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EP1627195B1
EP1627195B1 EP04739393A EP04739393A EP1627195B1 EP 1627195 B1 EP1627195 B1 EP 1627195B1 EP 04739393 A EP04739393 A EP 04739393A EP 04739393 A EP04739393 A EP 04739393A EP 1627195 B1 EP1627195 B1 EP 1627195B1
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Reinhard PÜLLENBERG
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27BFURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • F27B3/00Hearth-type furnaces, e.g. of reverberatory type; Electric arc furnaces ; Tank furnaces
    • F27B3/10Details, accessories or equipment, e.g. dust-collectors, specially adapted for hearth-type furnaces
    • F27B3/12Working chambers or casings; Supports therefor
    • F27B3/16Walls; Roofs
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27BFURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • F27B3/00Hearth-type furnaces, e.g. of reverberatory type; Electric arc furnaces ; Tank furnaces
    • F27B3/10Details, accessories or equipment, e.g. dust-collectors, specially adapted for hearth-type furnaces
    • F27B3/24Cooling arrangements
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27DDETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D1/00Casings; Linings; Walls; Roofs
    • F27D1/12Casings; Linings; Walls; Roofs incorporating cooling arrangements
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27DDETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D9/00Cooling of furnaces or of charges therein
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27DDETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D9/00Cooling of furnaces or of charges therein
    • F27D2009/0002Cooling of furnaces
    • F27D2009/001Cooling of furnaces the cooling medium being a fluid other than a gas
    • F27D2009/0013Cooling of furnaces the cooling medium being a fluid other than a gas the fluid being water
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27DDETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D9/00Cooling of furnaces or of charges therein
    • F27D2009/0002Cooling of furnaces
    • F27D2009/0018Cooling of furnaces the cooling medium passing through a pattern of tubes
    • F27D2009/0021Cooling of furnaces the cooling medium passing through a pattern of tubes with the parallel tube parts close to each other, e.g. a serpentine
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27DDETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D9/00Cooling of furnaces or of charges therein
    • F27D2009/0002Cooling of furnaces
    • F27D2009/0018Cooling of furnaces the cooling medium passing through a pattern of tubes
    • F27D2009/0021Cooling of furnaces the cooling medium passing through a pattern of tubes with the parallel tube parts close to each other, e.g. a serpentine
    • F27D2009/0027Cooling of furnaces the cooling medium passing through a pattern of tubes with the parallel tube parts close to each other, e.g. a serpentine linked by elements

