Field Testing of an Oxy-Gas Burner for Electric Arc Furnaces

摘要

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.