CFD prediction for the performance of a heat treatment furnace

DOI10.1504/PCFD.2007.013013MaRDI QIDQ2641653zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Yongxiang Yang, Reinier A. de Jong, Markus A. Reuter

Publication date 22 August 2007

Published in Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1504/PCFD.2007.013013

zbMATH Keywords

CFD simulationcomputational fluid dynamicsconjugate heat transferdredging impellersenergy efficiencyheat treatment furnacemechanical propertiesmicrostructuretemperature measurementsthermal performancethermal radiationtransient heatingturbulent combustion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Direct numerical and large eddy simulation of turbulence (76F65) Combustion (80A25)

Review text

Summary: A heat treatment furnace was simulated by using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to investigate thermal performance of the furnace and the heating process of the metal pieces. The furnace is used to heat treat dredging impellers to obtain the required microstructure and mechanical properties. Since the temperature evolution inside the metal piece cannot be tracked in practice, CFD simulation provides a useful tool to predict the temperature evolution within the metal during the heat treatment. The model consists of turbulent combustion, thermal radiation, and conjugate heat transfer. Temperature measurements were carried out to provide thermal boundary conditions and to calibrate model parameters. An overall energy balance indicated a relatively low energy efficiency of he furnace. To improve energy efficiency design changes were proposed and tested with the model. Among others, heating the furnace by means of radiation plates proved to be a good alternative.

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