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  • the invention relates to a process container with cooling elements and with at least one applied on the inside of a metallic container shell refractory lining layer, each cooling element consists of a base plate and at least one, with this heat conducting connected cooling channel, whose ends each have a connection arrangement for connection to the cooling channel of have adjacent cooling element.
  • the refractory linings of metallurgical containers must be resistant to the action of liquid melts and slags and also have an insulating effect, so that the container jacket remains cool enough and thus sufficiently stable. The often considerable wear of the linings can be reduced by their cooling.
  • cooling elements For electric melting furnaces cooling elements are known which form a substantial static part of the container wall construction, by relatively large, rigid plate elements and are in firm association with the applied directly on its inside refractory lining layer. Examples of such cooling elements are in the US 3,314,668 . US 4,221,922 . WO02 / 27042 or WO 02/081757 to find. The dimensions of such a cooling element are in accordance with the information of said US 4,221,922 for example, 1.71 mx 6.10 m and the thickness of its base plate 16 mm.
  • the invention has for its object to find a process container of the type mentioned, which can be produced with relatively little effort and thus cost by retrofitting an existing process container and by reducing the wear of its refractory lining a longer operation until the next repair Lining allows.
  • cooling elements are fastened by screw, each with a welded exterior to the container shell threaded bolt outside the container shell, so that they cling to the latter under the clamping pressure of the screw through bending deformation.
  • the metallic container casing of a metallurgical process container will in any case deviate from the theoretically ideal shape, for example cylindrical form.
  • the imperfections of the unloaded, new component are usually still quite small.
  • the container jacket is heated by the process heat, it expands. Since the jacket temperature is not uniform due to different heat supply and / or removal, for example due to unilateral wind flow or due to deposition of dust on individual zones, the strains are different over the circumference.
  • the mantle will inevitably deviate from the theoretical eg cylindrical shape. Localized bulges or indentations can become particularly large if limited damage to the refractory lining results in excessive local overheating.
  • the cooling device described with reference to the embodiment is suitable for adapting to such changes in shape and thereby withstanding the high surface temperatures of, for example, a reflow furnace for lead refining.
  • the standing or lying arranged, for example cylindrical process container 1 has a molded steel container shell 2, which is protected against a highly heated container contents, such as a molten metal by refractory lining layers 3,4.
  • a highly heated container contents such as a molten metal
  • refractory lining layers 3,4 In order to increase the resistance of the lining layers 3,4 and the protection of the container shell 2 against overheating, on the outside of the container shell 2, a plurality of identically designed cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 "attached.
  • Each cooling element 5,5 ', 5 " of which on a process container 1 with a diameter of, for example, 3 m and a length of for example 25 m both in the circumferential direction and in the longitudinal direction, for example, twenty each are arranged next to each other, consists essentially of a relative thin and thus flexible base plate 6, with a thickness of less than 5 mm and preferably 3 or 4 mm and at least one, with this heat-conducting connected cooling channel. 7
  • the cooling channel 7 extends with several, for example, three courses 8,9,10 and connecting 180 ° curves serpentine or serpentine curved along the outer surface of the base plate 6 facing away from the container shell 2 over as large a part of its surface as possible with this on a large surface to be in heat-conducting contact.
  • He has, for example, the shell-shaped cross-sectional shape of a half-cut tube, which is welded along its cross-sectional ends with the base plate 6, so that the base plate 6 forms part of the channel cross-section.
  • other cross-sectional shapes can be chosen, examples of which are given by the cited US 4,221,922 are known.
  • the two ends 11, 12 of the cooling channel 7 each have a connection arrangement which extends from one of the cooling element 5, 5', 5 "or from the process container 1, respectively outwardly directed, curved connecting piece 13,14 with an end flange 15,16 and from a connecting piece 13,14 of adjacent cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 "connecting, end flanges 17,18 having compensating tube 19 is made.
  • This has a corrugated pipe portion 20 so that it can compensate for inaccuracies in the assignment between adjacent cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 “and thermal expansion in the container shell 2.
  • Base plate 6 extend at corresponding positions provided bolt holes 22 and also along the edges 27,28 of the base plate 6 in a gap space between adjacent cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 "are provided a respectively attached to them pressure piece 23, which is considerably wider than that Bolt holes 22 and a plate spring 24 are clamped by a nut 25, so that each base plate 6 is pressed with elastic bias at numerous points corresponding to the size of the pressure piece 23 against the container shell 2 and by bending deformation conforms to the surface shape of the container shell 2.
  • the base plate 6 ensures a good adaptation to irregularities in the surface of the container shell 2, which are production-related and also result from the heating of the process container and its charging, so that a comprehensive heat-transmitting contact of the cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 "with the container casing 2 is ensured.
  • cooling liquid is in a preferred embodiment of the invention between the container wall 2 and the base plate 6 of the cooling elements 5, 5 ', 5 "provided a thermal compound, are prevented or filled by the air gaps, which would be unavoidable despite the relatively good compliance of the cooling elements 5,5', 5" to the container wall 2.
  • the plastic deformability of the thermal paste ensures an adaptation to shape - or size changes of the filled column due to said, resulting in the operation of the process container relative deformations between the base plate 6 and the container wall 2. This also contributes to the elastic bias of the screw fastening, which is achieved by the disc springs 24.
  • thermal paste between the container casing 2 and the respective base plate 6 are provided in the base plate 6 at several points threaded holes 25 in which the nipple of a paste press can be connected.
  • thermosetting paste 30,31 is suitable which is applied externally along the edges of the base plate 6 and can also fill the gap 31 between adjacent cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 " .
  • the sealing along the edges of the base plate 6 also allows the use of a less viscous and with respect to their heat conduction optimized thermal paste between the container shell 2 and the base plate 6 of the cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 ".

