Iron sand melting 1

[demnlordd666]

how does the load bank work? or where can I find good info? seems like every time I end up looking for stuff on the net blindly I find a few sites that have some info but only by word of mouth do I usually find a good comprehensive web page. thnx

[saltydog45]

Went through NZ steel years ago before the expansion when I was at college.Amazing place.Even chatted to the guys casting the continuous billets...health and safety rules now would let us close enough to see the good stuff as we were only a few metres away from the goings on. I think they still do tours.Its worth a look

[throathammer1]

ok, real quick. FNG to the melting scene.. melting sand in a plastic jug?

[produKtNZ]

Hey. What is the purpose behind the load banks when the furnace is considered the load?



[maximka1819]

Dude Yo're Dangerous ! But will it Blend?

[volgg]

that is a one fast catalyst for melting

[hobomnky]

wat is iron sand?

an iron salt?

[RODALCO2007]

@hobomnky Sand with a very high iron content, which sits on our west Coast Beaches.

[marek0086]

@RODALCO2007~ did u say "liquid plasma"??

[RODALCO2007]

@marek0086  Yes.

[marek0086]

@RODALCO2007~ What the heck is a LIQUID plasma!

It sounds like an oxy-moron!

[demnlordd666]

@marek0086 considering both act like liquids it could be a synonym, or one is often hot and the other is cold like you portray.

[marek0086]

@demnlordd666~ plasma is not a fluid. Its totally magnetic.

[demnlordd666]

@marek0086 it follows the laws of magnetohydrodynamics i.e. treating plasma a single fluid body , ergo it acts like a fluid in some respects and this is quite well known.

[colonelodem]

Now, how would you get an arc up to around...6000 degrees? (F)

[RODALCO2007]

@colonelodem Hardest part is to maintain the arc, by keeping enough distance between the two electrodes.

If an arc is struck succesfully it will melt steel at 2 to 3000 °C

[Mendelevium146]

very nice, so its 4600 V ? Whats that transfo design never seem it before

[RODALCO2007]

@Mendelevium146 4600 Watts heating element.

Not very efficient this set up. Just trying it out.

[ben1996123]

wow cool!

do you know how hot this can actually get?

[RODALCO2007]

@ben1996123 Up to about 800 to 1000 degrees Celcius.

If the arc is sustained continuously it can go up to about 2000 °C

[YTBYlover]

Bit of a power bill eh?

[cheeseboat15]

This is pretty interesting

[RODALCO2007]

More tests to follow, trying to source carbon rods to get a better and hotter arc.

[cheeseboat15]

I have a ton of carbon rods

we push 600- 800 amperes thru them to melt steel and gouge it away

[hunter69denys]

@RODALCO2007 Try a welding supply shop, they have all sizes of "carbon ARC rods" - they will have a thin film of copper on them, you can peel off the copper and end up with a solid carbon rod........Let me know how it works, or post a new video.

[Nivicoman]

@RODALCO2007 could the carbon rods come from a dry cell?

[RODALCO2007]

@Nivicoman Yes, these are from an F-cell

[BarneySaysHi]

Man, jij hébt wat apparatuur! En lollig dat je nu je eigen smelterij hebt, op een wat kleinere schaal dan. Ik zou dan wel een porseleinen schaal nemen oid, een plastic fles lijkt me niet echt ideaal bij de temperatuur...

[RODALCO2007]

De fles vloog later ook in brand. hitte geleiding door het zand.

Dit was een prototype test anyway.

More clips to follow as time allowes. (my wife does complain sometimes) :-)