US4754591A
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Construction and repair of refractory structures, in particular heated structures
Assignee: Hoogovens Ijmuiden BV
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Filing: 1986-10-28
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Granted: 1988-07-05
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Expires: 2006-10-28
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a method of building or repairing refractory brickwork structures that are subjected to local differences in thermal expansion. The brickwork joints are made with a suitable sintering refractory mortar and in most or all of the joints there is also provided a synthetic material layer that changes into gaseous products when heated, without leaving any substantial solid residue and without reacting chemically with the refractory structure. The volume of the layers is not more than 95% of the thermal expansion of the brickwork adjacent the joints during heating up to working temperatures, so that the joints are left in compression to ensure gas tightness.
Inventors
- 👤 Wilhelmus A. Kastelic
- 👤 Arie J. Nuysink
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 08:05
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10B; C10B29/00; C10B29/06; F; F27; F27D; F27D1/00; F27D1/0003; F27D1/0023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of building at least a part of a refractory structure into a gastight monolithic refractory structure of refractory brick comprising laying the bricks with longitudinal and cross joints between them, filling the joints along the length of at least most of the joints with a composite consisting essentially of a refractory mortar that sinters when heated to a working temperature and a layer of synthetic material hard polystyrene which when heated to said working temperature changes into a gaseous product without leaving any substantially solid residue, the volume of the layers being not greater than 95% of the thermal expansion of the brickwork adjacent the joints during heating to said working temperature, and heating said joints and composite to said working temperature whereby the synthetic material changes into gaseous products without any substantially solid residue and without reacting chemically with the refractory structure and adjacent surfaces of mortar of the joint meet and sinter to form the gastight monolithic refractory structure under compression consisting of sintered mortar and brick.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of building at least a part of a refractory structure into a gastight monolithic refractory structure of refractory brick comprising laying the bricks with longitudinal and cross joints between them, filling the joints along the length of at least most of the joints with a composite consisting essentially of a refractory mortar that sinters when heated to a working temperature and a layer of synthetic material hard polystyrene which when heated to said working temperature changes into a gaseous product without leaving any substantially solid residue, the volume of the layers being not greater than 95% of the thermal expansion of the brickwork adjacent the joints during heating to said working temperature, and heating said joints and composite to said working temperature whereby the synthetic material changes into gaseous products without any substantially solid residue and without reacting chemically with the refractory structure and adjacent surfaces of mortar of the joint meet and sinter to form the gastight monolithic refractory structure under compression consisting of sintered mortar and brick.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the volume of said synthetic material is between 80% and 90% of the thermal expansion of the brickwork adjacent the joints during heating up to working temperature.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the synthetic material is provided in the form of plates.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 3 wherein the synthetic material in the form of plates approximately 2 mm thick.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said bricks are laid to provide a replacement brickwork in part of a heated structure, such as a coking chamber, which is maintained at an elevated temperature during the building of the replacement brickwork.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 1 when applied to a structure comprising shaped bricks having interlocking profiles, and wherein said synthetic material is provided at the joints between profiles in the form of preshaped plates of the material adapted to the interlocking profile of the bricks.
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