Ama-electrode e-graphite angawodwa asebenziseka kakhulu ekwenzeni insimbi ye-arc kagesi (EAF). Athwala amaza amakhulukazi - ngokuvamile ama-ampere angu-100,000 noma ngaphezulu - awase esithandweni, aguqule amandla kagesi abe ukushisa okuncibilikisa izinsimbi ezilahliwe. Nokho ezintweni ezibukeka njengesilinda esimnyama esilula, ama-electrode e-graphite ayimikhiqizo eyinkimbinkimbi ngokumangalisayo, echazwa yizinto ezibonakalayo eziqondile futhi ekhiqizwa ngokusebenzisa amasonto amaningi, inqubo yezinyathelo eziningi.
Lo mhlahlandlela uchaza i izakhiwo ezibalulekile ye-graphite electrode, ukuthi lezo zakhiwo zihumusha kanjani ukusebenza komhlaba wangempela, umehluko phakathi kwamabanga e-RP, HP kanye ne-UHP, kanye nebanga eligcwele la izicelo zezimboni. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungu-opharetha wezitshalo zensimbi, umphathi we-Foundry, noma uchwepheshe wokuthengwa kwempahla, lesi sihloko sizokusiza uqonde ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke - nokuthi ungakhetha kanjani i-electrode elungile yesithando somlilo sakho.
I-graphite electrode iyi-cylindrical conductor eyenziwe ngokuyinhloko nge-petroleum coke, inaliti ye-coke kanye ne-coal tar pitch, ebhakwayo bese yenziwa i-graphitized emazingeni okushisa aphakeme kakhulu. Umphumela uba umzimba wekhabhoni ominyene, ongamelani kancane okwazi ukumelana nezimo ezishisayo ezishisayo, zikagesi nezemishini ngaphakathi kwesithando somlilo se-arc kagesi.
Ngokwesakhiwo, uhlelo lwe-electrode luqukethe izingxenye ezimbili:
Ngenxa yokuthi alukho ucezu olulodwa olude ngokwanele ukuthi lungafinyelela kusuka ophahleni lwesithando somlilo lwehle luye endaweni yokugeza encibilikisiwe, izingxenye zama-electrode amaningi zigoqwa ndawonye kusetshenziswa izingono ezinentambo ecijile. Njengoba ithiphu lidliwa ngesikhathi sokuncibilika, izingxenye ezintsha zengezwa phezulu - inqubo "yokondla" eqhubekayo.
Ama-electrode amathathu ngokuvamile ahlelwa ngephethini engunxantathu yesithando somlilo se-AC esinezigaba ezintathu. I-electrode ngayinye, uphahla lwesithando somlilo, nensimbi encibilikisiwe ndawonye kwakha umjikelezo kagesi osekela i-arc.
I-graphite ikhethelwa ama-electrode ngoba ihlanganisa ngokuhlukile izakhiwo ezine okungekho okunye okuthengekayo okunikezwayo esikalini sezimboni:
Ukuqonda inqubo yokukhiqiza kuchaza ukuthi kungani izakhiwo zihluka phakathi kwamabanga nokuthi kungani ikhwalithiama-electrode e-graphitekhipha i-premium. Umzila ojwayelekile wokukhiqiza ubandakanya lezi zinyathelo ezinkulu:
Umjikelezo wonke ungathatha amasonto ambalwa, okuyisizathu esisodwa sokuthi ukunikezwa kwama-electrode kuzwela emijikelezweni yemakethe nokuthi kungani izikhathi zokuhola zibalulekile ekuthengeni.
Lezi zakhiwo ezilandelayo yilokho onjiniyela kanye namaqembu okuthenga abawahlolayo lapho ebalula i-electrode. Amanani anikezwa njenge amabanga ajwayelekile amamaki okuhweba; izibalo eziqondile ziyahlukahluka ngomkhiqizi kanye nebanga.
Ukungazweli kulinganisa ukuthi i-electrode imelana kangakanani nokugeleza kwamanje. Okuphansi kungcono: ukumelana okuphansi kusho amandla kagesi amancane alahlekile njengokushisa ngaphakathi kwe-electrode ngokwayo, ngakho amandla amaningi afinyelela ku-arc. Ama-electrode e-UHP afinyelela amanani aphansi (ngokuvamile angu-5–7 µΩ·m) ngenxa yenaliti ye-coke kanye ne-graphitization egcwele, kuyilapho ama-electrode e-RP engaphezulu (cishe u-7.5–9.5 µΩ·m).
Amandla e-Flexural (agoba) abonisa ukumelana nokuphuka komshini ngesikhathi sokuphatha, ukuhlanganiswa kwekholomu, kanye nezingcindezi ezishisayo nezomshini zokuncibilika - ikakhulukazi ama-scrap-ins kanye nokunyakaza kophahla. Amandla aphezulu anciphisa ingozi yokuphuka kwengono kanye ne-electrode, okuyimbangela enkulu yokuphelelwa yisikhathi kanye nokulahleka kokukhiqiza.
