arc furnace

American  

noun

1. a furnace in which heat is generated by an electric arc.

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arc furnace British  

noun

1. a furnace in which the charge is heated by an electric arc

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Example Sentences

That said, a shift to electric arc furnace production sets BlueScope’s business there “up for sustained success,” say Wilson and Reilly.

From The Wall Street Journal

But 400,000 tonnes of material has now been cleared from the site, and up to 1,200 workers will help in constructing a new £1.25bn electric arc furnace which will melt scrap steel.

From BBC

While the old blast furnace structures are still standing, the area where the electric arc furnace will stand is being cleared ahead of construction.

From BBC

Construction will commence on a new electric arc furnace at Port Talbot's Tata steel works, which is expected to be up and running by 2027 and reduce the site's carbon emissions by about 90%.

From BBC

Chairman of Tata Group Natarajan Chandrasekaran said it was a "ground-breaking" day which "marks not just the beginning of a new electric arc furnace, but a new era for sustainable manufacturing in Britain".

From BBC