SHARC – Shaft Arc Furnace With Efficient Scrap Pre-Heating Concept Providing Low Conversion Costs
(Room 208A)
09 May 17
11:00 AM
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11:30 AM
Tracks:
Shaft Furnace Technology
Hellenic Halyvourgia, Greece (HLV), and SMS group have developed a completely new and unique process for scrap preheating: the SHARC furnace (shaft arc furnace) process. This process reduces energy consumption to a minimum and simultaneously generates a significant increase in economic efficiency. The SHARC at HLV is a 100-ton and 54-MW DC EAF with preheating shafts, in which the scrap is dried and preheated. With the SHARC furnace, it is possible to ensure economically efficient and smooth operation even when charging low-quality scrap (low density) without additional pretreatment. The scrap is melted homogeneously. The SHARC has been operating successfully and reliably in Greece. The cooperation between HLV and SMS focuses mainly on the further technological development and marketing of the design.