Title :
The electrical design and considerations for a ladle metallurgy facility
Author :
Hicks, Kenneth B.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Steel Corp., Granite City, IL, USA
Abstract :
A general description is given of a ladle metallurgy facility for a secondary liquid steel refining process. This process occurs after the steel is produced from iron in a basic oxygen furnace (BOF) and before the hot liquid steel is cast into slabs for further processing. Ladle metallurgy processes improve the steel quality and temperature control as demanded by a high-quality continuous caster. The ladle tilt revolve turntable, control equipment, and specialty equipment are described in detail
Keywords :
electric control equipment; power apparatus; power supplies to apparatus; steel industry; basic oxygen furnace; control equipment; electrical design; ladle metallurgy facility; power supplies; quality; secondary liquid steel refining; temperature control; Argon; Automatic control; Cities and towns; Furnaces; Metals industry; Resistance heating; Slag; Steel; Temperature control; Temperature sensors;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
