• BS 7688:1993

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Test methods for electro-slag remelting furnaces

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  22-02-2006

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-09-1993

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    National foreword
    National annex
    Section one - General
    1 Scope
    2 Object
    3 Terminology
    3.1 Electro-slag remelting furnace
    3.2 Electroheating installation with electro-slag
          remelting furnace
    3.3 Power of an electroheating installation (apparent
          power S in kilovoltamperes or active power P in
          kilowatts)
    3.4 Power factor of an electroheating installation
          (cos phi)
    3.5 Specific energy consumption e (kWh/kg)
    3.6 Mould (crucible) of an electro-slag remelting
          furnace
    3.7 Secondary electrical circuit of an electro-slag
          remelting furnace
    3.8 Electro-slag remelting furnace electrode(s)
          (consumable electrode)
    3.9 On-load voltage of an electro-slag remelting
          furnace (point C in the diagram of Appendix A)
    3.10 Furnace rated current In (r.m.s. value-A) at
          nominal frequency fn
    3.11 Rated values of an electro-slag remelting furnace
    3.12 Rated frequency fn (Hz)
    3.13 Continuous operation of a furnace
    3.14 Steady state of an electro-slag remelting furnace
    Section two - Technical tests
    4 Types of tests and general conditions of tests
    4.1 List of technical tests
    Section three - Description of technical tests
    5 Method for tests and technical measurements
    5.1 Measurement of open-circuit secondary voltage of
          the electroheating installation
    5.2 Measurement of electrical parameters of secondary
          circuit of the electroheating installation
    5.3 Measurements of active power, reactive power and
          power factor of the electroheating installation
    5.4 Measurement of temperature of components which are
          subject to magnetic field and/or radiated or
          convected heat
    5.5 Measurement of temperature rise of the cooling
          circuit
    5.6 Determination of the specific energy consumption
    Appendix
    A Diagram of an electro-slag remelting furnace
          circuit
    National annex
    NA (informative) Cross-reference

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    Provides a consistent method of testing remelting, refining metals through direct resistance heating of conductive slag.

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    Committee PEL/27
    Development Note Supersedes 86/21628 DC (10/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 4727-2:GRP10(1985) : 1985 GLOSSARY OF ELECTROTECHNICAL POWER TELECOMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS LIGHTING AND COLOUR TERMS - TERMS PARTICULAR TO POWER ENGINEERING - INDUSTRIAL ELECTROHEATING TERMINOLOGY
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