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A process container comprising a metallic casing having at least one refractory cladding layer disposed on the inner side thereof, and cooling elements connected to the outer side of the casing. Each cooling element comprises a base plate and at least one cooling channel connected to the base plate in a heat-conducting manner. The base plate is connected to the outer side of the casing by being screw connected to threaded bolts welded onto the outer side of the casing whereby the base plates nestle against the casing by flexural deformation due to clamping pressure of the screw connections. Ends of the cooling channels are connected to ends of adjacent cooling channels.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Prozessbehälter mit Kühlelementen und mit mindestens einer auf der Innenseite eines metallischen Behältermantels aufgebrachten feuerfesten Auskleidungsschicht, wobei jedes Kühlelement aus einer Basisplatte und mindestens einem, mit dieser wärmeleitend verbundenen Kühlkanal besteht, dessen Enden jeweils eine Verbindungsanordnung für den Anschluss an den Kühlkanal eines benachbarten Kühlelementes aufweisen.The invention relates to a process container with cooling elements and with at least one applied on the inside of a metallic container shell refractory lining layer, each cooling element consists of a base plate and at least one, with this heat conducting connected cooling channel, whose ends each have a connection arrangement for connection to the cooling channel of have adjacent cooling element.

Die feuerfesten Auskleidungen metallurgischer Behälter müssen beständig sein gegenüber der Einwirkung flüssiger Schmelzen und Schlacken und außerdem isolierend wirken, so dass der Behältermantel kühl genug und somit ausreichend tragfähig bleibt. Der oft erhebliche Verschleiß der Auskleidungen kann durch ihre Kühlung verringert werden.The refractory linings of metallurgical containers must be resistant to the action of liquid melts and slags and also have an insulating effect, so that the container jacket remains cool enough and thus sufficiently stable. The often considerable wear of the linings can be reduced by their cooling.

Für elektrische Schmelzöfen sind Kühlelemente bekannt, die einen wesentlichen statischen Bestandteil der Behälterwandkonstruktion bilden, indem sie verhältnismäßig große, steife Plattenelemente darstellen und in festem Verbund mit der unmittelbar auf ihrer Innenseite aufgebrachten feuerfesten Auskleidungsschicht stehen. Beispiele solcher Kühlelemente sind in den US 3,314,668 , US 4,221,922 , WO02/27042 oder WO 02/081757 zu finden. Die Abmessungen eines solchen Kühlelementes betragen entsprechend den Angaben der genannten US 4,221,922 beispielsweise 1,71 m x 6,10 m und die Dicke ihrer Basisplatte 16 mm.For electric melting furnaces cooling elements are known which form a substantial static part of the container wall construction, by relatively large, rigid plate elements and are in firm association with the applied directly on its inside refractory lining layer. Examples of such cooling elements are in the US 3,314,668 . US 4,221,922 . WO02 / 27042 or WO 02/081757 to find. The dimensions of such a cooling element are in accordance with the information of said US 4,221,922 for example, 1.71 mx 6.10 m and the thickness of its base plate 16 mm.

