Heavy-Duty Box Furnace has inert atmosphere construction.
Press Release Summary:
Rated to 2,000°F, electrically heated No. 954 features 30 x 48 x 30 in. workspace and 57 kW, supported by vacuum-formed ceramic fiber, installed in nickel chrome wire coils to heat load. Roof-mounted, heat-resistant alloy recirculating fan is powered by 1 hp motor with V-belt drive, and 100 lb capacity alloy loading cart has cast alloy roller rails. Construction also features motor-operated vertical lift door, 7 in. thick insulated walls, and 6½ in. floor insulation.
Original Press Release:
2000°F Inert Atmosphere Heavy-Duty Box Furnace
No. 954 is an electrically-heated 2000°F(~1093°C) inert atmosphere heavy-duty box furnace from Grieve, currently used for heat treating titanium at the customer's facility. 57 KW are installed in nickel chrome wire coils, supported by vacuum-formed ceramic fiber, to heat the load. Workspace dimensions are 30" wide x 48" deep x 30" high. The oven's 7" thick insulated walls comprise 5" of 2300°F ceramic fiber and 2" of 1700°F ceramic fiber, while the 6-1/2" floor insulation comprises 4-1/2" of 2300°F firebrick and 2" of 1200°F block insulation.
The unit is equipped with a roof-mounted heat-resisting alloy recirculating fan, powered by a 1-HP motor with V-belt drive, motor-operated vertical lift door, 100 lb. capacity alloy loading cart with cast alloy roller rails, 3-1/2" diameter cast alloy rollers and a roller rail loading table with 4" diameter cast iron rollers.
This Grieve furnace also features inert atmosphere construction, consisting of a continuously welded outer shell, high temperature door gasket, sealed heater terminal boxes, inert atmosphere inlet, inert atmosphere outlet and inert atmosphere flowmeter.
Controls onboard No. 954 include a digital programming temperature controller, manual reset excess temperature controller with separate contactors, plus a strip chart recorder.
For more information, please contact: THE GRIEVE CORPORATION, 500 Hart Road, Round Lake, Illinois 60073-2835 USA. Phone: (847) 546-8225. Fax: (847) 546-9210. Web: www.grievecorp.com. Email: sales@grievecorp.com. Attention: Frank Calabrese.
