Laws of Thermal Radiation from Gaseous Volumes and Their Application in the Design and Operation of Furnaces, Fire Boxes, and Combustion Chambers

This article presents the scientific mathematical basis for the discovered laws of quantum thermal radiation of gas volumes, and provides examples of their practical multidisciplinary application for calculating heat transfer, design, and energy-saving operating modes of electric arc steelmaking furnaces in metallurgy, flare reheating furnaces in various industries, and steam boiler furnaces and combustion chambers of gas turbine power plants in the energy sector.

This article is intended for personnel of metallurgical and energy companies involved in the efficient and energy-saving operation of electric arc steelmaking furnaces and flare reheating furnaces, furnaces, and combustion chambers. It may also be useful for furnace, furnace, and combustion chamber designers, as well as university professors and students.

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Brief Description

Preface

Chapter 1. Mathematical Proofs of Scientific Discovery of Laws of Quantum Thermal Radiation of Gas Volumes

1.1 The Laws of Quantum Thermal Radiation of Gas Volumes
1.2 Example of Calculations by the Laws of Quantum Thermal Radiation of Cylindrical Gas Volumes
1.3 The Laws of Quantum Thermal Radiation of Spherical Gasvolumes
1.4 Examples of Calculations by the Laws of Quantum Thermal Radiation of Cylindrical and Spherical Gas Volumes
1.5 Determination of Angular Coefficients of Thermal Radiation of a Torch on a Heating Surface
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Chapter 2. Calculations of Heat Exchange in Flame Fires, TOPKAS, and Combustion Chambers

2.1 Calculations of Heat Transfer in Torch Furnaces
2.2 Calculations of Heat Transfer Infurnaces of Steam Boilers under Laws of Radiation of Gas Volumes and Development of Innovative Designs of Furnaces
2.3 Calculations of Heat Transfer in Combustion Chambers of Gas Turbine Plants According to the Laws of Thermal Radiation of Gas Volumes
2.4 Calculations of Heat Radiation from the Torch on the Burner 116 References

Chapter 3. Calculations of Heat Exchange in Arc Fires

3.1 Change in Arc Efficiency during Melting in Steel-Melting Arc Furnaces
3.2 Effect of Architecture on Energy Efficiency of Electric Arc Furnaces of Conventional and Consteel Designs
3.3 Calculation and Analysis of the Relationship between the Efficiency and Position of Electric Arcs and Power Consumption in Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF) of Smaller and Larger Capacity
3.4 Effect of the Slag Layer Thickness, Gas Composition, And Furnace Capacity on the Arc Efficiency and Heat Transfer in Arc Furnaces
3.5 Interconnection of Heat Exchange, Height of the Slag Layer, Efficiency of Arcs, and Specific Electricity Consumption
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Chapter 4. Complex Heat Transfer in the Bath under the Arc of High-Power Arc Fires

4.1 Calculation of Thermal Radiation Fluxes of Arcs onto Bath and Heat Exchange in Metal Bath
4.2 Complex Heat Transfer in a Bath under Arcs
4.3 Heat Transfer by Convection and Conduction in the Bath Beneath the Arcs of High-Power Arc Steel-Melting Furnaces
4.4 Energy Parameters of Melts in Eaf-100 and Eaf-180 Electric Arc Furnaces
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Readership: Students, academics, teachers and other people attending or interested in Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer.

1		Brief Description Anatoly Makarov PDF (108 KB)

2		Preface Anatoly Makarov PDF (281 KB)

1		Chapter 1. Mathematical Proofs of Scientific Discovery of Laws of Quantum Thermal Radiation of Gas Volumes Anatoly Makarov PDF (967 KB)

55		Chapter 2. Calculations of Heat Exchange in Flame Fires, TOPKAS, and Combustion Chambers Anatoly Makarov PDF (2518 KB)

131		Chapter 3. Calculations of Heat Exchange in Arc Fires Anatoly Makarov PDF (1822 KB)

341		Chapter 4. Complex Heat Transfer in the Bath under the Arc of High-Power Arc Fires Anatoly Makarov PDF (1949 KB)