Acetarc Engineering Ladle Pre-heater
Ladle Pre-heaters
A properly designed Ladle pre-heater gives a far more efficient and controlled method of pre-heating a ladle than the traditional methods of using either a gas flame poker with a “lazy flame” or a simple gas/air burner without a cover.
The energy consumption of these systems is notoriously poor and, in some cases, heating a cold ladle using these methods can lead to efficiencies of less than 10%.
They can also lead to uneven distribution of the heat so that the ladle has both hot & cold spots leading to premature lining failure and variable metal quality.
A properly designed ladle Pre-heater can help to:
- Save Money, by being far more fuel-efficient than the traditional pre-heat methods.
- Reduce refractory lining damage caused by thermal shock.
- Reduce skull and dross formation caused by pouring metal into a cold ladle.
- Help to minimise the reduction of the temperature loss of the metal whilst it is in the ladle.
- Help to prevent the possibility of lining damage due to a poorly dried lining still having a significant moisture content.
- Ensure that the ladle is evenly pre-heated.
We appreciate that each individual application may have different operating criteria therefore the design and specification can be varied to suit a clients particular needs if required.
