Furnace Taphole

Water-cooled taphole blocks have been proven to be an effective solution for applications where metal and/or slag are aggressive to the refractory, or where they operate at several hundred degrees of superheat. Most importantly, they provide an effective means of extending the life of taphole refractories and assist in promoting the formation of a protective frozen slag layer. Tenova Pyromet has designed water-cooled copper blocks which are successfully operating on metal, matte, and slag tapholes for several processes, including nickel, copper, titanium dioxide, platinum group metals (PGMs) and mineral wool.