Numerical simulation of the baking of porous anode carbon in a vertical flue ring furnace
- Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology, Trondheim (Norway). Dept. of Thermal Energy and Hydropower
- Telemark Inst. of Tech., Porsgrunn (Norway)
The interaction of pitch pyrolysis in porous anode carbon during heating and volatiles combustion in the flue gas channel has been analyzed to gain insight in the anode baking process. A two-dimensional geometry of a flue gas channel adjacent to a porous flue gas wall, packing coke, and an anode was used for studying the effect of heating rate on temperature gradients and internal gas pressure in the anodes. The mathematical model included porous heat and mass transfer, pitch pyrolysis, combustion of volatiles, radiation, and turbulent channel flow. The mathematical model was developed through source code modification of the computational fluid dynamics code FLUENT. The model was useful for studying the effects of heating rate, geometry, and anode properties.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 292964
- Journal Information:
- Numerical Heat Transfer. Part A, Applications, Vol. 34, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: 13 Nov 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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