FE solution of a 3D-thermoelectrical model for metallurgical electrodes

  • A. Bermúdez
  • J. Bullón
  • P. Salgado
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Summary

The objective of this work is to introduce and numerically solve a 3D-mathematical model for stationary thermoelectrical behavior of electrodes in a metallurgical electric furnace.

Keywords

Calcium Carbide Electromagnetic Problem Straight Wire Current Density Field Furnace Center 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • A. Bermúdez
    • 1
  • J. Bullón
    • 2
  • P. Salgado
    • 1
  1. 1.Departamento de Matemática AplicadaUniversidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de CompostelaSpain
  2. 2.FERROATLÁNTICA I+DA CoruñaSpain

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