Scaleable Clean Aluminum Melting Systems

Han, Q. ; Das, S.K. (Secat, Inc.)

关键词: ALUMINIUM;    BURNERS;    CASTINGS;    DESIGN;    ECONOMICS;    ENERGY CONSUMPTION;    ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS;    FURNACES;    HEATERS;    HEATING;    MELTING;    ORNL;    PROCESSING;    SIMULATION;   

DOI  :  10.2172/940312
RP-ID  :  ORNL04-0696
PID  :  OSTI ID: 940312
Others  :  TRN: US200824%%254

学科分类：材料科学（综合）

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The project entitled 'Scaleable Clean Aluminum Melting Systems' was a Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) between Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Secat Inc. The three-year project was initially funded for the first year and was then canceled due to funding cuts at the DOE headquarters. The limited funds allowed the research team to visit industrial sites and investigate the status of using immersion heaters for aluminum melting applications. Primary concepts were proposed on the design of furnaces using immersion heaters for melting. The proposed project can continue if the funding agency resumes the funds to this research. The objective of this project was to develop and demonstrate integrated, retrofitable technologies for clean melting systems for aluminum in both the Metal Casting and integrated aluminum processing industries. The scope focused on immersion heating coupled with metal circulation systems that provide significant opportunity for energy savings as well as reduction of melt loss in the form of dross. The project aimed at the development and integration of technologies that would enable significant reduction in the energy consumption and environmental impacts of melting aluminum through substitution of immersion heating for the conventional radiant burner methods used in reverberatory furnaces. Specifically, the program would couple heater improvements with furnace modeling that would enable cost-effective retrofits to a range of existing furnace sizes, reducing the economic barrier to application.