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Plasma arc furnace for steelmaking

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DC electric arc furnace

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Patented steelmaking furnace technology

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Product Description
A plasma direct current electric arc furnace is a type of smelting equipment that uses a plasma arc as the heat source to melt and refine metals or alloys. Here is a detailed introduction:

Basic Introduction


  • Composition: It is mainly composed of three parts: the plasma gun, the furnace body, and the DC power supply. The plasma gun is composed of a water-cooled copper nozzle and a water-cooled cerium-tungsten rod electrode. The furnace body is similar to an ordinary electric arc furnace, including a water-cooled furnace cover, furnace walls and furnace bottom built with refractory materials, and is also equipped with a furnace door and a tapping groove. A conductive bottom anode is buried at the furnace bottom to form a conductive loop.
  • Working Principle: First, a DC voltage is applied between the cathode and the nozzle, and then argon is introduced. A high-frequency igniter is used to strike an arc, ionizing the argon to generate a non-transfer arc. Then, a DC voltage is applied between the cathode and the bottom anode of the furnace, and the plasma gun is lowered to make the non-transfer arc approach the charge, generating a transfer arc. Once the transfer arc is formed, the non-transfer arc is extinguished.

Characteristics


  • High Arc Temperature: The arc temperature can reach about 20,000 °C, which can melt refractory metals such as tungsten, molybdenum, niobium, zirconium, titanium and their alloys.
  • Controllable Atmosphere: By selecting different working gases such as argon and nitrogen, the furnace atmosphere can be controlled to achieve special metallurgical effects, such as smelting nitrogen-containing austenitic stainless steel.
  • Avoidance of Carbon Increase: The water-cooled metal plasma gun replaces the graphite electrode, avoiding the carbon increase of the molten steel by the electrode, which is suitable for the smelting of ultra-low carbon stainless steel.
  • Good Refining Effect: The inert gas in the furnace is similar to the vacuum melting effect, and the gas content in the molten steel is low. At the same time, high-basicity slag can be formed, and the desulfurization effect is good.
  • High Alloy Element Recovery Rate: The recovery rate of various alloy elements during the smelting process is significantly higher than that of ordinary electric arc furnaces, and the recovery rate of most elements is above 96%.


Technical Parameters of Plasma Direct Current Electric Arc Furnace


The technical parameters of plasma DC electric arc furnaces vary significantly based on capacity specifications (ranging from laboratory small-scale furnaces to industrial large-scale furnaces) and application scenarios (special steel smelting, refractory metal processing, metal recycling, etc.). Below is a categorized summary of core parameters for both common industrial models and laboratory models:

1. Core Power Supply Parameters


Parameter Index Laboratory Small Furnace (≤500kg) Industrial Medium Furnace (1 - 10t) Industrial Large Furnace (≥20t)
DC Input Voltage 200 - 400V 450 - 800V 800 - 1200V
Rated Current 500 - 1500A 2000 - 6000A 8000 - 15000A
Rated Power 100 - 500kW 1 - 5MW 10 - 30MW
Arc Voltage Stability Range ±5V ±8V ±10V
High-Frequency Ignition Voltage 5 - 10kV 10 - 15kV 15 - 20kV

2. Plasma Gun Parameters


Parameter Index Single-Gun Configuration Multi-Gun Configuration (Industrial Furnace)
Gun Material Water-cooled copper nozzle + cerium-tungsten electrode Water-cooled copper alloy nozzle + lanthanum-tungsten electrode
Cooling Water Flow Rate 1 - 3m³/h per gun 5 - 10m³/h per gun
Cooling Water Inlet Temperature ≤30℃ ≤28℃
Working Gas Type Argon (laboratory); Argon/nitrogen mixed gas (industrial) Argon/nitrogen/hydrogen mixed gas (adjustable ratio)
Gas Flow Rate 5 - 20L/min 50 - 200L/min per gun
Arc Length Adjustment Range 50 - 200mm 100 - 300mm
Plasma Arc Temperature 15000 - 20000℃ 18000 - 22000℃

3. Furnace Body Structure Parameters


Parameter Index Laboratory Furnace Industrial Medium Furnace Industrial Large Furnace
Nominal Capacity 10 - 500kg 1 - 10t 20 - 100t
Furnace Lining Material High-alumina refractory brick + magnesia castable Magnesia-chrome refractory brick + carbonaceous ramming mass Corundum-magnesia refractory brick + ultra-high alumina castable
Furnace Lining Thickness 80 - 150mm 200 - 350mm 400 - 600mm
Furnace Cover Structure Water-cooled integral cover Water-cooled segmented cover Water-cooled lifting cover
Bottom Anode Material Copper plate + conductive paste Graphite electrode embedded + copper conductive layer Copper alloy anode plate + high-conductivity refractory coating
Tapping Temperature 1600 - 1750℃ 1650 - 1800℃ 1700 - 1850℃

4. Metallurgical Performance Parameters


Parameter Index Standard Index Application Advantage
Alloy Element Recovery Rate ≥96% (Ni, Cr, Mo) Higher than traditional DC arc furnaces by 5 - 10%
Desulfurization Rate ≥85% Achievable with high-basicity slag system
Degassing Effect [H] ≤2ppm; [N] ≤30ppm Close to vacuum smelting effect without vacuum equipment
Carbon Content Control ≤0.01% (ultra-low carbon steel) No carbon increase from graphite electrodes
Continuous Smelting Cycle 2 - 4h/batch (industrial furnace) Shortened by 30% compared to ordinary arc furnaces

5. Auxiliary System Parameters


System Name Key Parameters
Cooling Water System Total flow rate: 10 - 500m³/h; Water pressure: 0.3 - 0.6MPa; Water quality: Conductivity ≤50μS/cm
Dust Removal System Dust removal efficiency: ≥99.5%; Emission concentration: ≤10mg/m³
Control System PLC + touch screen control; Arc length automatic adjustment; Furnace temperature real-time monitoring (error ±10℃)


Application Fields


  • Special Steel Smelting: It is used to produce high-quality special steels such as bearing steel, ultra-low carbon stainless steel, heat-resistant steel, high-speed tool steel, precision alloy, superalloy and electric heating alloy.
  • Refractory Metal Melting: It can melt and refine refractory metals and their alloys.
  • Metal Recycling: It can be used to recycle metals from waste metals, slag, smelting waste residue and other materials to achieve resource recycling.