Electric Arc Furnace

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fire
industrial equipment
gptkbp:advantage Electrode Wear
Flexibility in Raw Materials
High Electricity Consumption
Lower Capital Cost
gptkbp:alternativeTo Blast Furnace
gptkbp:canBe AC Type
DC Type
gptkbp:capacity From 1 ton to over 400 tons
gptkbp:commonInput Direct Reduced Iron
Scrap Steel
gptkbp:component gptkb:transformation
Roof
Electrodes
Refractory Lining
Furnace Shell
Tilting Mechanism
gptkbp:controls Computer Automation
gptkbp:coolingSystem Water Cooling
gptkbp:cycle 30 to 90 minutes
gptkbp:electrodeMaterial Graphite
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Lower CO2 Emissions than Blast Furnace
gptkbp:features Arc Flash
Explosion Risk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Electric Arc Furnace
gptkbp:industry Metallurgy
Recycling
gptkbp:introducedIn 1900
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Paul_Héroult
gptkbp:location Steel Plants
gptkbp:market Over 25% of World Steel Production
gptkbp:operatingSystem up to 1800°C
gptkbp:output gptkb:Slag
Molten Steel
gptkbp:powerSource Electricity
gptkbp:processor Batch Process
gptkbp:regulates Environmental Standards
gptkbp:relatedTo Basic Oxygen Furnace
Induction Furnace
gptkbp:requires Fume Extraction System
High Voltage Power Supply
gptkbp:trainHeating gptkb:Electric_Arc
gptkbp:usedFor Steelmaking
Melting Scrap Metal
gptkbp:wasteType gptkb:Slag
Dust
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Blast_Furnaces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7