Die häufig angewandte Kühlung der Behälterwand durch eine äußere Wasserberieselung hat den Nachteil von Wasserverlusten und Ablagerung von Kalk und Verunreinigungen. Es ist auch bekannt, auf den Behältermantel Kühlrohre aufzuschweißen. Dadurch können jedoch im Behältermantel Risse entstehen, durch die Kühlwasser in die Auskleidungsschicht eindringt.The often used cooling of the container wall by an external Wasserberieselung has the disadvantage of water losses and deposition of lime and impurities. It is also known to weld on the container jacket cooling tubes. As a result, however, cracks can occur in the container casing, through which cooling water penetrates into the lining layer.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Prozessbehälter der eingangs genannten Art zu finden, der mit verhältnismäßig geringem Aufwand und damit kostengünstig auch durch Nachrüsten eines vorhandenen Prozessbehälters herstellbar ist und der durch eine Verringerung des Verschleißes seiner feuerfesten Auskleidung einen längeren Betrieb bis zur nächsten Reparatur der Auskleidung ermöglicht.The invention has for its object to find a process container of the type mentioned, which can be produced with relatively little effort and thus cost by retrofitting an existing process container and by reducing the wear of its refractory lining a longer operation until the next repair Lining allows.

Die Lösung dieser Aufgabe erfolgt erfindungsgemäß dadurch, dass die Kühlelemente durch Schraubverbindungen mit jeweils einem an den Behältermantel außen angeschweißten Gewindebolzen außen am Behältermantel befestigt sind, so dass sie sich unter dem Spanndruck der Schraubverbindungen durch Biegeverformung an diesen anschmiegen.The solution of this object is achieved according to the invention in that the cooling elements are fastened by screw, each with a welded exterior to the container shell threaded bolt outside the container shell, so that they cling to the latter under the clamping pressure of the screw through bending deformation.

Der metallische Behältermantel eines metallurgischen Prozessbehälters wird in jedem Fall von der theoretisch idealen Form z.B. Zylinderform abweichen. Die Imperfektionen des unbelasteten, neuen Bauteils sind meist noch recht klein. Wird der Behältermantel aber durch die Prozesswärme erhitzt so dehnt er sich aus. Da die Manteltemperatur durch unterschiedliche Wärmezufuhr und/oder -Abfuhr z.B. durch einseitige Anströmung durch Wind oder durch Ablagerung von Staub auf einzelnen Zonen nicht gleichmäßig ist, sind die Dehnungen über den Umfang unterschiedlich. Der Mantel wird so zwangsläufig von der theoretischen z.B. Zylinderform abweichen. Besonders groß können lokale Aus- oder Einbuchtungen werden, wenn begrenzte Schäden an der feuerfesten Auskleidung eine starke lokale Überhitzung zur Folge haben. Während die herstellungsbedingten Imperfektionen in der Größenordnung von 1/1000 z.B. des Manteldurchmessers sind, findet man bei Behältern nach mehrjährigem Betrieb Formabweichungen im Bereich von 1/100 des Durchmessers. Weitere Ursachen für solche Verformungen des Mantels eines Prozessbehälters können sein: Gewichtsbelastung durch die Schmelze, Last durch Schwerpunktsverlagerung z.B. beim Kippen des Gefäßes zum Entleeren der Schmelze und/oder Stützkräfte die durch Dehnung der feuerfesten Auskleidung von innen auf den Mantel einwirken.The metallic container casing of a metallurgical process container will in any case deviate from the theoretically ideal shape, for example cylindrical form. The imperfections of the unloaded, new component are usually still quite small. However, if the container jacket is heated by the process heat, it expands. Since the jacket temperature is not uniform due to different heat supply and / or removal, for example due to unilateral wind flow or due to deposition of dust on individual zones, the strains are different over the circumference. The mantle will inevitably deviate from the theoretical eg cylindrical shape. Localized bulges or indentations can become particularly large if limited damage to the refractory lining results in excessive local overheating. While the production-related imperfections in the order of 1/1000, for example, the jacket diameter, can be found in containers after several years of operation form deviations in the range of 1/100 of the diameter. Further Causes of such deformations of the jacket of a process container may be: weight load through the melt, load by center of gravity displacement, for example when tilting the vessel to empty the melt and / or supporting forces acting on the jacket by stretching the refractory lining from the inside.

