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Electrode for arc furnaces

US4256918A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 6, 1978
Grant dateMar 17, 1981
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Expiry dateJun 6, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P10/25
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrode for electric arc furnaces, in particular for production of iron and steel, comprising a liquid-cooled upper portion, which may be inserted into an electrode holder, a lower portion forming the electrode tip being detachably fastened to the upper portion, which upper portion contains a conduit system for the cooling liquid protected by a fire-proof material, by way of which conduit system the electric current of the arc electrode may also be conducted. Heat conducting projections covered by the fire-proof material are provided on the outer surface of the conduit system facing the furnace chamber, while an electromagnet for producing a magnetic field is disposed in the region of the fastening point of the electrode tip to cause the arc on the electrode tip to move.

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