Inventors:
- Wien, AT
Pavan Shivaram - Towson MD, US
Assignee:
Refractory Intellectual Property GMBH & Co. KG - Wien
International Classification:
B22D 41/02
F27D 1/16
F27D 1/00
Abstract:
A unitary refractory ring having a sidewall surrounding and spaced from a center axis, and one or more lifting lugs distributed around the center axis. The lifting lugs extend from an inner face of the sidewall towards the center axis, and are located between lower and upper axial faces of the sidewall. Each lifting lug has a lower lug face extending radially towards the center axis from the inner face of the sidewall, and a backing structure extending upwards along an axial direction from the lower lug face towards the upper axial face of the sidewall. An assembly of refractory rings, and methods for making and assembling refractory rings are also provided.