Transfer Cart for Brick kiln

Project Title

Transfer Cart for Brick kiln

Project Area of Specialization Mechatronics EngineeringProject Summary

• The purpose of our project is to construct and demonstrate a mechanical process, which transfers carts loaded with bricks through the kiln.
• Using a pneumatic system that can push carts one by one through the kiln.

Project Objectives

• The aim is to design an automated channel for multiple carts, that can carry a maximum number of bricks into the kiln.
• Making the cost-effective design of carts with appropriate dimensions to withstand high temperatures.
• Using Automated Pneumatic System to push the carts into the kiln. Discarding labour.

Project Implementation Method

We are using an Ultrasonic sensor to detect the presence of the cart in front of the pneumatic actuator/cylinder, upon detecting it gives the signal to the Solenoid valve, where an AC supply is also given, Solenoid Valve can control the pneumatic actuator manually and with a microcontroller as well. The Solenoid valve will take compressed air from the compressor and will actuate the cylinder where the piston/shaft will come out of it to push the cart inside the kiln to bake the bricks. When the bricks are baked for a set time the same cycle will repeat pushing the new cart loaded with bricks inside the kiln and the one inside with baked bricks out of the kiln.

Benefits of the Project

• Manpower is not required.
• Cost-effective.
• Environment Friendly.
• Reduce Air Pollution whereas in the basic brick kiln a lot of fuel is burnt which produces toxic gases.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

• Design on Solidworks.
• Micro-Controller(Aurdino Uno).
• Solenoid Valve.
• Pneumatic Acutator.
• Ultrasonic sensors.
• Carts are made of lightweight iron with paralyite coating to resist 1k degrees celsius of temperature.

Final Deliverable of the Project Hardware SystemCore Industry ManufacturingOther Industries Education , Energy , Others Core Technology Clean TechOther Technologies Shared EconomySustainable Development Goals Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Climate ActionRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	49999
Pneumatic cylinder	Equipment	1	6500	6500
Microcontroller	Equipment	1	1000	1000
Solenoid valve	Equipment	1	1500	1500
Cart manufactured	Equipment	2	20000	40000
Pipes for air passage to cylinder+ speed controller+ silencer	Miscellaneous	1	999	999