Raw material selection and furnace operation for optimal energy efficiency and silicon recovery in Ferro Silicon production

• Main Author: Hrefna Hallgrímsdóttir 1986-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn í Reykjavík
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Vélaverkfræði; Járnblendi; Framleiðsla; Orkunýting; Tækni- og verkfræðideild; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Mechanical engineering; Ferrosilicon; Energy conservation; School of Science and Engineering; Ferro; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/16102

At Elkem Iceland there are three submerged electrical arc furnaces. The last quarter of 2012 was the best performance on of the furnaces, Furnace 1. At the same time the electrodes moved excessively and the hypothesis was that the operations could be improved even more by reducing electrode movement...