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Arc furnaces

Author: Maurice KRATZ

Publication date: February 10, 1999

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3. Direct current arc furnace

3.1 Technology description

From a descriptive point of view, the direct-current arc furnace is similar to the alternating-current furnace 2.1 . However, it differs in that it is powered by electricity and has one or more hearth electrodes (figure 9 ).

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