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Design, Manufacturing, and Evaluation of Mini Scale Aluminum Melting Furnace Fueled by LPG Gas to Support Practicum Activities

I Dewa Made PancaranaMechanical Engineering Department, Bali State Polytechnic, Bali, Indonesia 80364I Ketut SuhermanMechanical Engineering Department, Bali State Polytechnic, Bali, Indonesia 80364

Vol 7 No 7 (2023): Volume 7, Issue 7, July 2023 | Pages: 134-141

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 25-07-2023

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Abstract

The Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory is one of the laboratories in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Bali State Polytechnic. This laboratory is a place for student practicum in manufacturing process courses. The Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory is still lacking in equipment, this can be constrained by the learning process or the implementation of research, especially regarding metal casting techniques. This study aims to design a metal smelting furnace that can support the smooth process of learning and research in the laboratory. Metal smelting furnaces are designed to smelt non-ferrous metals using gas as fuel. The combustion process is carried out by mixing LPG gas fuel and air from the blower. Furnace testing was carried out on locally sourced aluminum scrap material. The test results show that the ability of the furnace to melt 2 kg of aluminum scrap at a temperature of 703.1 oC for 15 minutes with 0.285 kg of LPG fuel.

Keywords

manufacturing, process, casting, metal, smelting furnace


Citation of this Article

I Dewa Made Pancarana, I Ketut Suherman, “Design, Manufacturing, and Evaluation of Mini Scale Aluminum Melting Furnace Fueled by LPG Gas to Support Practicum Activities” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 7, Issue 7, pp 134-141, July 2023. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2023.707021

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