Ukuminyana ngobuningi kubonisa indlela i-electrode eqinile futhi ehlangene ngayo. Ama-electrode aminyene ngokuvamile ane-resistivity ephansi, amandla aphakeme kanye nokuphikiswa okungcono kwe-oxidation ngenxa yokuthi kune-porosity encane yangaphakathi ukuze umoya-mpilo uhlasele. Amanani ajwayelekile asuka cishe ku-1.58 g/cm³ (RP) ukuya ku-1.75 g/cm³ (UHP).
I-Elastic modulus ichaza ukuqina. I-modulus emaphakathi iyafiseleka ngempela: i-electrode eqine kakhulu idlulisa ukucindezeleka okushisayo futhi ejwayele ukuqhekeka, kuyilapho leyo ethambile kakhulu ingase yonakale. Ibhalansi phakathi kwamandla kanye ne-modulus iyingxenye eyinhloko yomklamo we-electrode.
Ukunwetshwa okushisayo okuphansi nokufanayo kunciphisa ukuqhekeka lapho ithiphu le-electrode lishisa ngokushesha phakathi nokushiswa kwe-arc. Isakhiwo esiqondiswe senaliti coke sinikeza i-HP kanyeAma-electrode e-UHPi-CTE ephansi futhi efanayo, ewumgogodla wokumelana nokushaqeka kwawo okushisayo okuphakeme.
I-graphite iqala ukwenza i-oxidize ngokuzwakalayo emoyeni ongaphezu kuka-400-500°C. Njengoba indawo eseceleni ye-electrode ivezwa emkhathini wesithando somlilo, i-oxidation ingumthombo oqhubekayo wokusetshenziswa. Abakhiqizi banciphisa i-oxidation ngokusebenzisa ukuminyana, ukumbozwa kwendawo, amasistimu e-electrode apholile ngamanzi kanye nokuvikela igesi ye-inert esithandweni.
Umlotha yinsalela engeyona ikhabhoni esele ngemva kokusha. Umlotha ophansi (<0.3% wamabanga ekhwalithi) ubalulekile ngoba ukungcola komlotha kunciphisa ukuqhutshwa kwe-conductivity, ukwandisa i-oxidation futhi kungangcolisa ukugeza kwensimbi.
| Impahla | RP | HP | UHP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukuminyana ngobuningi (g/cm³) | 1.58–1.65 | 1.65–1.72 | 1.68–1.75 |
| Ukumelana nogesi (µΩ·m) | 7.5–9.5 | 6.5–8.0 | 5.0–7.0 |
| Amandla e-Flexural (MPa) | 7–10 | 8–11 | 9–13 |
| I-modulus encane (GPa) | 7–11 | 8–12 | 9–14 |
| I-CTE (×10⁻⁶/°C) | 1.8–2.5 | 1.2–1.8 | 0.9–1.5 |
| Okuqukethwe komlotha (%) | <0.5 | <0.3 | <0.3 |
Qaphela: Lawa ububanzi bemboni yezinkomba, hhayi ukucaciswa. Hlala ucela isitifiketi somkhiqizi sokuhlaziya senqwaba oyithengayo.
Ama-electrode e-graphite ahlukaniswa abe amamaki amathathu ayinhloko ngokusekelwe ezintweni ezingavuthiwe kanye nokuminyana okukhulu okuvunyelwe kwamanje. Ukukhetha ibanga elifanele kuthinta ngokuqondile ukukhiqiza kwesithando somlilo, ukusetshenziswa kwe-electrode kanye nezindleko eziphelele ngethani ngalinye lensimbi.
Ama-electrode e-RP enziwa ngokuyinhloko nge-petroleum coke futhi avumela ukuminyana kwamanje okuphansi kakhulu (imvamisa kufika cishe ku-17-24 A/cm²). Ziyinketho yokonga kakhulu futhi zifanele izithando zomlilo ezincane, ukusebenza kwamandla aphansi, nezinhlelo zokusebenza ezingadingi kakhulu. Ama-electrode e-RP avame ukuhlinzekwa ngobubanzi obusuka ku-75 mm kuya ku-500 mm.
Ama-electrode e-HP asebenzisa inhlanganisela ye-petroleum coke ne-coke yenaliti, okuvumela ukuminyana okuphezulu kwamanje (cishe u-18–25 A/cm²). Banikeza ukumelana okuphansi nokumelana nokushaqeka okungcono kwe-thermal kune-RP, okubenza bafanelekele iziko eliphakathi nendawo elikhulu lapho kudingeka khona ukukhiqiza okuphezulu. Ububanzi obujwayelekile busukela ku-200 mm ukuya ku-600 mm.
