Repotenciación del sistema de refrigeración del horno de inducción utilizado para el proceso de fundición en los laboratorios de la FICM

Abstract

In the laboratories of the faculty there is a broken induction furnace, which needs improvements in its cooling system to be operational and contribute in the area of manufacturing processes. In this research, the cooling system of the induction furnace for low-capacity aluminum smelting was upgraded to ensure efficiency and improve the durability of the equipment in order to ensure an efficient smelting process. The parameters evaluated included volumetric flow, temperature and water pressure, even though the furnace had a minimum capacity for aluminum alloys and operated at 7 kW power with specific voltages. Calculations were detailed: chiller selection, circulation pump specifications, water storage tank size, including infrastructure needs for furnace portability and water recirculation system, plans and a comprehensive budgeting scheme were developed as part of this integrated approach. As a result there was the improvement of the cooling system through water recirculation, eliminating direct waste in the drains and improving the casting processes in the laboratories of FICM, this initiative takes into account that the induction furnace significantly exceeds the heat production time compared to the times of a gas burner that takes 240 minutes, while the induction furnace 5 minutes, reaching thermal loads of 139348.62 J with a volumetric flow of 2,735 L/min.