Development of a 30Kg Aluminium Oil-Fired Crucible Furnace Using Locally Sourced Materials
Adeodu Adefemi,
Daniyan Ilesanmi,
Babalola Simeon,
Okojie Favour,
Aderoba Adeyemi
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017
Pages:
15-21
Received:
22 April 2017
Accepted:
23 August 2017
Published:
23 September 2017
Abstract: 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).
Abstract: 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...
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Problems of Use in Industrial Design Products
Fekry Gamal Ibrahim,
AbdElnaby Abo Elmagd,
Tamer Yousif
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017
Pages:
22-27
Received:
25 May 2017
Accepted:
8 August 2017
Published:
6 October 2017
Abstract: The ease of use becomes one of the most important factors that are seen with great interest from industrial organizations, designers, and takes a great deal of research and studies. It has become one of the basic pillars upon which to build the design and development policies, so as to reach the distinct relationship between the user and the product. This interest has increased as a result of the enormous technological development, the variety of industrial products and strong competition between companies to get a larger percentage of sales in the international markets, especially as we are in the era of globalization and open markets, which leads to increase the number of users, and therefore the need for product can be used easily to match different cognitive, cultural, social, and educational.... users' levels worldwide.
Abstract: The ease of use becomes one of the most important factors that are seen with great interest from industrial organizations, designers, and takes a great deal of research and studies. It has become one of the basic pillars upon which to build the design and development policies, so as to reach the distinct relationship between the user and the produc...
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