Ama-electrode e-UHP enziwa nge-coke yenaliti ye-premium futhi amelela phezulu kobubanzi, asekela ukuminyana kwamanje okungaba ngu-20–30 A/cm² nangaphezulu. Ziletha ukumelana okuphansi kakhulu, ukuminyana okuphezulu kanye nokumelana ne-oxidation okungcono kakhulu, futhi zibalulekile ezithandweni ezinkulu zesimanje ze-UHP (umthamo wamathani angu-100+) lapho ukuphila kwama-electrode ngethani lensimbi kubalulekile. Ama-electrode e-UHP ngokuvamile ahlinzekwa ngobubanzi obusuka ku-300 mm ukuya ku-800 mm.
| Isici | RP | HP | UHP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impahla yokuqala | I-petroleum coke | I-petroleum + inaliti ye-coke | I-Coke yenaliti ye-Premium |
| Ukuminyana kwamanje (A/cm²) | 17–24 | 18-25 | 20–30+ |
| Ububanzi obujwayelekile (mm) | 75–500 | 200-600 | 300-800 |
| Izindleko | Okuphansi kakhulu | Maphakathi | Okuphakeme kakhulu |
| Kuhle kakhulu | Izithando zomlilo ezincane, izisekelo | Izithando zomlilo ezimaphakathi/ezinkulu | Amaziko amakhulu okwenza insimbi e-UHP |
I-EAF steelmaking yenza iningi lokusetshenziswa kwe-graphite electrode emhlabeni jikelele. Ku-EAF, ama-electrode amathathu adlula ophahleni lwesithando somlilo futhi ashaye i-arc kushaje ye-scrap. I-arc ikhiqiza amazinga okushisa angaphezu kuka-3,000 ° C, incibilikisa izinsalela, ezibe sezihluzwa zibe insimbi.
Njengoba imboni yensimbi yomhlaba wonke isuka emizileni yesithando somlilo ibheke ekukhiqizweni kwe-EAF enekhabhoni ephansi, isidingo sama-electrode ekhwalithi ephezulu e-UHP siyaqhubeka nokukhula. Ama-EAF anamuhla nawo aya ngokwanda ngokuthi "i-UHP" - esebenza ngamandla e-transformer aphezulu - okubeka izidingo ezinkulu ekumelaneni nokushaqeka kwe-electrode kanye nokumelana ne-oxidation.
Ngemva kokuncibilika okuyinhloko, insimbi encibilikisiwe ivame ukudluliselwa esithandweni seladle ukuze kucwengwe okwesibili - ukulungisa amakhemikhali, izinga lokushisa kanye nokufaka ngaphambi kokuphonsa. Ama-ladle furnaces asebenzisa ama-electrode e-graphite ukuze ashise futhi abambe insimbi emazingeni okushisa anembile. Ngenxa yokuthi ama-ladle furnaces asebenza ngamandla aphansi kanye ne-arc emifushane kuneziko elincibilikayo, ukusetshenziswa kwama-electrode ngethani kuphansi, kodwa okungaguquki, ama-electrode athembekile asabalulekile ekulawuleni izinga lokushisa.
Ama-arc furnaces angaphansi kwamanzi akhiqiza ama-ferroalloys (i-ferrosilicon, i-ferrochrome, i-ferromanganese), insimbi ye-silicon, i-phosphorus, neminye imikhiqizo engeyona i-ferrous. Lapha ama-electrodes acwiliswa ekukhokhiseni, futhi okwamanje adlula umthwalo ukuze akhiqize ukushisa ngokumelana. Lezi ziko zingasebenzisa ama-electrode e-graphite noma, ngokwandayo, ama-electrode amadayamitha amakhudlwana alinganiselwe ukuze asebenze ngokuqhubekayo emikhankasweni emide.

Ukukhetha i-electrode efanele ibhalansi yemingcele yesithando somlilo, umkhuba wokusebenza kanye nezindleko eziphelele zobunikazi. Sebenza ngalezi zinyathelo:
Ukusetshenziswa kwe-Electrode kuvame ukuvezwa ngamakhilogremu ngethani ngalinye lensimbi ekhiqizwayo (kg/t). Ukuqonda izindlela zokulahlekelwa eziyinhloko kukusiza ukuba ulinganisele abahlinzeki futhi unciphise izindleko:
Isamba esijwayelekile sokusetshenziswa sisukela kokulinganiselwa 1.2–2.5 kg/t kumafurnace esimanje e-UHP kuya kumanani aphezulu ama-electrode e-RP neziko elincane. Njalo ukwehliswa okungu-0.1 kg/t kuyindleko eqondile yokonga kumthamo ophezulu othengekayo — yingakho ikhwalithi ye-electrode kanye nokukhethwa kwebanga okufanele kubaluleke kakhulu.
Ukukhetha ibanga elilungile le-electrode, ububanzi kanye nokucushwa kwengono kunomthelela oqondile ekuncibilikeni kwakho kokukhiqiza kanye nezindleko ngethani ngalinye lensimbi. Njengomkhiqizi nomphakeli onguchwepheshe we-graphite electrode, sihlinzeka ngama-electrode e-RP, HP kanye ne-UHP ububanzi ukusuka ku-75 mm ukuya ku-800 mm, ngezitifiketi ezigcwele zokuhlaziya nokusekelwa kobuchwepheshe kokulinganisa kwesithando somlilo.
TshelaZhen An uhlobo lwakho lwesithando somlilo, amandla e-transformer kanye nezidingo zamanje, futhi sizoncoma ukucaciswa okufanele ngekhotheshini enokuncintisana.