Title :
Solar sintering of Jordanian silica sand
Author :
Al-Dabbas, Mohammed Awwad
Author_Institution :
Mech. Eng. Dept., Mutah Univ., Karak, Jordan
Abstract :
This paper presents the detail description of a solar powered CNC machine. The CNC machine is designed, built and operated completely using solar energy by adjusting the head of the machine using plastic Fresnel lens of 100 cm diameter to focus sunlight to get the melting temperature of various materials, such as: silica sand, glass, plastic, and steel. The proposed concept can be used to build a solar powered factory that is applicable for many industrial sintering applications. The Fresnel lens is used to melt different materials such as silica sand, glass, bricks, and steel. The process of solar powered sintering is fully control through a CAD/CAM program.
Keywords :
CAD/CAM; computerised numerical control; glass industry; raw materials; sintering; solar heating; CAD-CAM program; Jordanian silica sand; industrial sintering application; melting temperature; plastic Fresnel lens; solar energy; solar powered CNC machine; solar powered factory; solar sintering; Glass; Lenses; Plastics; Silicon compounds; Solar radiation; Steel; CNC; Molten glass; Silica sand; Solar sintering; badia desert of Jordan;
Conference_Titel :
Applications of Information Technology to Renewable Energy Processes and Systems (IT-DREPS), 2013 1st International Conference & Exhibition on the
Conference_Location :
Amman
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0713-7
DOI :
10.1109/IT-DREPS.2013.6588149
