6716 - Aging Furnace

Enhanced Features: • Microprocessor based temperature controller, with integrated  Automatic tuning, and PID (Proportional band, Integral time, Derivative time) • Honeywell digital chart recorder • Allen-Bradley touchscreen • Local 30 amp disconnects for each 3 phase motor • Custom program "recipes" for heat treating a variety of parts • Maxon Ovenpak® burners • FM, IRI, and NFPA compliant gas pipetrains • Custom part racks, and load car • Custom pit mounted car drive with Allen-Bradley variable frequency (variable speed) car drive motor • Centralized lubrication system • Plug type New York Blower fans, for ease of maintenance • Electro-pneumatically operated, quick-open, vertical lift doors • Customer specified paint

Aging Furnace The oven (partial) you see is in the stages of disassembly for shipping.  It is a (3) three zone, gas fired, BATCH TYPE AGING FURNACE with a lift door.  This unit is capable of processing 100,000 lbs. of aluminum per hour.  The customer also purchased a car, a pit mounted car drive system, and a remote operator interface with an Allen-Bradley touch screen.  The oven effective workspace is approximately 33 feet long X 8 feet wide X 9 feet high. The oven itself is approximately 37 feet long X 15 feet wide X 23 feet high to the top of the door lift mechanisms.  The entire system with oven, cart, track, and drive covers is approximately 86 feet long. Specifications: TEMPERATURE RANGE • 850°F (454°C) operating temperature, 1000°F (538°C) maximum temperature OVERALL SIZE (approximate - oven only) • 33' long x 8' wide x 18' high HEAT SOURCE • Natural Gas HEATING CAPACITY • 10,500,000 BTUH ( 3 x 3,500,000 BTU burner) PRODUCTION RATE • 70,000 lb. aluminum + 10,000 lb. steel rack/4 gallons of solvent per batch TOTAL NOMINALWORKSPACE • 2376 cubic feet (8'x 33' x 9') AIR DISTRIBUTION TYPE • Convection - horizontal crossflow AIR CHANGES • 13 per minute NUMBER OF ZONES • (3) three INSULATION CONSTRUCTION • 6 inch "Stop Gap" panel construction, with 6 lb. per cubic foot high temperature mineral wool insulation