CARBON BAKING TECHNOLOGY RING PIT FURNACE – CLOSED TYPE FOR BAKING OF

COMPANY PROFILE In 1924 Ludwig Riedhammer decided to start his own company for the development and construction of industrial furnaces for manufactured carbon. The furnaces were soon accepted throughout the world, and were the basis for the success of the company. More than 90 years of experience and knowhow guarantee a high economic efficiency and reliability of the plants. Riedhammer provides various solutions from revamping up to new turn-key plants based on the most advanced technology and proven reliability. Tradition and experience are conjoining here as best with state of the art development,...

PROJECT EXECUTION FURNACE DESCRIPTION The Riedhammer Closed Type Ring Pit Furnace is used for baking high-quality electrodes, cathodes and other amorphous materials. The Closed Type furnace is characterized by the following special features: ■ Installation as a new plant or possibility of retrofitting/modernizing existing furnaces ■ Proven refractory design with minimum number of different brick shapes ■ Compliance with the strictest environmental standards ■ High performance: benchmarking productivity figures ■ Robust refractory design: extended lifetime and low maintenance ■ Excellent baking...

FURNACE CHARACTERISTICS Number of fire groups 1-4 nos. Fuel consumption < 3,0 GJ/tbp Packing material consumption 40 kg/tbp Refractory & insulation material 5-6 kg/tbp (maintenance figures in the first 10 years) Fluewall lifetime > 250 cycles Substructure lifetime > 350 cycles REFERENCES - Ring Pit Furnace Closed Type During the last 10 years the Ring Pit Furnace Closed Type technology has been further developed by Riedhammer and has become a very successful product in the market. Year Type 2003 New construction 2003 New construction 2003 Revamping New construction New construction Modernization...