TITLE:
Numerical Simulation of a Batch-Type Reheating Furnace
AUTHORS:
Francisco J. Nava, Miguel A. Barron, Dulce Y. Medina
KEYWORDS:
Air/Fuel Ratio, CFD Simulation, Exhaust Gas, Numerical Simulation, Premixed Burner, Reheating Furnace, Thermal Load
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Engineering and Technology,
Vol.6 No.4,
September
27,
2018
ABSTRACT: A numerical analysis of a batch-type reheating furnace with and without thermal load was carried out using the Computational Fluid Dynamics technique. The furnace has two premixed burners and methane is used as fuel. Previous to the numerical experiments, a mesh convergence test was carried out and the average internal furnace temperature and the exhaust gases temperature were monitored as function of the number of cells in the discretized system. The influence of the Air/Fuel ratio, the position of the burners, and the thermal load on the average internal temperature, the exhaust gases temperature, and the molar fraction of methane and oxygen in the exhaust gases was numerically explored.