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Arc, bath, and refractory wall temperatures are measured in a pilot transferred-arc plasma furnace by atomic emission spectroscopy (AES) and multiwavelength pyrometry. Argon plasma torch and graphite electrode with nitrogen as plasma gas are both examined and compared using the steel bath as anode. With argon, a two-slope characteristic curve is measured for arc temperature, which ranges from 9000 to 25,000 K. Another trend is observed with nitrogen for temperatures in the range 8000–12,000 K. In this latter case, the bath temperature is very sensitive to arc length: more than 100 K increase results in arc length rise from 50 to 150 mm. Experimental data shows the variation of heat transfer efficiency between the two configurations, which is supported by results about surface emissivity in the spectral domain 1–15 μm.
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Badie, J.M., Bertrand, P. & Flamant, G. Temperature Distribution in a Pilot Plasma Tundish: Comparison Between Plasma Torch and Graphite Electrode Systems. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 21, 279–299 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007004532610
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