A channel type induction furnace with a furnace floor that is inclined downwards from an operative rear of the furnace hearth towards an opposing operative front of the hearth, with a wall at the front comprising a bottom section and a top section, with the bottom section extending further into the hearth than the top section, and the bottom section terminating in an upper edge in abutment with the top section, with a down-passage to an induction heater, located proximate the front wall, having an inlet in the floor at a location proximate the base of the front wall and up passage(s) having an outlet in the floor at a location in abutment with the base of the bottom section and with the bottom section being provided with a vertical slot extending upwards above the or each up-passage through it and opening onto the upper edge of the bottom section.

The present invention relates to an electric channel inductor assembly. A nonremovable, hollow and nonmagnetic channel mold is used to form the one or more flow channels of the electric channel inductor assembly for electromagnetic circulation of a molten metal composition. A heated fluid medium is circulated in the hollow interior of the channel mold after the mold is situated in the inductor assembly to heat treat the refractory surrounding the exterior walls of the mold. After heat treatment a liquid is supplied to the hollow interior of the mold to chemically dissolve the channel mold prior to circulation of the molten metal composition.

Disclosed is a channel type induction furnace (50) provided with a furnace floor (71) that is inclined downwards from an operative rear of the furnace hearth (50) towards an opposing operative front of the hearth (50), with a wall (73A) at the front of hearth (50) comprising a bottom section (76) and a top section (77), with the front wall bottom section (76) extending further into the hearth (50) than the front wall top section (77), and the front wall bottom section (76) terminating in an upper edge (78) in abutment with the front wall top section (77), with a down-passage (9) to an induction heater (79), located proximate the front wall (73A), having an inlet in the floor (71) at a location proximate the base of the front wall (73A) and the or each up-passage (54A, 54B) having an outlet in the floor (71) at a location in abutment with the base of the front wall bottom section (76) and with the front wall bottom section (76) being provided with a vertical slot (59A, 59B) extending upwards above the or each up-passage (54A, 54B) through it and opening onto the upper edge (78) of the bottom section (76).

A channel inductor of a channel induction furnace, the channel inductor comprising (a) a channel liner and (b) a back-up liner that supports the channel liner such that the integrity of the channel liner is not compromised during heat-up, dry-out, or operation of the channel induction furnace.