Diseño y Construcción de un Horno de Combustión Industrial para Fundir Aluminio.

Abstract

"Design and Construction of an Industrial Combustion Fumnace to mett aluminum, which vil be as training equipment in the Operations Unit o the Chemical Engineering School, Faculty of Science, Polytechnic School of Chimborazo. The use of a machine in the aca of mctallurgy as tcaching tool s important for ho. stadent Icaming process fulllment.

The inductivo method was used for this rescarch, in his cae the variables are connected to a Whole that is hc laws that govern the physical — chemical procesos hat are present this research was necessary to use the deductivo method for determining the laws involved in the rescach development and bo abl to cvetualy gt cquipment for ts structure and design which allow fr an aluminum smelting process.

lt was also nocessary to use the experimental method that providod real — time deta, modify variables and comet ross.

ln the furnace construction, th following materials were used: crucble raphite,refrctory brick, refactory cementrefactory concrete, ceramic blanket, polísbed stinlss sel, accessories such as: hoi, high pressure bumer, cemalina gas, thrmocouple and. temperature readout By sizing calculaions an equipment with a diameter of 657 cm, high 62 cm was built, ls heat loss are 2195.8 Keal/, th required heat for the melting is 10541 kcal. Two areas are identiicd in the oven: one of rapid vwarming in 5 minos reaches GO0'C and a heating zone which takes 20 minuts to reach 900'C, the mcling. process takes 45 minutes, reaching an cficiency of 799%, in the case of the aluminum. profiles in 16 Kg recyclod profiles we obtained 14.06 kg aluminum and 1.94 kg aluminom ross.

We coclude his ecuch by desgning and bula industrial combustion famace for sing cycling alominm, using proper materials and th cons and condon in e calculations, which work pre and vil he managed by e Head oh Operation ni Lab of Chemicl Engine choo! for students practico

lts recommended to place the owen in suitable location, the equipment must be used and. exploited ful by the students of the chemistry Enginccring School, handle should be. performed using protective equipa and carfully o avoid accidents."