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Heat Recovery From Arc Furnaces Using Water Cooled Panels
Abstract
In 1980-81, the John Deere Foundry at East
Moline underwent an expansion program that increased
its capacity by over 60%.
This expansion was centered around the melt
department where the four existing 13MVA electric
arc furnaces were augmented with two additional
13MVA arc furnaces.
A waste heat recovery system was installed on
all six of the arc furnaces which, with modifications
to the existing heat-vent systems, enabled a
41,000 square foot building addition to be heated
without any increase in usage of natural gas for
environmental heating.
This paper will present a brief overview of
the arc furnace water-cooled panels together with
details of the heat recovery system. The effects
of drastically reduced production levels upon the
efficiency of the heat recovery system will be
discussed. The paper will conclude by detailing
some of the start up, and operational problems,
and what can be done to minimize these in future
systems.
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Citation
Darby, D. F. (1987). Heat Recovery From Arc Furnaces Using Water Cooled Panels. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92472.