Energy Audit and Cost Saving in an Aluminum Sand Casting Foundry

Subject Areas : Journal of Environmental Friendly Materials

Mehrabi H. A ¹ , Usher P ²

1 - School of Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Sunderland, UK
2 - School of Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Sunderland, UK

Received: 2020-09-23 Accepted : 2020-12-11 Published : 2020-12-01

Keywords: energy, Cost, Aluminium, Sand Casting, Foundry,

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