Electro Slag Refining Metals

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ESR schematic Fixed mold ESR schematic Fixed mold ESR schematic mold lift with collar mold ESR under vacuum ESR pilot plant at VSSC, Trivandrum ESR at Supreme Special Steels, Khopoli ESR furnace at Supreme Special Steels , Khopoli Control panel at Supreme Special Steels Collar mold in operation(lab size) Collar mold at start of operation at Supreme special steels Water cooled copper mold Water cooled copper mold Square collar mold Collar mold (mold lift) Base plate Electrode holder Drive screw Setting up ESR product ingot Under operation Elements of the equipments • Mechanical : • conceptual design • Specifications : speeds loads etc • • • • • • Electricals : power supply unit specs Control system specs Mold design Base plate design Water supply Fume extraction Process Description and Technology Schematic cross-section during operation Measurements made in a 80 mm mold. Red arrow indicates measured heat flux through the mold. Slag cap height is about 75 mm. Note that the heat flux is high even below the slag cap. For a small mold an average heat flux value of about 1 MW/m2 and peak value of 2 MW/m2 may be reasonable. Ref: Asha Ingle : PhD thesis, IIT Bombay Some facts to be noted : • The electrode (and mold) speeds involved are extremely low. May be a few mm/min. This is due to the fact that good property is obtained for very low rates of melting : for example, a 300 mm diam ingot demands melt rates in the range if 125-250kg/h. Low melt rates are employed for large solidification range (liquidus-to-solidue) alloys to avoid seggregation. Melt rates are scaled to diameter. Copper plates thicker than 2-3 mm are very difficult to braze or weld due to very high thermal conductivity. When you weld one part, previously welded part will melt and open up. Steel conductivity is
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