Open Hearth Process

The open hearth furnace is capable of

producing large quantities of steel,
handling 150–300 tonnes in a single
melt.
It consists of a shallow bath, roofed in,
and set above two brick-lined heating
chambers.
At the ends are openings for heated air
and fuel (gas or oil) to be introduced
into the furnace.
Also, these permit the escape of the
burned gas, which is used for heating
the air and fuel.
Every 20 minutes or so the flow of air
and fuel is reversed.
Open Hearth Process
a mixture of pig-iron and steel
scrap is melted in the furnace.

carbon and the impurities being

oxidized.Oxidization is produced
by the oxygen present in the iron
oxide of the pig-iron

Subsequently carbon, manganese,

and other elements are added to
eliminate iron oxides and give the
required chemical composition.