MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647095161 A) filed by Specialty Minerals Michigan Inc. on August 06, 2026, for Methods For Vessel Heat Management.
Inventors include Welling, Martin Hans; and Kirchhoff, Stefan.
The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.
Abstract: A method is provided for optimizing a heating process for a hot refractory vessel prior to tapping liquid molten metal from a furnace into the refractory vessel. The method comprises taking a first temperature measurement of a refractory lining of an empty vessel; waiting for a period of time; taking a second temperature measurement of the refractory lining of the empty vessel; measuring the thickness of the refractory lining; determining the heat energy content of the refractory vessel; modifying a heating parameter of a heating act based on the determined heat energy content of the refractory vessel for heating the refractory vessel; and heating the refractory vessel based on the modified heating parameter.
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