MANUFACTURING

ENGINEERING - I
Deepakraj Solanki Diploma Mechanical Engineering Semester : 3
Cupola Furnace
1. Draw sketch and elaborate cupola furnace.

2. Draw neat sketch of cupola furnace and show different zones on it.

3. Explain with neat sketch zones of Cupola furnace.

4. Explain with neat sketch zones of Cupola furnace and its parts.

5. Mark the different zones on sketch of Cupola & explain chemical reaction taking place in each zone.

6. Describe in brief Cupola furnace giving its uses, advantages and disadvantages.

7. Draw neat sketch of Cupola furnace and name the different parts and Zones on it.

8. Explain in detail Cupola furnace with neat sketch.

Introduction

 Widely used for CAST IRON.

 Widely used and very old accepted furnace.

Cylindrical type Carries gases from pre-
heating zone to atmosphere.
furnace for producing
Molten CAST Iron.
Iron and Coke are preheated
in this zone.
Vertical Cylindrical Temperature
Temperature around
around 1100ºC.
1100ºC.
Shell – 6-12mm thick
steel plate riveted. First
First layer
layer of
of iron
iron above
above coke
coke bed.
bed.
Temperature
Temperature as as high
high as
as 1700ºC.
1700ºC.
Iron
Iron is
is melted
melted inin this
this zone.
zone.
Lined inside with Molten
Molten metal in this zone
metal in this zone is
is
collected
collected in
in well
well through
through coke
refractory bricks bed.
coke
bed.

Diameter – 1to 2 m CO
CO22 produced
produced in
in combustion
combustion Zone
Zone
Height – 3 to 5 m comes in
comes in contact
contact with
with hot
hot coke
coke and
and
is
is reduced
reduced to
to CO.
CO.
Iron
Iron and
and other
other elements
elements are
are
Whole shell mounted protected
protected from
from oxidizing
oxidizing influence.
influence.
on brickwork
Combustion
Combustion of of fuel
fuel takes
takes place
place by
by
foundation or steel oxygen
oxygen of air blast & produces lot
of air blast & produces lot
columns. of
of heat.
heat. This
This heat
heat transferred
transferred to
to
other
other parts
parts of
of furnace.
furnace.
Silicon
Silicon && Manganese
Manganese oxidation
oxidation
Vertical Cylindrical develops heat.
develops heat.
Temperature
Temperature :: 1540ºC
1540ºC toto 1870ºC
1870ºC
Shell – 6-12mm thick
steel plate riveted. The
The molten
molten metal
metal comes
comes here.
here.
Also
Also known
known as
as Crucible
Crucible Zone.
Zone.
 Advantages
• Simple design and easy
construction.
• Initial cost is low compared to
other
• Maintenance is easy and economic
• Operation Cost is low
• Low space is required compared to
other
• Run for long time

Limitations
• Metal purity cannot be maintained
• Temperature is difficult to control
 Pig Iron
(main
charge)

Feldspar Iron waste

Foundry
Sulphur waste
Ingredients
used in
Cupola

Manganese Scrap

Silicon Carbon
End of session
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