INSTALLATION FOR THERMALLY PROCESSING HOT PRODUCTS IN CONTINUOUS SCROLLING PERMITTING THE VALORISATION OF ENERGY EXTRACTED

摘要

The present invention relates to a continuous strip metal strip heat treatment installation, comprising, downstream of a heating unit, a cooling unit comprising an enclosure which is traversed by a support member arranged to support the product in continuous scrolling. and which comprises means for blowing into the enclosure of a gas towards the support member for sensing at least a portion of the heat of the product, means for heat exchange between the blown gas and a circulating working fluid in a final circuit connected to a thermodynamic device arranged to provide mechanical work by exploiting the heat of the working fluid, and means for recovering the gas downstream of the heat exchange means for supplying the gas to the blowing means.