Title :
Investigation of molten metal mixing in a DC electric arc furnace with added AC component on different frequencies
Author :
Mõlder, Heigo ; Järvik, Jaan ; Vaimann, Toomas ; Gordon, Rauno
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Fundamentals of Electr. Eng. & Electr. Machines, Tallinn Univ. of Technol., Tallinn, Estonia
Abstract :
This paper describes flowing of molten metal in a novel electric arc furnace. Combined AC and DC components are used in the supply system for the furnace. Finite element method is used to investigate the impact of AC component frequency on the flowing of molten metal.
Keywords :
arc furnaces; liquid metals; AC component; DC component; DC electric arc furnace; molten metal mixing; supply system; Educational institutions; Electrodes; Furnaces; Mathematical model; Steel; Time frequency analysis; Finite element analysis; arc furnace; electromagnetic fields; liquid metal flow; metal stirring combined DC and AC supply; modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Power Quality and Supply Reliability Conference (PQ), 2012
Conference_Location :
Tartu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1980-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1978-2
DOI :
10.1109/PQ.2012.6256196
