DEVICE FOR REGULATING THE TEMPERATURE OF A GAS IN A HOT GAS MAIN

The present invention proposes a device (10) for regulating the temperature of a gas in a hot gas main for feeding hot gas to a blast furnace. Such a device (10) comprises a mixing pot (14) with a first mixing chamber (16) and a second mixing chamber (18), the first and second mixing chambers (16, 18) being in fluid communication with each other by means of a Venturi-type restriction (20). The first mixing chamber (16) is provided with a first inlet port (22) for feeding hot gas into the first mixing chamber (16), a second inlet port (26) for feeding cold gas into the first mixing chamber (16) and a third inlet port (56) for feeding cold gas into the second mixing chamber (18). The first mixing chamber (16) is further provided with a first outlet port (42) for feeding a first stream of mixed gas from the first mixing chamber (16) to a first gas distribution system (46), while the second mixing chamber (18) is provided with a second outlet port (60) for feeding a second stream of mixed gas from the second mixing chamber (18) to a second gas distribution system (64). The first stream of mixed gas has a temperature different from a temperature of the second stream of mixed gas.