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Clear design philosophy The design concept is intrinsically simple, for reliable,
very sturdy and long-life furnaces.Actually, they must
withstand extreme stresses as well as high thermal
loads in order to work properly in a very severe
environment.
Always innovative furnace Lectromelt pioneered the first top charge furnace.
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Controlled Whether it is dust, fume, gaseous emissions, noise or
electric network disturbances,Tagliaferri and
Lectromelt provide all of the most advanced
environmental impact technologies in the field of environmental impact
control.
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Techint Technologies supplies complete furnace
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Tagliaferri-Lectromelt can provide both AC and DC
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Compact The success of Tagliaferri-Lectromelt electric arc
furnaces is built on its sturdy mechanical structure.
In fact, it is well known that a rigid system is the
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To open the furnace, the no articulation in the cables is
Charging superstructure is lifted up needed.
from the shell by an
independent swivelling The furnace is designed to
system. As the rotation axis always return by gravity to
of this assembly is far from the deslagging position, thus it
the furnace shell, the roof can be kept in level position
rotation angle is small, ranging by two simple and heavy rest
from 55 up to 60. Thus, roof bumpers.The rest stops,
opening is fast.Thanks to the anchored to the concrete
small angle, the electric cable foundations, act directly as
twisting is avoided, too. Cable rockers stops and prevent
life is greatly extended and the tilting cylinders from
shocks or impact loads during
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scrap bucket charging.
The roof lifting and swinging
structure do not experience
shocks during fall of scrap as
it is disconnected from the
shell carrying platform during
charging.
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can be easily disconnected
Tapping There is no need to lock the
roof lifting and swinging from the plug when removing
structure during tapping or the shell so that no second
deslagging as it does not driver is needed for the spare
participate to platform tilting. shell. Residuals around the
tap hole are smoothly cut by
The Tagliaferri Bottom the tangential flap motion at
Tapping system (TBT) is taphole closing.
sturdy, simple and accurate. A Multiple mechanical
swinging flap, pneumatically interlocks prevent from
driven through a cooled shaft, accidental taphole opening.
allows tight closure, easy Moreover, there is a
opening and reliable dedicated air tank, which acts
operation. as a buffer for emergency
The flap consists of just a stiff situations.
steel plate rotating
tangentially to the furnace Backtilting of the furnace is
bottom surface so that it simply accomplished by
always follows its thermal gravity. Fast return makes sure
expansion.The driving system slag free tapping is achieved.
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The upper shell and furnace needed, can be easily
Maintenance roof are built with tubular accomplished in just a couple
water-cooled panels.Tubes of hours.
are generally made of steel,
except for the panels just The roof is supported by
above the slag line, which are water-cooled horizontal arms,
made of copper to enhance mounted on the furnace
heat transfer to the cooling superstructure. It is
water in the extremely heat connected to the arms by
exposed areas.The panels are means of four adjustable tie-
arranged in a cage, which rods and extractable pins. If
simultaneously is the manifold maintenance operations must
of the cooling water circuit. be performed on the roof,
The water flow and outlet pins are extracted and the
temperature of each panel superstructure is lifted up.
can be constantly monitored. The fume elbow lifted by the
ascending superstructure.The
The water-cooled upper shell refractory delta replacement
can be easily split from the can be easily accomplished.
lower shell containing the Roof lifting cylinders are of
refractory lining.The lower original design and are
shell simply rests on the characterised by ease of
rocker platform, centered by maintenance because the
means of a couple of pivots. V-seal can be replaced
Therefore, shell removal and without disassembly of the
replacement, if intended or cylinder.
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Electrode supporting Tagliaferri and Lectromelt have coupled water
incompressibility in the hydraulic system with the
right mechanics of the electrode bearing system to
and bearing system have a package of high rigidity and high resonance
frequency. Vertical electrode shift is obtained by a
single-acting hydraulic cylinder, incorporated in the
electrode mast.
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Furnace hydraulics Tagliaferri pioneered the hydraulic electrode
regulation of the furnace.A single circuit takes care
of the electrode regulation as well as of all the other
hydraulically driven furnace movements.The working
fluid is simple:
= 95% water + 5% emulsifying oil for low
pressure operation (typically 64 bar)
= water glycol for pressure operation higher
than 120 bar
All working surfaces of the hydraulic components are
hard-chromed in order to achieve long life.
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Electrode regulation Successful electrode regulation enables efficient and
smooth energy input. In fact, efficient power transfer
through the arc is realized provided the arc is stable.
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Automation The architecture of the system is hierarchical. All levels are interconnected:
=Level 0: Field equipment
=Level 1: Basic Automation (Level 1/A) and Process Supervision (Level 1/B)
At Level 1/B, the automation implements the operator interface (MMI), i.e. a set of
functions which enable the operators in the control room to handle and control the
Level 1/A devices in charge of each plant.Workstations include printers, colour video
terminals or TFT technology, as well as control desks and panels.
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PLCs activate logic sequences electrovalves and motors
Level 1 PLCs operate and for the operations of various = communicate with MMI
parts of the EAF. These = receive the liquid steel
interlock the EAF operations are interlocked to temperature
ensure safety and correct measurement results
sequencing. = collect cooling water
temperatures and flows
In addition, PLCs carry out data
several automation functions: = collect EAF operating
= collect signals from the electrical parameters
field = collect signals related to
= control signal transfer to the energies (electrical and
the field, typically to thermal) entering the EAF
= collect alarm signals
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The Process Control = calculation of stirring gas
The melting and refining monitors the different phases consumption
of the melting process, from = liquid steel temperature
process is continuously charge preparation to measurement and
tapping. Main functions of the calculation.The calculation
followed and controlled controller are: is made taking into
account the electric
= automatic meltdown energy input and the
control, in terms of losses due to fumes, water
generation of a suitable cooling and heat transfer
melting power profile. through the walls.
Power profile is divided in = analysis collection and
a number of melting steps, recording
with associated = voltage and current set
transformer tap changer points to electrode
position, electrode current regulator
set points and stability = power on/power off times
factor of the regulation recording
loop. = calculation of furnace
= charge composition electrical parameters
monitoring = signalling of particular
= calculation of electric and events to the operator
thermal energy = feedback signals from the
consumptions, including EAF, for example bath
gas and oxygen as well as temperature, foamy slag,
slag formers etc.
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The DC bottom A design of a bottom electrode has been patented to
ensure that high electric performances are in
optimized interaction with the refractory material.
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Ladle Furnaces
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Tagliaferri and
Ladle furnace Lectromelt offer
complete ladle furnace
packages including
installations electric power supply,
ladles, ladle transfer
cars, additives charging
and injection systems,
dedusting and all the
auxiliary equipment for
the related area, e.g. the
electrode make-up
stations.
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Successful electrode regulation enables efficient and
LF Electrode smooth energy input. In fact, efficient power transfer
through the arc is realized provided the arc is stable.
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Techint Technologies
Complete Systems for the Metal Industry
Electric Arc Furnaces Techint Group through
are the core of a the DST companies
mini mill supplied by (Dalmine, Siderca and
Techint Technologies. Tamsa) is the world
Additionally,Techint leader in seamless tubes
Technologies is the manufacturing. Moreover,
combined strength of Siderar and Sidor are
leading trademarks in major producers of flat
the field of equipment for steel products in Latin
the total package of America.Worldwide the
steelmaking, casting, Group produces over
rolling, reheating and 8 million tons of steel per
product processing. year.
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