Textbook for Universities . - M. : Metallurgy, 1989. — 462 s. The textbook discusses in detail the smelting, heating and thermal fuel and electric furnaces used in the steel industry. The description of structures is given, the features of thermal work are analyzed. Much attention is paid to the lighting of heat exchange processes in the working space of furnaces, mathematical models of melting and heating of metal . Modern ways to improve the efficiency of furnaces. The textbook is intended for students of metallurgical and polytechnic universities specializing in the field of metallurgical heat engineering .