eprintid: 11937
rev_number: 11
eprint_status: archive
userid: 564
dir: disk0/00/01/19/37
datestamp: 2018-09-28 10:43:17
lastmod: 2018-09-28 10:43:17
status_changed: 2018-09-28 10:43:17
type: conference_item
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Ishola, Felix
creators_name: Oyawale, Fetus A
creators_name: Inegbenebor, A.O.
creators_name: Boyo, H.O.
title: Design of a high Temperature ‘Anaerobic Gas-Furnace’ suitable
for Pyrolysis
ispublished: pub
subjects: TJ
divisions: sch_eng
full_text_status: public
pres_type: paper
keywords: Pyrolysis, Furnace, design
abstract: The need for a high temperature anaerobic furnace for pyrolysis is fast becoming
indispensable for technological growth in Nigeria. In this project, a high temperature furnace was
designed and built using the principle of heat transfer. The furnace was made of casing of low
carbon steel sheets in four rectangular shapes. The refractories made of bricks filling the cavities
of the furnace. This help to preserve heat loss. The pyrolysis capsule (chamber) was made of high
carbon steel tube with flanges which can be opened for loading the products and evacuate. The
mechanism to regulate the temperature and the gas input were installed. The furnace was gas-fired
due to its high combustibility and providing a solution to the limited supply of electricity in the
country. The prototype furnace produced is easy to use and multi-versatile with the innovation of
the detachable pyrolysis capsule which can be modified by intent of pyrolysis products and byproducts.
The pyrolysis capsule is surrounded by the flame jacket (of the furnace main chamber)
created to heat up the capsule at a regulated rate to any desired temperature up to 1,200 oC with the
automated control system for the gas supply unit. The designed high temperature anaerobic gas
furnace is deployable for a wide range of pyrolysis processes and can be used for different
precursors to produce an achievable end-product within the temperature limit.
date: 2018
date_type: published
event_title: IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering
event_dates: 2018
event_type: conference
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Ishola, Felix and Oyawale, Fetus A and Inegbenebor, A.O. and Boyo, H.O.  (2018) Design of a high Temperature ‘Anaerobic Gas-Furnace’ suitable for Pyrolysis.  In: IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2018.     
document_url: http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/11937/1/Felix%202%20MSEM4131079.pdf