Solar Manufacturing Builds Large Car Bottom Vacuum Furnace For Chinese ...
May 22, 2012 | The one-of-a-kind
furnace has a 120" diameter heating element to accommodate a work zone that measures 99" (2519 mm) wide x 48" (1219 mm) high by 180" (4572 mm) deep and has a hearth designed to accommodate up to a 15,000 pound workload. The system is a single chamber, internal gas quench, batch-type design featuring an all-metal hot zone and dual 35" diffusion pump systems for high vacuum (10-5 Torr range) performance. Solar accommodated the customer's request to fit the furnace and all its components into the smallest footprint arrangement possible by designing a unique, powered loading system. The internal quench design incorporates a 200 HP motor/heat exchanger system for rapid gas cooling at 2 Bar pressure. This new, purpose-built furnace will be used by the customer for the annealing and degassing of titanium alloys as well as for processing other steel alloy parts for aircraft applications. Supervision of the installation and commissioning of the furnace will be a co-operative effort between Solar Manufacturing and their Chinese representative, Beijing Waves Corporation.
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Why is my natural gas furnace making buzzing sounds?
Nov 30, 2007 by Glenn
I have a natural gas furnace and noticed that on an intermittent basis it makes a buzzing sound. At first the buzzing sound didn't happen that often, but now it is happening more frequently.
The furnace will buzz for several seconds and then stop. Then at some random point it will buzz again for another few seconds. This only happens with the furnace is actually running.
The furnace is still producing heat. In fact, apart from the buzzing sound, it is working normally.
Well you got all the smart answers, now I'll try to actually held you.
Your gas furnace has a blower motor. There usually is a metal access panel over the internal parts of the furnace. Next time you hear the buzz, go to the furnace and put your hand on the panel, I'll bet it is vibrating when the blower motor is working. If it is not that panel, try a different panel.
When you find the buzz panel, you'll have to secure it so it doesn't vibrate. If this doesn't fix your buzz noise, you may be forced to call a repair man to do more investigating, but it's usually some that gets lose when it gets warm. I would be surprised if it were not just a lose panel cover.
I have a natural gas furnace but I want to use electric heat?
Jul 29, 2008 by Jen
What is better for the environment? I have a natural gas furnace, but in my area all of our electricity comes from hydro dams. So would I be better off using electric heaters to go more green? We have very cold winters and they last about 5 months. I am thinking of buying some plug in electric heaters, is this a good idea? I must confess that I also want to save money as our natural gas is going up in price this winter by 30%, would using electricity save me money?
No, stick with gas for now, any unused electricity from the dam will be used elsewhere. Also heating your house with a high efficiency gas furnace creates nearly no pollution, its a very clean fuel. If you do want to use electric get an electric furnace installed with a heat pump. Using portable heaters will cost a fortune in your electric bill, and its bad for the environment.