Industrial Furnace News
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Advantages of Castable Refractory for Furnaces Lining
Castable refractory, often referred to as monolithic refractory, is a versatile material used for lining furnaces and other high-temperature equipment. Its popularity stems from several advantages that make it a preferred choice in various industrial applications. Here are the key advantages of using castable refractory for furnace lining:Adaptability to Complex ShapesOne of the heaturer of ...
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Extending Industrial Kiln Life with the Optimal Composition of Silica Bricks
Silica bricks are widely recognized for their exceptional thermal resistance, low thermal conductivity, and resistance to acid corrosion. These qualities make them a popular choice for lining industrial kilns, furnaces, and other high-temperature applications. However, the composition of silica bricks plays a crucial role in determining their performance and lifespan. In this article, we will ...
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Why Do Batteries Sometimes Catch Fire and Explode?
By Theresa Duque Key Takeaways Scientists have gained new insight into why thermal runaway, while rare, could cause a resting battery to overheat and catch fire. In order to better understand how a resting battery might undergo thermal runaway after fast charging, scientists are using a technique called “operando X-ray microtomography” to measure changes in the state of charge at the ...
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Refractory Insulation Bricks with Thermal Energy Saving Effect
Refractory insulation bricks, the unsung heroes of the construction and industrial realm, hold the key to thermal excellence and heat management. In an arena where extreme temperatures reign supreme, these bricks emerge as indispensable, providing critical thermal insulation. Let us explore the world of refractory insulation bricks, their significance, applications, and why they should occupy the ...
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What Kind of Environmental Kiln Needs Refractory Brick?
Refractory bricks stand as indispensable components within a multitude of high-temperature industrial kilns and furnaces. These kilns serve diverse purposes, ranging from ceramics and glass manufacturing to metals and chemicals processing. Within this article, we shall delve into the types of environmental kilns that necessitate the use of refractory bricks, shedding light on the significance of ...
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Forthcoming Webinar - Process Visualization in Industrial Incineration and Furnace Applications
In many industrial furnaces and boilers, thermocouples measure the furnace/boiler temperatures and are installed near the furnace refractory to read the refractory and local furnace atmosphere temperatures. Also, visible furnace cameras are used to visualize the inside of furnaces and boilers. With incineration, heating, annealing, chemical and petrochemical processing, it is important to ...
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New Dates Added: Combustion and Optimisation in Glass Melting Furnaces Online Training
Course 1 - Basics of Combustion and Under-Port Burners in Glass Melting Furnaces 1st & 8th February 2021 - Virtual This half day training online training course will be held on Monday 1st February 8.30-12.30GMT and will be repeated Monday 8th February 13.00-17.00 GMT. The primary audience is furnace operators, supervisors and supporting staff in Environmental, Maintenance, Engineers and ...
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How Pyrolysis Oil From Tyre Will Help In Tackling Environmental Degradation
Tyres are a major element of the merchandise used today in homes and commercial settings. Many items are manufactured using tyre materials. These kinds of products are durable and slowly degradable, but are quite immune to the natural process of decomposition. tyre is a major environmental hazard because once discarded, it does not decompose or degrade fast. However, the process of producing ...
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Basic information of graphite electrode
The graphite electrode is mainly made of petroleum coke and needle coke, and coal tar is used as a binder. It is made by calcination, compounding, kneading, pressing, roasting, graphitization and machining. It is an electric arc in the electric arc furnace. A conductor that heats and melts the charge. Graphite electrodes are used in steelmaking electric arc furnaces and refining furnaces as ...
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Coal, Coke & Iron Ore Testing Furnaces brochure
Other products are also available for the determination of coke reactivity, iron ore reducibility, ash fusibility, swelling number index, expansion and contraction of coal and caking properties. The range of coal and coke tests carried out in a furnace or oven has grown over many years and Carbolite Gero has responded to the requirements of each new standard by designing a product to suit the ...
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Process system of sludge incinerator
Sludge incinerator is a common sludge disposal method, which can destroy all organic matter, kill all pathogens, and minimize the volume of sludge. The sludge with a relative water content of about 75% is only 10% of the original volume. When the burning calorific value of the sludge is high, the demand for urban sanitation is higher, or the content of toxic substances in the sludge is high. ...
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A Guide to Thermcraft Electric Heater Plates
Electric heater plates are ceramic heating elements used in the manufacture of industrial ovens and furnaces. They are simultaneously designed to heat the internal chamber of an oven with good uniformity, while insulating the sensitive mechanics and the exterior of industrial equipment. This is achieved by combining high-strength metal wiring with thermally-efficient ceramic materials, enabling ...
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High Temperature Heating Element Materials for Industrial Furnaces
A heating element is used to convert electricity into heat, and within an industrial furnace, there are various materials that can be used. Typically, iron-chrome aluminum or nickel chrome alloys are used in furnaces, and the standard shapes are cylindrical, semi-circular, or flat panels. This blog post will look at the other different types of materials that can be used as high temperature ...
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Revised range of high temperature Industrial Chamber Furnaces
The new HTF models range from 64 to 514 useable litres and all feature ‘up and away’ parallel opening doors for improved operator safety. The maximum cham-ber temperature is 1600°C, 1700°C or 1800°C depending on requirements. Carbo-lite Gero’s high purity chamber insulation material provides excellent resistance to thermal stresses while the fan assisted air flow ...
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De Nora announces cooperation with Primus Power
De Nora, a global leading supplier of electrochemical technologies, is pleased to announce cooperation with Primus Power, Silicon Valley-based provider of low-cost, long-duration, fade-free energy storage solutions. The companies have been collaborating for more than five years, modifying, testing, and verifying De Nora’s proprietary DSA® electrode formula to bring critical improvements ...
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Different Types of Industrial Furnaces Available from Thermcraft
Used to convert an energy source into thermal energy, industrial furnaces are used in a broad range of industries, from oil and gas, to plastics, to the chemical industry. This wide range of industries is a result of the vast applications that industrial heaters can be used for, such as annealing, sintering and material testing. There are many different types of industrial furnaces for this ...
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Custom Industrial Furnaces
Industrial furnaces are used for a number of applications including annealing, debinding and thermal cycling. They are also used across many varying industries, so where standard design furnaces do not meet customer specifications, custom industrial furnaces can be manufactured. Thermcraft inc. can design and assemble custom build furnaces and ovens to ensure optimum customer satisfaction. ...
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Year with PJSC Poltava GOK the results of gas replacement
Our cooperation with the Ferrexpo Poltava mining lasts for more than 2 years, and during this time we have achieved good results. Recall that PE Almaz-M has introduced a Technology to replace natural gas by solid biofuels, and carries out the substitution on two Technological lines for production of iron ore pellets. The process of replacement of natural gas on 2 rotary furnaces resulted in ...
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B&W Awarded Contract to Replace Boiler at Ontario Steel Mill
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:BW) announced today that its subsidiary, The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), has been awarded a contract to supply and install a replacement boiler for ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s Hamilton, Ontario, steel manufacturing plant. B&W will supply a TSSG® boiler capable of providing 450,000 pounds-per-hour of steam for generating 20 ...
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Carbolite and Gero become Carbolite Gero
This company will provide a portfolio of furnaces and ovens which covers a temperature range from 30°C to 3000°C. Solutions for applications in vacuum and under different atmospheres will be part of the comprehensive offering as well as high temperature systems with tungsten, molybdenum or graphite insulation. Both companies are part of the Dutch Verder Group and as a result of the ...
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