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Development of a 30Kg Aluminium Oil-Fired Crucible Furnace Using Locally Sourced Materials

Received: 22 April 2017     Accepted: 23 August 2017     Published: 23 September 2017
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A crucible furnace is a piece of equipment used in the foundry industry for melting metals for casting operations. This research work focuses on the design of a 30-kilogram capacity aluminium crucible furnace that is fired with diesel fuel. The furnace drum has an overall combustion capacity of 0.1404m3. It is fitted with a chimney to allow for the easy escape of combustion gases. The air blower discharges air into the furnace at the rate of 0.3m3/s with an air/fuel ratio of 400:1. The aluminium crucible furnace is designed to consume 4 litres of diesel fuel with a rating of 139000kJ/gallon which is required to completely melt 30-kilogram of aluminium over a period of 18 min. The designed operation temperature range of the aluminium crucible furnace is 500°C to 800°C. The cost of the aluminium crucible furnace is one hundred and eighty-two thousand nine hundred naira (N182, 900.00).

Published in American Journal of Mechanics and Applications (Volume 5, Issue 3)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajma.20170503.11
Page(s) 15-21
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Keywords

Aluminium Metal, Crucible, Efficiency, Furnace, Melting Temperature

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  • Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, AfeBabalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

  • Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, AfeBabalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

  • Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, AfeBabalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

  • Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, AfeBabalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

  • Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, AfeBabalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

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