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The selection of refractory lining design and installation of targeted high-wear areas of torpedo ladle lining using innovative techniques have doubled the life of torpedo ladles to 2,500 cycles equating to the transport of 775kt hot metal per ladle before relining. This is the first step in the direction of endless lining in torpedo ladles, argues RB Gupta·
A fleet of 12 refractory lined, steel torpedo ladles are used by Rourkela Steel Plant to transport molten metal from Blast Furnace No 5 to the steel melt shop No 2 (SMS-II). These torpedo ladles have a 350t capacity and can maintain the metal in a molten state ready for charging the...