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    Manufacturing Engineering - I: Diploma Mechanical Engineering Semester: 3

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    The document describes a cupola furnace, which is a cylindrical furnace used for producing molten cast iron. [1] It consists of a vertical cylindrical steel shell lined with refractory bricks. [2] The furnace has different zones - a preheating zone, combustion zone, and crucible zone - where different chemical reactions take place as iron and other materials are melted. [3] The cupola furnace has advantages like low cost and space requirements compared to other furnaces, but has limitations in maintaining metal purity and precisely controlling temperature.

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    The document describes a cupola furnace, which is a cylindrical furnace used for producing molten cast iron. [1] It consists of a vertical cylindrical steel shell lined with refractory bricks. [2] The furnace has different zones - a preheating zone, combustion zone, and crucible zone - where different chemical reactions take place as iron and other materials are melted. [3] The cupola furnace has advantages like low cost and space requirements compared to other furnaces, but has limitations in maintaining metal purity and precisely controlling temperature.

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    The document describes a cupola furnace, which is a cylindrical furnace used for producing molten cast iron. [1] It consists of a vertical cylindrical steel shell lined with refractory bricks. [2] The furnace has different zones - a preheating zone, combustion zone, and crucible zone - where different chemical reactions take place as iron and other materials are melted. [3] The cupola furnace has advantages like low cost and space requirements compared to other furnaces, but has limitations in maintaining metal purity and precisely controlling temperature.

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    Manufacturing Engineering - I: Diploma Mechanical Engineering Semester: 3

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    The document describes a cupola furnace, which is a cylindrical furnace used for producing molten cast iron. [1] It consists of a vertical cylindrical steel shell lined with refractory bricks. [2] The furnace has different zones - a preheating zone, combustion zone, and crucible zone - where different chemical reactions take place as iron and other materials are melted. [3] The cupola furnace has advantages like low cost and space requirements compared to other furnaces, but has limitations in maintaining metal purity and precisely controlling temperature.

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    MANUFACTURING

    ENGINEERING - I
    Deepakraj Solanki Diploma Mechanical Engineering Semester : 3
    Cupola Furnace
    1. Draw sketch and elaborate cupola furnace.

    2. Draw neat sketch of cupola furnace and show different zones on it.

    3. Explain with neat sketch zones of Cupola furnace.

    4. Explain with neat sketch zones of Cupola furnace and its parts.

    5. Mark the different zones on sketch of Cupola & explain chemical reaction taking place in each zone.

    6. Describe in brief Cupola furnace giving its uses, advantages and disadvantages.

    7. Draw neat sketch of Cupola furnace and name the different parts and Zones on it.

    8. Explain in detail Cupola furnace with neat sketch.


    Introduction

     Widely used for CAST IRON.

     Widely used and very old accepted furnace.


    Cylindrical type Carries gases from pre-
    heating zone to atmosphere.
    furnace for producing
    Molten CAST Iron.
    Iron and Coke are preheated
    in this zone.
    Vertical Cylindrical Temperature
    Temperature around
    around 1100ºC.
    1100ºC.
    Shell – 6-12mm thick
    steel plate riveted. First
    First layer
    layer of
    of iron
    iron above
    above coke
    coke bed.
    bed.
    Temperature
    Temperature as as high
    high as
    as 1700ºC.
    1700ºC.
    Iron
    Iron is
    is melted
    melted inin this
    this zone.
    zone.
    Lined inside with Molten
    Molten metal in this zone
    metal in this zone is
    is
    collected
    collected in
    in well
    well through
    through coke
    refractory bricks bed.
    coke
    bed.

    Diameter – 1to 2 m CO
    CO22 produced
    produced in
    in combustion
    combustion Zone
    Zone
    Height – 3 to 5 m comes in
    comes in contact
    contact with
    with hot
    hot coke
    coke and
    and
    is
    is reduced
    reduced to
    to CO.
    CO.
    Iron
    Iron and
    and other
    other elements
    elements are
    are
    Whole shell mounted protected
    protected from
    from oxidizing
    oxidizing influence.
    influence.
    on brickwork
    Combustion
    Combustion of of fuel
    fuel takes
    takes place
    place by
    by
    foundation or steel oxygen
    oxygen of air blast & produces lot
    of air blast & produces lot
    columns. of
    of heat.
    heat. This
    This heat
    heat transferred
    transferred to
    to
    other
    other parts
    parts of
    of furnace.
    furnace.
    Silicon
    Silicon && Manganese
    Manganese oxidation
    oxidation
    Vertical Cylindrical develops heat.
    develops heat.
    Temperature
    Temperature :: 1540ºC
    1540ºC toto 1870ºC
    1870ºC
    Shell – 6-12mm thick
    steel plate riveted. The
    The molten
    molten metal
    metal comes
    comes here.
    here.
    Also
    Also known
    known as
    as Crucible
    Crucible Zone.
    Zone.
    Advantages
    • Simple design and easy
    construction.
    • Initial cost is low compared to
    other
    • Maintenance is easy and economic
    • Operation Cost is low
    • Low space is required compared to
    other
    • Run for long time

    Limitations
    • Metal purity cannot be maintained
    • Temperature is difficult to control
    Pig Iron
    (main
    charge)

    Feldspar Iron waste

    Foundry
    Sulphur waste
    Ingredients
    used in
    Cupola

    Manganese Scrap

    Silicon Carbon
    End of session
    Deepakraj Solanki

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