Schließlich ist auch die Dehnungen und Formänderungen eines metallischen Ofenmantels bei der Inbetriebnahme und bei der Stillsetzung eines Ofens zu berücksichtigen, die durch die hohe Betriebstemperatur bedingt sind. Die anhand des Ausführungsbeispiels beschriebene Kühlvorrichtung ist geeignet, sich derartigen Formänderungen anzupassen und dabei den hohen Oberflächentemperaturen beispielsweise eines Schmelzofens für die Bleiraffination zu widerstehen.Finally, the expansions and changes in shape of a metallic furnace shell during commissioning and in the shutdown of a furnace to be considered, which are due to the high operating temperature. The cooling device described with reference to the embodiment is suitable for adapting to such changes in shape and thereby withstanding the high surface temperatures of, for example, a reflow furnace for lead refining.

Bevorzugte Ausführungsformen der Erfindung sind Gegenstand der abhängigen Patentansprüche und der folgenden Beschreibung an Hand der Zeichnungen zu entnehmen. Diese zeigen in

  • Fig.1 einen Radialschnitt durch einen Bereich eines mit Kühlelementen nach Fig.1 ausgerüsteten Behältermantels und in
  • Fig.2 eine vollständige Aufsicht auf ein Kühlelement und eine Teildarstellungen von zwei angrenzend angeschlossenen, gleichartigen, unvollständig dargestellten Kühlelementen.
Preferred embodiments of the invention are set forth in the dependent claims and the following description with reference to the drawings. These show in
  • Fig.1 a radial section through a portion of one with cooling elements after Fig.1 equipped tank mantle and in
  • Fig.2 a complete plan view of a cooling element and a partial representations of two adjacent, similar, incomplete illustrated cooling elements.

Der stehend oder liegend angeordnete, beispielsweise zylindrische Prozessbehälter 1 hat einen aus Stahl geformten Behältermantel 2, der gegenüber einem hocherhitzten Behälterinhalt, z.B. einer Metallschmelze durch feuerfeste Auskleidungsschichten 3,4 geschützt ist. Um die Widerstandsfähigkeit der Auskleidungsschichten 3,4 und den Schutz des Behältermantels 2 gegen Überhitzung zu erhöhen, sind an der Außenseite des Behältermantels 2 zahlreiche gleichartig ausgeführte Kühlelemente 5,5',5" befestigt.The standing or lying arranged, for example cylindrical process container 1 has a molded steel container shell 2, which is protected against a highly heated container contents, such as a molten metal by refractory lining layers 3,4. In order to increase the resistance of the lining layers 3,4 and the protection of the container shell 2 against overheating, on the outside of the container shell 2, a plurality of identically designed cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 "attached.

Jedes Kühlelement 5,5',5", von denen auf einem Prozessbehälter 1 mit einem Durchmesser von beispielsweise 3 m und einer Länge von beispielsweise 25 m sowohl in Umfangsrichtung als auch in Längsrichtung z.B. jeweils zwanzig nebeneinander angeordnet sind, besteht im Wesentlichen aus einer verhältnismäßig dünnen und dadurch biegsamen Basisplatte 6, mit einer Dicke von weniger als 5 mm und vorzugsweise 3 oder 4 mm und mindestens einem, mit dieser wärmeleitend verbundenen Kühlkanal 7.Each cooling element 5,5 ', 5 ", of which on a process container 1 with a diameter of, for example, 3 m and a length of for example 25 m both in the circumferential direction and in the longitudinal direction, for example, twenty each are arranged next to each other, consists essentially of a relative thin and thus flexible base plate 6, with a thickness of less than 5 mm and preferably 3 or 4 mm and at least one, with this heat-conducting connected cooling channel. 7

