How to prevent the occurrence of high-temperature graphitization furnace failure
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2025-08-05
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High temperature graphitization furnace is a key equipment in carbon materials, new energy and semiconductor industries, and its long-term stable operation directly affects production efficiency and product quality. In order to reduce the occurrence of failures, it is necessary to carry out systematic prevention from equipment design, routine maintenance, process optimization and other aspects.
1. Equipment Selection and Design Optimization
(1) Select reliable furnace structure
Insulation material: adopt high purity graphite felt, carbon fiber composite material and other materials with high temperature resistance (>2000°C) and low thermal conductivity to reduce heat loss.
Heating element: preferably high-purity graphite rods, graphite felt or carbon tubes to ensure stable resistance and oxidation resistance at high temperatures.
Furnace body sealing: double water-cooled structure + high-precision airtight design to prevent air infiltration leading to oxidation or explosion risk.
(2) Intelligent temperature control and safety system
Multi-temperature independent control: Avoid localized overheating or uneven temperature leading to differences in material properties.
Over-temperature alarm + automatic power-off: set the maximum temperature threshold to prevent graphite heating element burning.
Inert gas (N₂/Ar) flow monitoring: Ensure that the furnace is always in an oxygen-free environment to prevent carbon material oxidation.
2. Daily Maintenance and Inspection
(1) Regular Inspection of Critical Components
Components Inspection Contents Maintenance Intervals
Heating Element Resistance Value Changes, Surface Oxidation/Cracks 1 time per month
Insulation Carbonization, Chalking, Gas Tightness 1 time every 3 months
Cooling System Water Pressure, Flow Rate, Pipe Clogging 1 time per week
Vacuum/Gas Circuit Valve Sealability, Gas Purity (O₂<10 ppm) 1 time per month
(2) Cleaning and Maintenance
Furnace Chamber Cleaning: Remove residual carbon powder after each operation to avoid carbon buildup leading to short circuit or pollution.
Electrode maintenance: Graphite electrode joints are polished regularly to ensure low contact resistance.
Lubrication of moving parts: e.g. use high temperature grease for furnace door guides and transmission mechanism.
3. Process optimization and operation specification
(1) Reasonable setting of the heating curve
Avoid rapid heating: the graphitization furnace heating rate is generally controlled at 5~10°C/min (depending on the material), to prevent thermal stress leading to cracking of the furnace body.
Segmented heat preservation: stay appropriately at the key temperature points (e.g. 1000°C, 2000°C), so that the material is uniformly heated.
(2) Standardize the operation process
Check before start-up: make sure the cooling water, gas supply and power voltage are normal.
Strictly prohibit overloading operation: the material is evenly placed to avoid local overheating.
Slow cooling after stopping the machine: continue to pass inert gas to <200°C after turning off the heating to prevent the graphite element from oxidizing.
4. Intelligent and Predictive Maintenance
Additional sensors: real-time monitoring of furnace temperature, pressure, gas composition and other data.
AI Failure Warning: Predict the life of heating elements or abnormal working conditions through big data analysis.
Remote operation and maintenance: support engineers to diagnose online and reduce downtime.
Preventing high temperature graphitization furnace failure requires a three-in-one management strategy of “equipment + process + maintenance”. Through optimized design, standardized operation, regular maintenance and intelligent monitoring, the failure rate can be significantly reduced, prolonging the life of the equipment to ensure stable and efficient production.
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