Charles A Erskine

US Patent:

6374563, Apr 23, 2002

Filed:

Dec 14, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/460805

Inventors:

Charles P. Erskine - West Chester PA
Keith E. Blair - Indian Mills NJ

Assignee:

Mobil Oil Corporation - Fairfax VA

International Classification:

F27D 114

US Classification:

5250603, 5250602, 5250606, 5250608, 52385, 52386, 52387

Abstract:

An anchor rail and anchorage system for attaching ceramic refractory materials to a metallic substrate, or casing. Each anchoring rail ( ) includes a web ( ) and a retention structure. The retention structure of the rails includes a plurality of tabs ( ) extending from the web to engage with alignment recesses on the edges of the tiles. The alignment structure on each tile ( ) includes a slot ( ) formed in each of two opposite sides of the tile ( ). A method of building ceramic lined structures includes attaching an anchor rail ( ) to a surface of the casing ( ), fitting a row of tiles ( ) in place with their alignment structures each fitting around the retention structures ( ) of the anchor rail, and continuing on with another row of tiles, until a predetermined surface area of the structure is lined with tiles.

Author:

Charles Erskine

ISBN #:

0874744156