Der Kühlkanal 7 erstreckt sich mit mehreren, beispielsweise drei Gängen 8,9,10 und verbindenden 180°-Krümmungen schlangenförmig oder serpentinenartig gekrümmt entlang der dem Behältermantel 2 abgekehrten Außenseite der Basisplatte 6 über einen möglichst großen Teil ihrer Oberfläche, um mit dieser auf großer Oberfläche in wärmeleitendem Kontakt zu stehen. Er hat beispielsweise die schalenförmige Querschnittsform eines hälftig aufgeschnittenen Rohres, das entlang seiner Querschnittsenden mit der Basisplatte 6 verschweißt ist, so dass die Basisplatte 6 einen Teil des Kanalquerschnittes bildet. Es können jedoch auch andere Querschnittsformen gewählt werden, wofür Beispiele durch die genannte US 4,221,922 bekannt sind.The cooling channel 7 extends with several, for example, three courses 8,9,10 and connecting 180 ° curves serpentine or serpentine curved along the outer surface of the base plate 6 facing away from the container shell 2 over as large a part of its surface as possible with this on a large surface to be in heat-conducting contact. He has, for example, the shell-shaped cross-sectional shape of a half-cut tube, which is welded along its cross-sectional ends with the base plate 6, so that the base plate 6 forms part of the channel cross-section. However, other cross-sectional shapes can be chosen, examples of which are given by the cited US 4,221,922 are known.

Für den Anschluss an den Kühlkanal 7 eines benachbarten Kühlelementes 5,5',5 haben die beiden Enden 11,12 des Kühlkanals 7 jeweils eine Verbindungsanordnung, die aus einem von dem Kühlelement 5,5',5" bzw. vom Prozessbehälter 1 weg nach außen gerichteten, gekrümmten Anschlussstutzen 13,14 mit einem Endflansch 15,16 und aus einem die Anschlussstutzen 13,14 benachbarter Kühlelemente 5,5',5" verbindenden, Endflansche 17,18 aufweisenden Kompensationsrohr 19 besteht. Dieses hat einen Wellrohrbereich 20, so dass es Ungenauigkeiten der Zuordnung zwischen benachbarten Kühlelementen 5,5',5" und Wärmedehnungen im Behältermantel 2 kompensieren kann.For the connection to the cooling channel 7 of an adjacent cooling element 5, 5 ', 5, the two ends 11, 12 of the cooling channel 7 each have a connection arrangement which extends from one of the cooling element 5, 5', 5 "or from the process container 1, respectively outwardly directed, curved connecting piece 13,14 with an end flange 15,16 and from a connecting piece 13,14 of adjacent cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 "connecting, end flanges 17,18 having compensating tube 19 is made. This has a corrugated pipe portion 20 so that it can compensate for inaccuracies in the assignment between adjacent cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 "and thermal expansion in the container shell 2.

