Flexible minimum energy utilization electric arc furnace system and processes for making steel products

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8562713
APP PUB NO 20120298325A1
SERIAL NO

13134027

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A combined arc furnace, ladle metallurgical furnace and vacuum degassing system having the flexibility to produce at least non-vacuum arc remelt, vacuum arc remelt, vacuum oxygen decarburized non-vacuum arc remelt, and vacuum oxygen decarburized vacuum arc remelt steels from one off to continuous casting end uses in steady state or randomized order which utilizes only a minimum of energy attributable to preheating hot metal contacting components of the system followed by heat loss reduction of the components and use of a carryover heel in the arc furnace, in which the throughput of the system is limited solely by the melting capacity of the arc furnace.

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A FINKL & SONS CO1355 E 93RD ST CHICAGO IL 60619

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brada, Guy A Chicago, US 8 36
Ericksen, Christian H Chicago, US 3 5
Guliana, John A Skokie, US 3 5
Liimatainen, Bruce C Riverside, US 4 5
Underys, Algirdas A Arlington Heights, US 18 63

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