I don't think cleaning is needed. They just replace worn refractory tiles and other wear parts. These furnaces are meant to run non stop for months 24/7 and they actually need less maintenance the less time they are allowed to cool down.
@@ph11p3540 That makes sense. Always wondered if those plants stopped and started. Seems like it would take a considerable amount of energy to spool back up.
This type of system is designed exactly to be turned on and off repeatedly It's not a blast furnace Here every time you make a casting you have to heat the scrap metal However, most gears are protected from dirt or so large that they are not affected
I vaguely understood what was going on with the steel making process, because my father was a steel maker back in the early 1970's. But for the most of the people, and even me, would have appreciated a narration and/or text to explain what's going on. The video has it's minor faults, but the lack of explanation really took in what could have been an awesome video into a 'yeah, whatever'. 😶😶😶😶😶😶
This is the type of EAF that Port Talbot is gettin'
Would it have been too much to ask for narration?
I wonder how often you have to clean all that gear
No point in cleaning anything in an environment like that. It'll all be grey in a few months.
I don't think cleaning is needed. They just replace worn refractory tiles and other wear parts. These furnaces are meant to run non stop for months 24/7 and they actually need less maintenance the less time they are allowed to cool down.
@@ph11p3540 That makes sense. Always wondered if those plants stopped and started. Seems like it would take a considerable amount of energy to spool back up.
This type of system is designed exactly to be turned on and off repeatedly
It's not a blast furnace
Here every time you make a casting you have to heat the scrap metal
However, most gears are protected from dirt or so large that they are not affected
Sehr schon. Preheating the charge is nicely designed in.
I vaguely understood what was going on with the steel making process, because my father was a steel maker back in the early 1970's.
But for the most of the people, and even me, would have appreciated a narration and/or text to explain what's going on.
The video has it's minor faults, but the lack of explanation really took in what could have been an awesome video into a 'yeah, whatever'.
😶😶😶😶😶😶
damn that was bad ass