METALLURGICAL FURNACE INSTALLATION FOR USE IN COPPER SMELTING PROCESS AND METHOD FOR CHARGING ANODE SCRAP INTO FURNACE

摘要

A metallurgical furnace installation for use in copper-smelting process is disclosed which includes a metallurgical furnace, a charging assembly for introducing anode scrap into the furnace through an opening, and an impingement-preventing device attached to the charging assembly for preventing the anode scrap from impinging on a furnace bottom upon charging, whereby the furnace bottom will not be damaged. The impingement-preventing device may be a turning mechanism attached to a chute for turning the anode scrap being introduced, or may be a bending press for bending a leading end of the anode scrap. Additionally, a method for charging anode scrap into a metallurgical furnace of a copper smelting installation is also disclosed.