M.H. Detrick Co. Product Applications

Product Applications

	M.H. Detrick Co. can design a lining to suit almost all of your needs, no matter what application you have.
	Aluminum	Cement, Limestone & Concrete Aggregate
	Boilers	Copper, Lead, Brass & Zinc
	Glass	Municipal & Industrial Waste Incineration
	Steel

	Aluminum
	The aluminum industry is one of out strongest customer groups. Over the years our furnace enclosures, and especially our roofs, have acquired a reputation in the field as the premier construction. Continuing satisfaction keeps old customers returning to Detrick for their new enclosure requirements. *MSA* tile of the proper thickness, covered with the appropriate depth of insulation, is one time-tested solution. The tile is tough against mechanical abuse occurring while charging scrap as well as resistant to spalling. Use of our recently developed insulated casting gives optimum thermal efficiency. Each enclosure is engineered to account for refractory expansion due to alumina absorption; a growth process which becomes quite significant when furnace service lives cover numerous years. The *JLS* System is a modular Jamb, Lintel and Sill system designed specifically for the charge doors of aluminum furnaces. The JLS system is generally used with a fiber or refractory door to completely eliminate the water-cooling on the front of the furnace.

	The JLS System is designed for individual furnace applications and can be a retrofit or original equipment. This product contains the following sections: Jambs - 60% Alumina precast pieces that are bolted back through a vertical member on each side of the door. Jambs have unique anchoring setup which allows for a lifting lug and attachment points behind the jamb, while retaining a flush surface for ease of installation. The door jamb is designed with an angle contour to protect furnace steel from heat leakage around the door. Lintel - The lintel is constructed of I-shaped Super-Duty dry-pressed brick that are supported off a horizontal member crossing the door opening. The lintel can easily be repaired by sliding new pieces in place from the front of the furnace, even when the furnace is hot. Sill - 60% Alumina precast pieces are bolted in position. The sill is provided with lifting holes or slots for ease of installation and repair.

	The Detrick JLS System provides easy installation and repair, resistance to mechanical abuse from charging and scraping equipment, and furnace steel protection from heat escape around the closed door.
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	Boilers
	Detrick's development of suspended arch construction, in which refractory components are supported by steel frameworks outside the heat enclosure, revolutionized boiler enclosure design: Eliminating the load bearing role of the refractory increased its temperature and spall resistance. Flat suspended roofs permitted dramatic changes in boiler design and size. Currently, ongoing innovations continue making boilers ever more economical, by addressing every aspect of their operation.
	*Water Wall Protection* The membrane tubing in water wall construction now requires new methods of tube protection. Detrick has developed a protection system which is simple and efficient. Originally designed for municipal waste applications, it features overlapping silicon carbide tile, which is easily bolted in place to protect the tubing. *Special Refractory Shapes* The diversity in construction of many older boilers currently in operation often calls for the use of specially developed refractory shapes to provide boiler tube protection. Detrick is adept at designing new, appropriate refractory tile to shield such tubing from deterioration. *Difficult Structures* Detrick ignition arches are fully supported and are constructed of wedge shaped interlocking refractory tile. They have the strength to withstand severe mechanical abuse. Available in essentially any contour, many profiles and patterns are presently is stock.
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	Glass
	From Float to Fiber Depending on the type of glass produced-float glass, container glass, fritted glass, or fiberglass, the production processes and heat enclosure requirements differ considerably. Detrick offers appropriate constructions for each of these industries including suspended feeder end walls, waist walls, waist cover arches, front walls, noses, roofs, float bath entrance hoods, and float bath entrance and exit lintels. For the container glass industry, Detrick engineers have developed and patented an air-pressurized roof. Combined with pressurized front and end walls, positive pressure surrounds the enclosure eliminating gas penetration through the refractory tile. Tile integrity is protected and the life of the entire enclosure is extended.
	Fiberglass and float glass manufacturers appreciate the chemical stability and physical strength of our refractory constructions for their own specific reasons: in fiberglass production, for their high resistance to chemical attack, particularly that of borosilicate batch gases; in float glass production, for their ease of installation and successful prevention of batch contamination. Working Relationships The primary reason we continue to provide the most advanced enclosures available follows from our close working relationship with major glass producers. When given problems are brought to us they are mutually reviewed, new ideas are presented. The end result are improvements to existing enclosures, and often significant steps forward in overall construction design. If you have specific furnace difficulties that keep repeating, it could be worth your while to discuss them with Detrick.
		The wall and nose surface in this typical glass furnace are able to expand independently, assuring the structure remains sound at any working temperature.
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Steel

Emerging from the rapid evolution of steel production techniques; is a leaner and keener steel industry. As competitive pressures mount, clear thinking must prevail over inadequate, crash-course "solutions." Detrick strives to promote thoughtful analysis and action.

