Perancangan dan Pembuatan Dapur Peleburan Logam dengan Menggunakan Bahan Bakar Gas (LPG)
Abstract: Foundry industry is
very important in the development of both machinery and household products.
Furnace is important utility in producing a product. Available furnaces in the
market are very costly and difficult to obtain due to be imported from abroad.
Responding these issues, in this study
is designed and developed a furnace that is simple, easy to manufacture,
portable and most importantly the price
is low so that it is affordable for industrial-scale domestic foundry industry.
The furnace is heated with LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) as the gas is economical
and obtainable. Refractory stones are used as a heat insulator to increase the temperature in the combustion
chamber to reach 1,000 oC. The heat can be set via the setting of gas that goes
into the combustion chamber so that it can be adapted for different types of
material with a melting temperature below 1,000oC. The type of metal
melted in this research is aluminum. The test results showed that the furnace
is able to melt 0.39 kg f aluminum in 30.15 minutes.
Penulis: Amir Zaki Mubarak,
Akhyar
Kode Jurnal: jptmesindd130205
