A numerical approach for the study of glass furnace regenerators
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In this article, an open method to simulate the behavior of a glass furnace regenerator is presented, based on the Boussinesq approximation with a "fictitious thermal expansion coefficient".About:
This article is published in Applied Thermal Engineering.The article was published on 2005-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 28 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Forced convection & Regenerative heat exchanger.read more
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Fig. 15. Wall temperature profile in the middle of the period. ![Fig. 4. Evolution of the dimensionless velocity profile as a function of the distance to the wall when Grz = 8.44 · 1010: comparison between our numerical results and Ref. [28].](/figures/fig-4-evolution-of-the-dimensionless-velocity-profile-as-a-1sv6bmi9.png)
Fig. 4. Evolution of the dimensionless velocity profile as a function of the distance to the wall when Grz = 8.44 · 1010: comparison between our numerical results and Ref. [28]. 
Table 2 Results of the test for a transparent medium ![Fig. 3. Evolution of the local heat transfer coefficient along the plate: comparison between our numerical results and Ref. [28].](/figures/fig-3-evolution-of-the-local-heat-transfer-coefficient-along-9sj31awp.png)
Fig. 3. Evolution of the local heat transfer coefficient along the plate: comparison between our numerical results and Ref. [28]. 
Fig. 8. Dimensions of the enclosure used for testing the radiative model. 
Table 3 Results of the test for a semi-transparent medium
![Fig. 4. Evolution of the dimensionless velocity profile as a function of the distance to the wall when Grz = 8.44 · 1010: comparison between our numerical results and Ref. [28].](/figures/fig-4-evolution-of-the-dimensionless-velocity-profile-as-a-1sv6bmi9.webp)
![Fig. 3. Evolution of the local heat transfer coefficient along the plate: comparison between our numerical results and Ref. [28].](/figures/fig-3-evolution-of-the-local-heat-transfer-coefficient-along-9sj31awp.webp)
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Performance model of metallic concentric tube recuperator with counter flow arrangement
TL;DR: In this paper, a performance model for counter flow arrangement in concentric tube recuperator that can be used to utilize the waste heat in the temperature range of 900-1,400°C is presented.
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The Use of CFD for the Design and Development of Innovative Configurations in Regenerative Glass Production Furnaces
Carlo Cravero,Davide De Domenico +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, two different systems have been developed within the framework of the European LIFE project and are currently applied to glass regenerative furnaces: the Waste Gas Recirculation (WGR) and the Hybrid Air Staging (HyAS).
Numerical Simulation of Regenerative Chambers for Glass Production Plants with a Non-Equilibrium Heat Transfer Model
Carlo Cravero,Davide Marsano +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a non-equilibrium thermal model is developed as an improvement with respect to a previous model based on a volumetric heat transfer in the porous domain calibrated from experimental data.
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Experimental Results on the Fixed Matrix Regenerator Effectiveness for a Glass Stove Furnace
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present experimental results on the effectiveness of regenerators working integrally with an open hearth glass furnace, where two regenerators were arranged in parallel but operating in a one-period-shifted mode.
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Performance analysis of metallic concentric tube recuperator in parallel flow arrangement
TL;DR: In this paper, a performance model for parallel flow arrangement in metallic concentric tube recuperator that can be used to utilize the waste heat in the temperature range of 1100 −1800 K is presented.
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