Abstract
Arc furnace melting which at one time was almost exclusively used to produce alloy steel and steel castings is now widely accepted in the industry as an efficient process to produce all types of steel and iron. Presently, about 28% of steel is produced in the arc furnace with a yearly increase of about 5%. In 1981, 33,000,000 tons of steel were produced with an average energy consumption of about 500 kilowatt hours per ton of charge. This paper briefly explains how an arc furnace operates, followed by suggestions on how energy consumption can be reduced. unit cost of electricity in steelmaking is discussed with emphasis on energy management.
Lubbeck, W. (1982). Energy Savings in Electric Arc Furnace Melting. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /94247.