Induction Furnace Lining and Industrial Vibrator Design : Compaction of Dry Refractory Material Using Pneumatic Vibrator

Abstract

This project was carried out in accordance with IDEAL Foundry Technologies to design a better vibrator which is used to install refractory for coreless type induction furnaces. The third party Allied Minerals U.S. has taken a big role on testing manufactured prototype. Current vibrators were not sufficent to cover all needs when lining induction furnace.

Project has started by evaluating existing preperation methods/machines and making a failure mode and effect analysis. Student aimed on avoid problems found out after this preliminary research. New design of existing machine, and complete new design of pistons were made while this project. In other respects material selection and machining issues were clarified with the sense of avaliable production resources.

Summerized, all the technical points were achieved while thesis and mass production has started according to designed system. Allied Mineral U.S. has signed (manufacturing) supplier agreement with İDEAL Foundry Technologies for this production.

Next step of this project will be aimed on compaction ratio analyse of refractory mass under certain vibration frequencies.