• DocumentCode
    1326696
  • Title

    Development of the large electric melting furnace

  • Author

    Hodson, Frank

  • Author_Institution
    President, Electric Furnace Construction Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1923
  • fDate
    6/1/1923 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    600
  • Lastpage
    604
  • Abstract
    Review of the Subject. — The paper describes the development of the large electric melting furnace; the limitations of large electrode furnaces; the design and construction of the largest electric melting furnace ever built; the advantages of correct heat application in the large furnaces; the influence of the new Soderberg Continuous Electrode on furnace design; and possibility of using large electric furnaces as an intermediate process for the manufacture of cheap steel.
  • Keywords
    Electrodes; Furnaces; Resistance; Resistance heating; Steel;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Journal of the
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0360-6449
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JoAIEE.1923.6593537
  • Filename
    6593537
    • Link To Document
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