Lids and Vaults

The lid or vault of the ladle furnace is placed just above the ladle containing the charge to be treated and it ensures the capture of the fumes generated during the refining process.The design of this vault must take into account : The geometrical layout constraints of this auxiliary equipment (oxygen lance, sample taking, additions feed chutes, lined wire passage, etc.). The multiple stresses to which the cooled elements are exposed (high thermal loads, erosion-corrosion phenomena, etc.). Reliability and safety of use, Maintenability