Conceptual Design of a Pilot Process for Manufacturing Aluminum-Based Intermetallic Compound Powders
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Equipment and Process Description
- (a)
- High-purity iron and aluminum scrap melting;
- (b)
- Metallic ribbons formation through rapid FeAl solidification;
- (c)
- Disintegration of FeAl ribbons to obtain powder.
2.1. General Equipment Description
- I.
- Induction furnace;
- II.
- Melt spinner (rapid solidification);
- III.
- Steam chamber;
- IV.
- Powder receiver and conditioning.
2.1.1. Induction Furnace Modulus
- (a)
- Direct connection from an electrical network;
- (b)
- (c)
- Thermoelectric or thermosolar (T) energy.
2.1.2. Melt Spinning Modulus
2.1.3. Steam Chamber Modulus
- Flat plate;
- Evacuated tube;
- Concentrators.
2.1.4. Intermetallic Powder Receiving Modulus with Conditioning Chamber
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
- (a)
- Induction furnace of capacity up to 15 kg;
- (b)
- Rapid solidification equipment to produce metallic strips;
- (c)
- Steam chamber for strip disintegration to powder;
- (d)
- Powder drying chamber.
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Salazar, M.; Lagos, F.-A. Conceptual Design of a Pilot Process for Manufacturing Aluminum-Based Intermetallic Compound Powders. Powders 2023, 2, 493-498. https://doi.org/10.3390/powders2020030
Salazar M, Lagos F-A. Conceptual Design of a Pilot Process for Manufacturing Aluminum-Based Intermetallic Compound Powders. Powders. 2023; 2(2):493-498. https://doi.org/10.3390/powders2020030
Chicago/Turabian StyleSalazar, Melchor, and Flavio-Américo Lagos. 2023. "Conceptual Design of a Pilot Process for Manufacturing Aluminum-Based Intermetallic Compound Powders" Powders 2, no. 2: 493-498. https://doi.org/10.3390/powders2020030