Material Selection for Fuel Fired Crucible Furnace Using GRANTA

Atanda, P. O. and Abioye, Abiodun A. and Olorunniwo, O. E. and Oluwole, O. O. (2014) Material Selection for Fuel Fired Crucible Furnace Using GRANTA. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 5 (7). ISSN 2229-5518

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Abstract

The study investigated the material selection for the fuel fired crucible furnace using bubble charts. The results were generated using GRANTA software. Different properties were considered during the selection of the materials for the furnace. The appropriate engineering materials were sought locally for the design and construction of the fuel fired crucible furnace. Among several parameters taken into consideration are strength/weight ratio, formability, cost and ability to fulfill specific service functions. All these were taken into consideration during the material selection process for the fuel-fired crucible furnace. These properties were plotted against each other in bubble chart and the selection of the appropriate candidate material was done on the bubble chart. The software plotted the properties of each unit of the furnace in form of bubbles and the candidate material where selected from the bulk of materials suggested by the software. The functions, objectives and constraints of the parts or the units to be designed were adequately specified and the material properties to be selected were determined based on these fundamental parameters.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	material selection, material properties, bubble chart software, crucible furnace,
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Hannah Akinwumi
Date Deposited:	27 Jul 2018 13:16
Last Modified:	27 Jul 2018 13:16
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/11258

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