Application of solar photovoltaic system to power air blower and mixing mechanism in a tilting furnace
Gas and oil-fired furnaces require air blower and stirring mechanism to produce homogeneous metal matrix, alloyed metals and metallic composites. Both the blower and the stirrer require electric power that is not reliable in some urban areas and non-available in some rural communities in sub-Saharan countries. In this paper, a 20 kg oil-fired tilting furnace for melting iron, gold, aluminium,...
Published at World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development
Volume 15
Issue 2
Pages 160-169
Published in 2019
Babalola, P.O., Bolu, C.A., Inegbenebor, A.O., (...), Kilanko, O., Adeyemi, G.A.
Bolu Christian Amaechi » Graduated with B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1976, M.Eng in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada in 1979 and Ph.D in Industrial and Systems Engineering from University of Wales, Swansea, United Kingdom in 1982. Prof Bolu, a professor of Mechatronics Engineering, Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering, the Nigerian Society of... view full profile