Solar sintering of Jordanian silica sand

Author

Al-Dabbas, Mohammed Awwad

Author_Institution

Mech. Eng. Dept., Mutah Univ., Karak, Jordan

fYear

2013

fDate

29-31 May 2013

Firstpage

49

Lastpage

54

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IT-DREPS.2013.6588149

Filename

6588149