AN ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE WITH AN ANGLED ECCENTRIC BOTTOM TAP-HOLE AND A TAPPING PROCESS USING THE ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE

摘要

This disclosure includes an electric arc furnace including a body comprising an eccentric bottom tap-hole (EBT) which connects an inner surface of the body to an outer surface of the body, and a tilting device which tilts the body of the electric arc furnace to an electric arc furnace tilting angle, wherein an angle of the EBT through the body is greater than 0° and less than 50°, wherein the angle of the EBT through the body is defined with 103 respect to an axis that is perpendicular to the bottom surface of the body. This disclosure includes a process of tapping the electric arc furnace, whereby the electric arc furnace containing a molten metal is tilted at an electric arc furnace tilting angle that is substantially equal to the angle of the EBT, and the molten metal is tapped into a vessel through the EBT.