Guard arrangement for a bottom electrode of a direct-current arc furnace

摘要

A direct-current electric arc furnace for melting metals, including a furnace vessel and a bottom electrode mounted in the bottom of the furnace vessel. To prevent molten metal from contacting with current-carrying and liquid-cooled parts of the bottom electrode in the event of an unforeseen break-out of the furnace vessel bottom of the electric furnace, a shielding roof is provided as a guard between the furnace vessel bottom and the current-carrying and liquid-cooled parts. The shielding roof is formed in the shape of a truncated cone and is open downwards. The shielding roof is preferably rigidly joined to the furnace vessel bottom and is formed at least in part with a roof made of refractory material.