Fourier transform infra red (FTIR) and energy band gap of potassium lithium borate glasses of different composition have been studied using Fourier FTIR and UV-VIS spectroscopy techniques. The glasses were melted in the alumina crucible in an electric furnace at 1100°C for 30 min until homogenous melt was obtained. The X-ray diffraction analysis was adopted for confirming the amorphous nature o...

The spectra were recorded by a FTIR spectrometer (Brucker Equinox 55) with a MCT detector at an optical resolution of 2 cm-1 and 2 level zero-filling. For the accelerated ageing tests the quartz reaction chamber with ZnSe optic windows was placed in the sample compartment of the spectrometer. The chamber was equipped with an electric furnace enabling heating in the broad temperature range (to 9...

The selective removal of lead and chlorine with minimizing zinc loss from electric arc furnace (EAF) dust is very important in the process for recovering high purity zinc from the EAF dust by high temperature metal recovery (HTMR) processes. In this study, the volatilization reaction of lead contained in the EAF dust was investigated at reaction temperatures between 973 and 1223K in air. The ma...

This paper will define the slag compositions required to obtain and control optimum foamy slag conditions in the Electric Furnace. In defining the optimal slags, consideration is given to the effects of scrap quality, carbon injection, slag basicity and MgO content. A computer model based on published phase-diagrams has been developed which graphically maps the chemistries for optimal foaming c...

Lauha Bhasma is the most widely used bhasma preparation in therapeutics, but till date the temperature pattern to prepare Lauha Bhasma in electric muffle furnace is not fixed. So in this pilot study an attempt has been made to confirm the appropriate temperature pattern to prepare Lauha Bhasma. And emphasis has been given to evaluate this prepared Lauha Bhasma on classical analytical parameter,...

This paper provides results from a series of projects investigating the application of PLS to provide process engineering solutions in the steel industry. These applications involve the prediction of final product quality in a LD converter, the prediction of NOx in a reheating furnace and an analysis of the effects that changing scrap types have on final product quality in an electric arc furna...

Annealing furnaces are used to heat steel in order to change its chemical structure. In this paper we model an electric radiant furnace. One of the major defects in steel strips processed in such furnaces is a wave-like pattern near the edges of the strip, apparently due to extra heating near the edges. The aim of the paper is to model this effect and provide a way to calculate the elevated tem...

Considerable work has been done on the development of advanced process control for the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steelmaking process. Historically, many control systems have been employed which rely on static heat balance calculations coupled with power input profiles to generate recipe driven control models. Steelmakers have desired to have continuous information about the gases exiting the f...

An ABB SVC Light® rated at 13.2 kV, 0-64 Mvar (capacitive) has been installed at the Gerdau plant in Charlotte, N.C., USA operating an electric arc furnace (EAF) with continuous charging for scrap-based steel production. The EAF, rated at 30/33 MVA, as well as a ladle furnace (LF) rated at 18 MVA are taking their power from a 100 kV supply grid. The fast control of SVC Light will improve the po...