricks with the base of each wedge shaped brick being horizontal and the upper surface of each wedge shaped brick sloping at an acute angle β with respect to the horizontal; and a plurality of successive courses of commercially available wedge shaped bricks laid on said ring of bricks, the bricks of said plurality of courses having generally planar sides and generally planar top and bottom faces and a wedge shape in top plan view; said bricks being laid in successive courses defining closed rings with the side walls of said bricks being laid vertical and the top and bottom faces of said bricks being laid inclined to the horizontal at said acute angle β, the bricks of successive courses being laid above the preceding course with an offset which provides an overhang at one end of each brick in said course thereby creating a step at said end of said brick, with reference to the brick in the next adjacent course.

Claim 23

The improved lining as defined in claim 18 wherein said bricks are laid so that the width of said step (17) between adjacent brick rings (8, 24) is 50 mm at most.