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Title: Final report on the project entitled: Highly Preheated Combustion Air System with/without Oxygen Enrichment for Metal Processing Furnaces

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/899515· OSTI ID:899515

This work develops and demonstrates a laboratory-scale high temperature natural gas furnace that can operate with/without oxygen enrichment to significantly improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions. The laboratory-scale is 5ft in diameter & 8ft tall. This furnace was constructed and tested. This report demonstrates the efficiency and pollutant prevention capabilities of this test furnace. The project also developed optical detection technology to control the furnace output.

Research Organization:
State of Michigan/The University of Michigan PI-Arvind Atreya
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) - (EE-20)
DOE Contract Number:
FC36-02ID14348
OSTI ID:
899515
Report Number(s):
Final Project Report; TRN: US200711%%589
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English