World Journal of Engineering Research and Technology

*Veronica Ifeoma Henry, Okoh Promise Emeka and Rufus Ogbuka Chime

ABSTRACT

Sustainability has been practical to many fields, as well as engineering, manufacturing and design. Manufacturers are becoming increasingly concerned about the issue of sustainability. For instance, recognition of the relationship between manufacturing operations and the natural environment has become an important factor in the decision making among industrial societies. Designers and manufacturing decision makers who adopt a sustainability focus and establish a sustainability culture within companies are more likely to be successful in enhancing design and manufacturing. The ability to generate the optimized shape of a part will help us create innovative, validated designs that are free of both performance and manufacturability issues. With Topology Optimization, today, and moving forward, we are able to break the restriction on parameters and fully explore our design space, resulting in more organic and exiting models capable of taking advantage of new manufacturing methods not possible, with parametric optimization. The rotary dryer is a type of industrial dryer employed to reduce or minimize the liquid moisture content of the material it is handling by bringing it contact with a heated chamber this equipment is mainly used for heating, baking or drying of substance and most commonly used for cooking. Our goal is to, develop a low cost, easy-to-use dryer which will be used comfortably, effectively distribute heat which powered by electricity, gas or charcoal. Due to irregular power supply common in developing countries, as well as growing high cost of hydrocarbon, the need arises for the development of a triple energy source that uses electricity, gas and charcoal for drying. The triplex-powered dryer is a combination of components that make possible the use of alternative heat sources. The element is connected to a thermostat that regulates the rate of heat generation in the system. pipe was connected from the heating drum filled with charcoal via a Blower that blows the hot heat to the cylinder. Computer Aided Design software was used in the design and appropriate material selection was considered for it fabrication i.e. modeling, simulation and sustainability analysis, Topology optimization of the Blower will be carried out. Finally, the prototypes will put in hardware.

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