Title :
Characteristics of an electric resistance furnace load
Author_Institution :
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich.
Abstract :
IN 1899 Dr. E. G. Acheson discovered that if he overheated silicon carbide, the silicon was volatilized out and pure carbon or graphite remained. Later tests showed that graphite could be manufactured by heating petroleum coke to a high temperature [2,600 C (degrees centigrade)].
Keywords :
Capacitors; Furnaces; Generators; Reactive power; Rectifiers; Resistance; Voltage control;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part II: Applications and Industry, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/TAI.1959.6371502
