ABSTRACT
This paper aims at design and fabrication of an electromechanical butterfly valve drive system based on a four bar linkage mechanism proposed and developed by the author as a retrofit to conventional combustion system to study and investigate oscillating combustion technology in a crucible furnace. However, there are several challenges to transform by oscillating combustion concept into an attractive product especially achieving oscillations in a fuel flow to create fuel rich and fuel lean zones in a flame. This technique promises a substantial improvement in fuel economy, furnace efficiency, heat transfer coefficient, heat transfer and controls the melting time, emissions, specific energy consumption. Presently the various properties were investigated in a crucible furnace at different Air-fuel ratios, frequency, amplitude at different temperatures, and time intervals.
