Field testing of an oxy-gas burner for electric arc furnaces. Annual report, December 1982-December 1983

Technical Report · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5957447

Battles, D D; Battles, B E; Gitman, G M

Electric-arc steelmaking is the fastest-growing segment of the entire industry. Electrical inputs to electric furnaces can be greatly reduced by heat inputs from natural gas-oxygen flames. The goal of this project is to construct a full-scale prototype based on a previously developed oxygen-gas burner design. This prototype would then be installed in an industrial facility and allowed to operate over a sustained period. The operation is to be analyzed for energy savings, melting cycle time reductions, and refractory/electrode consumption decreases. This installation is also to be analyzed for survivability of the design. The success of this system will create a large, new demand for gaseous fuels in the electric steelmaking industry.

• Research Organization: Thermecon, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5957447
• Report Number(s): PB-85-100683/XAD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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STEELS
ALLOYS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC FURNACES
FURNACES
INDUSTRY
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
TESTING
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