Apparatus for manufacturing molten metal

Abstract

Disclosed is a production device of which secondary combustion efficiency can be further improved when a molten metal is produced by directly reducing and melting a metal agglomerate raw material layer in an electric heating furnace. Specifically, material charging chutes () are disposed at either end portion () of a furnace in the width direction of the furnace. Electrodes () are disposed in a central region in the furnace width direction. Secondary combustion burners () are disposed in an upper portion () of the furnace having stepped portions descending from both end portions () in the furnace width direction to the electrodes (). Raw material layers () each having a downslope inclined to lower portions of the electrodes () are formed in advance by charging a carbonaceous material (A) from the chutes (), and metal agglomerate raw material layers () are formed on the slopes of the raw material layers () by charging metal agglomerate raw material (B). Molten iron is produced by sequentially melting lower end portions of the metal agglomerate raw material layers () by arc heating at the electrodes (). At the same time, an oxygen containing gas (C) is blown from the secondary combustion burners () so as to cause the combustion of a CO containing gas generated from the metal agglomerate raw material layers () while the metal agglomerate raw material layers () descend along the slopes of the raw material layers (), and the metal agglomerate raw material layers () are heated by the radiant heat of the combustion.