Iron blast furnaces[edit]Blast furnaces are still an important part of modern ironmaking production. Modern furnaces are very effaicient, including Cowper furnaces for preheating the blast and employing recovery systems to extract heat from the hot gases exiting the furnace. Industry competition dri
READ MOREVacuum induction melting (VIM) uses an electric current to melt metal in a vacuum. The first prototype was developed in 1920. [1] Induction heating induces eddy currents in the conductor. The eddy currents create a thermal effect to melt the metal. [2] Vacuum induction melting has been used in the a
READ MORESmaller arc furnaces may be adequately cooled by circulation of air over structural elements of the shell and roof, but larger installations require intensive forced cooling to maintain the structure within safe operating limits. The furnace shell and roof may be cooled either by water circulated th
READ MORELadle refining furnace (Ladle refining furnace) refers to equipment that has both the heating and refining functions of a steelmaking furnace. It is an important metallurgical equipment used for refining molten steel melted in primary furnaces (electric arc furnace, open hearth, converter), and can adjust the temperature of molten steel, process buffering, and meet continuous casting and continuous rolling requirements.
READ MOREThe conventional equipment of ladle furnace includes: LF, VD, VOD, etc. It is the most widely used refining equipment outside the furnace in the world. It’s used to refine the molten steel melted in the primary refining furnace (medium frequency furnace, electric arc furnace, converter), and can adjust the molten steel temperature and buffer the process.
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