Abstract:
THE CRUCIBLE OF AN INDUCTION FURNACE IS SURROUNDED BY AN UPRIGHT COIL THAT IS ENERGIZED BY ALTERNATING-CURRENT ELECTRIC POWER. THE POWER INPUT TO THE COIL IS OF SUCH A LEVEL THAT A RAISED, SLAG-FREE CROWN IS FORMED ON THE TOP OF THE MELT AND AT LEAST 55% OF THE SLAG PRODUCED IS RETAINED TO FORM AN ANNULUS AROUND THIS CROWN. THE CENTRALLY ASCENDING AND PERIPHERALLY DESCENDING CURRENTS IN THE FURROUS MELT CAUSE THE CROWN TO FORM AND ALSO INDUCE THE ANNULUS TO INTROVERT (CIRCULATE INWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY) SO THAT LIGHT SPONGE IRON ADDED TO THE MELT IS DRAWN DOWNWARDLY INTO THE SLAG-STEEL INTERFACE AND QUICKLY HEATED AND BROUGHT INTO INTIMATE CONTACT WITH BOTH FLOATING SLAG AND THE FERROUS MELT. THE POWER IS FED TO THE COIL IN A MAGNITUDE DETERMINED BY THE RELATIONSHIP P>K(F**(1/2)) WHEREIN P IS THE POWER INPUT IN KILOWATTS PER TON OF THE MEL,T, K IS THE ANNULUS-FORMING CONSTANT AND IS GREATER THAN 45 AND PREFERABLY MORE THAN 49.5, AND F IS THE FREQUENCY IN HZ. OF THE ALTERNATING CURRENT.
Abstract:
A WELDED STEEL STRUCTURE, ESPECIALLY FOR LOW TEMPERATURE OR CRYOGENIC INSTALLATION CONSISTING OF WATER-QUENCHED OR OIL-QUENCHED (TEMPERED OR HARDENED) STEEL BODIES OF THE FOLLOWING COMPOSITION BY WEIGHT:
0.06 TO 0.25% CARBON; UP TO 0.60% SILICON; 0.40 TO 1.60% MANGANESE; UP TO 3.5% NICKEL; UP TO 1.0% CHROMIUM; UP TO 0.20% YANADIUM; UP TO 0.5% MOLYBDENUM; AND BALANCE IRON.
UPON WELDING THE BODY IS FOUND TO BE FREE FROM DUCTILITY OR TOUGHNESS MINIMUM, AS MEASURED BY THE NOTCHED-BODY IMPACT TECHNIQUE OR DROP-WEIGHT TEST AT A LOCATION FROM ABOUT 3-10 MM. FROM THE WELD SEAM.
Abstract:
An electric-arc furnace for the smelting and refining of sponge iron has respective electrodes each connected to one phase of the polyphase output of a transformer. The sponge iron is fed to a distributor at a rate determined by the total electrical power consumption of all of the electrodes and is distributed into the furnace through charging doors adjacent each electrode by a compartmented distributor, the capacity of the compartments of which is adjustable in accordance with the electrical consumption of the respective electrical phase. The distributor is a circular receptacle having angularly equispaced openings, each connected via a duct with a charging door, and vanes internally subdividing the receptacle to distribute the sponge iron between the openings in a proportion determined by the angular positions of the vanes. The vanes are adjustable within limits in accordance with the consumption of electrical energy of each electrode.