The Electric Furnace In Chemical And Metallurgical Operations

An Unabridged Printing To Include 240 Illustrations: Principles Of Electric Furnace Operation - Types Of Furnaces Used In Experimental And Laboratory Work - Current Supply In Electric Furnace Operation - Transformers For Use With Electric Furnaces - Measurement Of High Temperatures - Manufacture Of Calcium Carbide - The Synthesis Of Nitrogen Compounds From The Atmosphere - The Ammonia Oxidation Process - The Electric Smelting Of Iron Ores - Electric Steel Furnaces - The Electric Production Of Ferro Alloys - The Application Of Electric Furnaces For The Melting And Preparation Of Alloys And Non Ferrous Metals - The Electro Metallurgy Of Zinc And Hydro Metallurgy Of Copper - The Electrical Smelting Of Copper And Tin Ores - The Production Of Carborundum, Silicon, Alundum, Graphite, Phosphorus, And Carbon Bisulphide - Miscellaneous Electric Furnaces; High-Frequency Induction Furnace; The 'Pinch' Effect Furnace - Electrolytic Processes With Fused Electrolytes - Furnace Refractories - Heat Losses Through Furnace Walls - Electrode Dimensions And Heat Losses - Design Of Furnace Terminals - Power Expenditure In Electric Furnace Processes - Water-Power Developments And Electro-Chemical Centers - Appendix - Bibliography - Index