TOP CHARGING ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE

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TOP CHARGING ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE
Top EAF charging is convention type, from 0.5t to 200t, each capacity requires a bucket charge from the top. The first step in any EAF tap-to-tap cycle is "charging" into the scrap. The EAF roof and electrodes are raised and are swung to the side of the electric arc furnace charging furnace to allow the scrap EAF charging crane to move a full bucket of scrap into place over the EAF charging furnace. The bucket bottom is usually a clam shell design - i.e. the bucket opens up by retracting two segments on the bottom of the bucket. The scrap falls into the EAF charging furnace and the scrap crane removes the scrap bucket. The roof and electrodes swing back into place over the electric arc furnace charging furnace.