Title: Monitoring system for arc furnace casting processes

Authors: Loredana Cristaldi; Daniele Clerici; Marco Faifer; Alessandro Ferrero

Addresses: DEIB – Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. Da Vinci, 32 – 20133 Milano, Italy ' DEIB – Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. Da Vinci, 32 – 20133 Milano, Italy ' DEIB – Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. Da Vinci, 32 – 20133 Milano, Italy ' DEIB – Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. Da Vinci, 32 – 20133 Milano, Italy

Abstract: The melting process in arc furnaces depends on the presence and propagation of the electric arc between the electrodes and the scrap charge. The heat produced by the arc current melts the scrap to create the molten steel. The characteristics of the electric arc depend mainly on two factors: the 'quality' of the scrap charge and the 'quality' of the electrical supply and components that contribute to the generation of the electric arc. In this paper the correlation between melting process effectiveness and the deviations of the actual electrical quantities from the preset values for different scrap mixtures will be investigated.

Keywords: condition-based monitoring; arc furnaces; signature analysis; steel casting; scrap charge; electrical supply; melting process effectiveness; scrap mixtures.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2016.075804

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2016 Vol.23 No.1, pp.3 - 18

Published online: 06 Apr 2016 *

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