Eine lösbare Befestigung der Kühlelemente 5,5',5" erfolgt mittels zahlreicher, an der Außenseite des Behältermantels 2 aufgeschweißter Gewindebolzen 21, die sich durch mehrere in der Basisplatte 6 an entsprechenden Positionen vorgesehene Basisplatte 6 an entsprechenden Positionen vorgesehene Bolzenlöcher 22 erstrecken und außerdem entlang der Ränder 27,28 der Basisplatte 6 in einem Spaltraum zwischen benachbarten Kühlelementen 5,5',5" vorgesehen sind. Ein jeweils auf sie aufgestecktes Druckstück 23, das erheblich breiter ist als die Bolzenlöcher 22 sowie eine Tellerfeder 24 werden durch eine Schraubenmutter 25 verspannt, so dass jede Basisplatte 6 mit elastischer Vorspannung an zahlreichen Stellen entsprechend der Größe des Druckstückes 23 gegen den Behältermantel 2 angedrückt wird und durch Biegeverformung sich an die Oberflächenform des Behältermantels 2 anschmiegt. Diese Verformbarkeit der Basisplatte 6 gewährleistet eine gute Anpassung an Unregelmäßigkeiten der Oberfläche des Behältermantels 2, die herstellungsbedingt sind und sich außerdem durch die Erwärmung des Prozessbehälters und seine Chargierung ergeben, so dass ein umfangreicher wärmeübertragender Kontakt der Kühlelemente 5,5',5" mit dem Behältermantel 2 gewährleistet ist.A releasable attachment of the cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 "by means of numerous, welded on the outside of the container shell 2 threaded bolt 21, which is provided by a plurality of in the base plate 6 at corresponding positions Base plate 6 extend at corresponding positions provided bolt holes 22 and also along the edges 27,28 of the base plate 6 in a gap space between adjacent cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 "are provided a respectively attached to them pressure piece 23, which is considerably wider than that Bolt holes 22 and a plate spring 24 are clamped by a nut 25, so that each base plate 6 is pressed with elastic bias at numerous points corresponding to the size of the pressure piece 23 against the container shell 2 and by bending deformation conforms to the surface shape of the container shell 2. This deformability the base plate 6 ensures a good adaptation to irregularities in the surface of the container shell 2, which are production-related and also result from the heating of the process container and its charging, so that a comprehensive heat-transmitting contact of the cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 "with the container casing 2 is ensured.

Für eine weitere Verbesserung der Wärmeübertragung vom Behältermantel 2 auf die Basisplatte 6 der Kühlelemente 5,5',5" und damit an die in den Kühlkanälen 7 zirkulierende Kühlflüssigkeit ist in bevorzugter Ausführungsform der Erfindung zwischen der Behälterwand 2 und der Basisplatte 6 der Kühlelemente 5,5',5" eine Wärmeleitpaste vorgesehen, durch die Luftspalte verhindert bzw. ausgefüllt werden, die trotz der relativ guten Anschmiegbarkeit der Kühlelemente 5,5',5" an die Behälterwand 2 unvermeidlich wären. Die plastische Verformbarkeit der Wärmeleitpaste gewährleistet eine Anpassung an Form- bzw. Größenveränderungen der ausgefüllten Spalte in Folge der genannten, sich beim Betrieb des Prozessbehälters ergebenden relativen Verformungen zwischen der Basisplatte 6 und der Behälterwand 2. Hierzu trägt auch die elastische Vorspannung der Schraubbefestigung bei, die durch die genannten Tellerfedern 24 erzielt wird.For a further improvement of the heat transfer from the container shell 2 to the base plate 6 of the cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 "and thus to the circulating in the cooling channels 7 cooling liquid is in a preferred embodiment of the invention between the container wall 2 and the base plate 6 of the cooling elements 5, 5 ', 5 "provided a thermal compound, are prevented or filled by the air gaps, which would be unavoidable despite the relatively good compliance of the cooling elements 5,5', 5" to the container wall 2. The plastic deformability of the thermal paste ensures an adaptation to shape - or size changes of the filled column due to said, resulting in the operation of the process container relative deformations between the base plate 6 and the container wall 2. This also contributes to the elastic bias of the screw fastening, which is achieved by the disc springs 24.

Zum Nachfüllen oder auch zum Einbringen einer durch verschiedene Hersteller auf dem Markt erhältlichen Wärmeleitpaste zwischen den Behältermantel 2 und die jeweilige Basisplatte 6 sind in der Basisplatte 6 an mehreren Stellen Gewindelöcher 25 vorgesehen, in denen der Nippel einer Pastenpresse angeschlossen werden kann.For refilling or for introducing a commercially available from various manufacturers thermal paste between the container casing 2 and the respective base plate 6 are provided in the base plate 6 at several points threaded holes 25 in which the nipple of a paste press can be connected.

