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Thermo-Vision Analysis of Iron Foundry
Production Process Concerning Secondary
Usage of Heat
Dariusz Lepiarczyk, Andrzej Uhryński
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AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics,
A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(3):1017-1023
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Increasing demand for energy and the shrinking of natural resources necessary for its production have
led to the introduction of a wide range of activities and research about saving energy and using alternative
sources. The industry in which such research is sensible is the founding industry, an industry of high energy
demand. Energy use includes melting, heating, and keeping constant temperature of liquid metal, cooling the
cast, and ventilation. At present it seems justified to regain the energy lost during the foundry process.
However, before such research starts it is vital to establish the areas of greatest heat emission during the production
process in the foundry. One way of getting such data is to use a thermo-vision camera.