You Still Get What You Pay For
Too often, frantic cost cutting leads to short-term answers which are long-term headaches. The cheap materials and construction of the moment are frequently paid for several times over in future down time and excessive man hours of maintenance.

Economy Over Time
In designing construction such as runner covers, ladle preheater covers, and linings for steel reheating furnaces, Detrick accounts for all significant variables:

Minimum gas and air penetration through walls and arches.
Correct enclosure contours to direct air and gas flows.
Appropriate quality refractories for given furnace conditions.
Maximum insulation for fuel economy.
Accommodations for effective repair and quick hot patching.

Each enclosure also involves the study of additional variables and requirements. When all are considered in the initial design, the end result will be real cost savings that add up over time. Detrick has the materials, constructions and people to make these goals into realities.

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	Cement, Limestone & Concrete Aggregate
	*Preheaters* Balancing cost considerations against enclosure effectiveness is the continuing tradeoff made by cement industry operators when preheaters are required. Multiple Support suspended construction is the alternative which does not compromise on quality. It is unaffected by the mechanical stresses of tower flexing, and the use of up to five inches of insulation provides excellent heat containment efficiency. Our aim is to provide the specific enclosure or furnace roof which is lowest in expense, easiest in maintenance, and longest in service life. *Clinker Coolers and Kilns* In Detrick designed enclosures for cement clinker coolers, refractory requirements are adjusted appropriately from the hot to cool end of the enclosure. Detrick kiln mixers, easily installed in rotary kilns, maintain the uniform distribution of concrete aggregates and allow more material to be successful.
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	Copper, Lead, Brass & Zinc
	Non-ferrous metal processing involves enclosures of every different size and contour. From copper reverberatory furnaces to lead production furnaces, Detrick designs are flexible enough structurally and cost-wise to fit the bill. In addition to the large number of design options, the right refractory qualities suitable are also available. High Alumina or Magnesite-Chrome tile are particularly suitable for resistance to the metallic oxides and acids present in many non-ferrous furnace environments. *Recycling* Non-ferrous metal recycling demands furnace integrity. Even when exposed to the corrosive elements present in recycling operations, Detrick enclosures perform reliably. They offer the necessary structural strength and refractoriness, and permit quick repair after normal wear.
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Municipal & Industrial Waste Incineration

Unsanitary Landfills
Landfills have rarely been sanitary, and the pollution problems increase as they are filled to capacity and beyond. The need for long term management of mounting urban waste disposal problems is now being recognized. Converting refuse to energy through incineration is an effective and environmentally sound alternative presently being adopted by an increasing number of towns and cities.

Many years of experience and service in municipal incineration have established Detrick's superiority in the field. We draw upon our accumulated knowledge in designing and implementing improvements in furnace construction and energy recycling techniques.

In Michigan, a particularly satisfied customer manages the incinerator at Clinton Township. This plant disposes of hundreds of tons of refuse daily. The broad range of conditions within the enclosure, due to changing types of refuse, made this design especially challenging.

In units of this type, different zones of the enclosure are designed to withstand the specific abuses to which they are subjected. For example, Silicon Carbide tile is often used alongside the feeding grates to prevent slag adhesion and refractory wear caused by the abrasion of passing use.

Industrial Incineration
Detrick heat enclosures have also met the severe demands encountered in industrial waste incineration.

Pre-fired, high-density refractory brick is superior to monolithic material against the attack of halides at higher temperatures.

Interlocking tile provide air-tight resistance to the penetration of corrosive chemical gases.

Heavy-duty suspended construction ward off thermal and mechanical shock produced by explosive materials.

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9400 Bormet Dr. Suite 10

Mokena, Illinois 60448

Phone: 1-(708)-479-5085 Fax: 1-(708)-479-1030