Metallurgical furnace

Abstract

Presented is a metallurgical furnace (1) comprising a hearth (2), a sidewall structure (3), and a surrounding cooling element structure (26) comprising cooling elements (12). Each cooling element (12) have a planar back surface (13). A surrounding binding structure (5) comprising binding sections (6) surrounds partly the surrounding surface (24). Adjacent binding sections (6) of the surrounding binding structure (5) are connected by tension assemblies (9). At least one planar back surface (13) of at least one cooling element (12) is parallel with and is in a horizontal direction of the metallurgical furnace (1) supported by at least one planar surface means (43) of at least one binding section (6) of the surrounding binding structure (5). Said at least one cooling element (12) of the surrounding cooling element structure (26) is located at least partly between the surrounding surface (24) and said one binding section (6).