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Aluminum Recycling, 2nd Edition
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Aluminum Recycling, 2nd Edition

by Mark E. Schlesinger
December 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
282 pages
9h 56m
English
CRC Press
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7
Melting Furnace
Fundamentals
Most of the scrap aluminum recycled today is remelted in a furnace red with fossil
fuels, most commonly natural gas. Furnaces of this type have been used since the
recycling of aluminum began, and while the optimal design has changed, the funda-
mentals behind the melting of aluminum have not. Appreciation of these fundamen-
tals is important to understanding the reasons for the numerous furnace designs and
equipment innovations that have taken place over the past 20 years.
HEAT-TRANSFER KINETICS
Figure 7.1 presents a simple view of a typical reverberatory (reverb) furnace for
melting solid aluminum. The furnace ...
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ISBN: 9781466570245