Three-dimensional nonsteady heat-transfer analysis of an indirect heating furnace

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Heat Transfer - Japanese Research; (United States)

OSTI ID:5324092

Ito, H; Umeda, Y; Nakamura, Y; Wantanabe, T; Mitutani, T ^[1]; Arai, N; Hasatani, M ^[2]

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1. Technical Research Inst., Toho Gas Co. Ltd. (JP)
2. Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Nagoya Univ. (JP)

This paper reports on an accurate design method for industrial furnaces from the viewpoint of heat transfer. The authors carried out a three-dimensional nonsteady heat-transfer analysis for a practical-size heat- treatment furnace equipped with radiant heaters. The authors applied three software package programs, STREAM, MORSE, and TRUMP, for the analysis of the combined heat-transfer problems of radiation, conduction, and convection. The authors also carried out experiments of the heating of a charge consisting of packed bolts. The authors found that the air swirled inside the furnace. As for the temperature in each part in the furnace, analytical results were generally in close agreement with the experimental ones. This suggests that our analytical method is useful for a fundamental heat- transfer-based design of a practical-size industrial furnace with an actual charge such as packed bolts. As for the temperature distribution inside the bolt charge (work), the analytical results were also in close agreement with the experimental ones. Consequently, it was found that the heat transfer in the bolt charge could be described with an effective thermal conductivity.

• OSTI ID: 5324092
• Journal Information: Heat Transfer - Japanese Research; (United States), Vol. 20:4; ISSN 0096-0802
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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