Journal of Material Sciences & Engineering

Department of Textile Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Wolkite University, Wolkite, Ethiopia

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  Cupola Furnace Design and Fabrication
  Author(s): Zinabie Degu*
  
  The Cupola Furnace Capacity of 450 kilograms per hour was designed and fabricated using locally sourced raw materials which include pig irons, crop ends and foundry shop returns, and ferroalloys for the production of quality cast iron which depends on the customer's demand. Metallurgical coke is the main fuel source employed for the production processes. The design parameters were analyzed and the metallic shells were then fabricated into four sections to allow proper lining. A mild 5 mm thick steel sheet was collected, marked out according to the required specification. slit and formed into cylindrical shapes. The sections were coupled and joined together through a welding process. Sodium silicate was used as a binder to make them bondable to the interior sections; the internal configurations were first lined with asbestos sheets measured 5 mm thick. With a less dense insulating .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2169-0022.2021.10.560

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