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1. Water use in foundry
Molten metal and water are not good friends, and it's best if they never meet. Water's uses in foundry work are generally limited to cooling furnaces, machines and even metal parts in die-casting.
1.1 Industrial water in ferrous metal foundries
Water is generally used in cooling systems for :
electric induction furnaces for melting cast iron and steel,
electric arc furnaces for steel melting,
rotary gas furnaces for steel melting,
cupolas for melting cast iron.
Cooling circuits are normally closed-loop. Ground or surface water is frequently used.
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Applicable regulations
Bibliography
- (1) - - Ordonnance n° 2000-914 du 18 septembre 2000 relative à la partie législative du Code de l'environnement. Les livres I er , III, IV et V de la partie réglementaire du Code de l'environnement ont été publiés par le décret n° 2005-935 du 2 août 2005 relatif à la partie réglementaire du Code de l'environnement...
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Fédération Forge Fonderie
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