Das Einbringen der Wärmeleitpaste hinter die Basisplatte 6 der Kühlelemente 3,3',3" erfolgt beispielsweise so lange, bis sie an Rändern der Basisplatte 6 austritt. Ein Hervorquellen von Wärmeleitpaste an Rändern der Basisplatte 6 kann jedoch auch verhindert oder auf ausgesuchte Stellen begrenzt werden, indem die Basisplatte 6 entlang ihrer Ränder abgedichtet wird. Hierzu eignet sich z.B. eine aushärtende Wärmeleitpaste 30,31, die außen entlang der Ränder der Basisplatte 6 aufgebracht wird und dabei auch den Spaltraum 31 zwischen benachbarten Kühlelementen 5,5',5" ausfüllen kann. Die Abdichtung entlang der Ränder der Basisplatte 6 gestattet auch die Verwendung einer weniger zähen und hinsichtlich ihrer Wärmeleiteigenschaft optimierten Wärmeleitpaste zwischen dem Behältermantel 2 und der Basisplatte 6 der Kühlelemente 5,5',5".The introduction of the thermal paste behind the base plate 6 of the cooling elements 3, 3 ', 3 "takes place, for example, until it emerges at the edges of the base plate 6. However, it is also possible to prevent the heat-conducting paste from emerging at the edges of the base plate 6 or to limit it to selected locations For this purpose, for example, a thermosetting paste 30,31 is suitable which is applied externally along the edges of the base plate 6 and can also fill the gap 31 between adjacent cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 " , The sealing along the edges of the base plate 6 also allows the use of a less viscous and with respect to their heat conduction optimized thermal paste between the container shell 2 and the base plate 6 of the cooling elements 5,5 ', 5 ".

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  1. Process container with cooling elements and with at least one refractory cladding layer (3, 4) applied on the inside of a metallic container casing (2), wherein each cooling element (5, 5', 5") consists of a base plate (6) and at least one cooling channel (7) connected thereto in a heat conducting manner, the ends (11, 12) of which in each case have a connection arrangement (13-20-9) for connection to the cooling channel (7) of an adjacent cooling element (5, 5', 5"), characterised in that the cooling elements (5, 5', 5") are secured by screw connections in each case with a threaded bolt (21) welded onto the outside of the container casing (2), such that they press closely against this under the tension pressure of the screw connections due to flexural deformation.
  2. Process container according to Claim 2, characterised in that the threaded bolts (21) are provided both divided above the individual cooling element (5, 5', 5"), extending through bolt holes (22) provided in the base plate (6) as well as along the edges (27, 28) of the base plate (6) of the cooling elements (5, 5', 5").
  3. Process container according to Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the screw connections are rendered spring elastic by disc springs (24) fitted onto the threaded bolts (21).
  4. Process container according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterised in that a heat conductive paste is provided between the base plate (6) of the cooling elements (5, 5', 5") and the container casing (2).
  5. Process container according to Claim 4, characterised in that several filling holes (25) for the heat conductive paste are provided distributed above the base plate (6) of each cooling element (5, 5', 5").
  6. Process container according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, characterised in that each cooling element (5, 5', 5") has a cooling channel (7) extending in at least two runs (8, 9, 10) in meander fashion over the base plate (6), said channel being formed of a hollow profile open on one side in cross-section, which is welded along its edges to the base plate (6).
  7. Process container according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, characterised in that at the ends (11, 12) of the cooling channel (7) a connection nozzle (13, 14) is provided which is directed outwards, wherein the connection nozzles (13, 14) of adjacent cooling elements (5, 5', 5") are connected to one another by means of a compensation pipe (19) having a bellows pipe section (20).
  8. Process container according to any one of Claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the base plate (6) is less than 5 mm thick.
  9. Process container according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the base plate (6) has edge seals (30, 31) along its circumference and a heat conductive paste is provided between the base plate (6) and the container casing (2).
  10. Process container according to any one of Claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the edge seals (30, 31) consist of a hardening heat conductive paste.
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