简介：Athreedimensionalsteady-statemagnetohydrodynamicmodelisdevelopedforthearcplasmainaDCsubmergedelectricarcfurnacefortheproductionoffusedMgO.Thearcisgeneratedinasmallsemi-enclosedspaceformedbythegraphiteelectrode,themoltenbathandunmeltedrawmaterials.Themodelisfirstusedtosolveasimilarprobleminasteelmakingfurnace,andthecalculatedresultsarefoundtobeingoodagreementwiththepublishedmeasurements.ThebehaviorofarcswithdifferentarclengthsisalsostudiedinthefurnaceforMgOproduction.Fromthedistributionofthearcpressureonthebathsurfaceitisshownthatthearcplasmaimpingementislargeenoughtocauseacrater-likedepressiononthesurfaceoftheMgObath.Thecirculationofthehightemperatureairundertheelectrodemayenhancethearcefficiency,especiallyforashorterarc.