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Pilot assessment of the airtight EAF process
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 April 2006
Abstract
Standard EAF operate with a large amount or air ingress (on the order of 30 000 Nm3 for 150 t of steel). This air is at ambient temperature thus, the nitrogen content and the non-reactive oxygen are only heated through the furnace and exit with the fumes at high temperature (1000°C). This brings about significant thermal losses. Reference and airtight trials were carried out with the 6-t EAF of Arcelor Research for assessing the gains related to airtight furnace operation.
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- Metallurgical Research & Technology , Volume 103 , Issue 4: Haut-fourneauFour électriqueCoulée continueUltra steelsBâtiment , April 2006 , pp. 168 - 173
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- © La Revue de Métallurgie, 2006
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