Furnace China 100kAmps test run (internal explosion)

[doeyjiaz]

0:17 "oh right, my lunchbox"

0:59 "got it"

[ThistleSeed]

30 years in the steel industry and yes this is exactly what is supposed to happen. Only imagine the sound level somewhere around being up close to the business end of a fighter jet in full afterburner!

[PAHighlander]

The initial reaction at the beginning of the melting process the volatiles in the scrap (paint, greased and oils) are flashing off and producing the flames and smoke. This slowly dissipates over 10-15 minutes. What you see is the controlled reaction of that process which is quite normal. I worked around these arc furnaces for 35 years and saw this every day.

[keithgoodman]

This is 100% normal. When you put 2 big ass electrodes down into a giant bucket of scrap metal (around 80tons) then send enough electricity through those electrodes to power a small city you're going to have some sparks.

[ggoddkkiller]

It is so powerful it even broke youtube, shows 1 min 55 seconds but the video actually ends at 1:28😂😂

[alxd]

0:17 walking into hell like “YUP, no problem”

[warden-sisyphus]

What the actual fuk...

Dude just walking by like it's regular business...

[GrannySoupLadle]

If godzilla could stick weld it would sound like this.

[em]

So this is how they make that legendary Chinese steel.

[mysockC]

I like how they cant be bothered to hook up the extraction system, and just say fuck it and let it all just vent into the building. Worker safety? China: Yes...

[CCWSig]

People that work around this stuff all day tend to rate danger, and actual danger different than most. This looked pretty normal to me actually.

[joevarley]

I've worked in a Foundry for 35 years it's dirty hard work but for all you kids that are making comments you have to realize what we do we make the housings for your Jacuzzis we make the axles for your cars we make the bearing casings that for the roller systems that run your Amazon up the conveyor to be shipped to you

[milo]

my graphics card when playing Cyberpunk 2077

[quint]

My boy just walked in like “nobody does shit around here, I gotta do everything myself”

[Jim-qcgu]

This is normal with the flames, but they don’t have the “bag house “ extraction system on. If the system was on, most of the smoke would disappear.
There is also a water cooled ductwork that is not closed to the furnace roof.
The bag house collects all the dangerous smoke particles.
Also, if you look to the left, you can see a large enclosure that slides too the right when operating normal, and no smoke or flame can be seen, and is used also for noise reduction.

[martinjones]

Love how environmentally friendly they are in China! It's crap steel as well, full of hard spots!

[klomptphuh]

Yes, this is normal. What's different in mills in the U.S. is the uniformity of the scrap being heated. I have worked briefly at the Edgar Thomson works in Pittsburgh and all that colorful smoke speaks to there being a lot of non-ferrous junk in there.

[goaheadmakeourdayscooterpe]

Worked in a steel mill around three electric arc furnaces and this is normal operation one load of scrap was melted at a time until all three were melted and the furnace tapped. It used three large electrified carbon rods that were lowered into the scrap like giant welding rods.As for all the smoke that was normal too except the smoke and dirt collection system isn't in place yet like a giant vacuum cleaner it took most of the dirty smoke to a bag house to be cleaned while the heavier stuff went right below the furnace to be clean out everyday. Some new furnaces now use six rods to melt the scrap with oxygen injected to melt faster yet.

[WarayF]

How is that worker so calm casually walk and out while a volcano of molten iron is just few meters away from him.

[chrislom]

Props to my dude there casually strolling into a Hell Portal then meandering out under the blazing fires of Haydes like he's off for a smoke break.