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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CFD Modelling of Regenerative Pre-heating Systems for Recycled Glass Raw Material
TL;DR: In the paper different CFD models for the heating process of recycled glass are presented and a numerical model for the recycled glass loose particles has been developed and used in the CFD model for both direct and indirect systems.
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Effectiveness of high temperature innovative geometry fixed ceramic matrix regenerators used in glass furnaces
TL;DR: In this paper, the effectiveness of waste heat recovery regenerators equipped with innovative ceramic matrix forming an integral part of a real glass furnace was evaluated using the obtained experimental data such as the operating temperature, gas flows as well as the gases generated during the liquid glass manufacturing process.
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Transient Numerical Simulation of Regenerative Systems with Waste Gas Recirculation Strategies in Glass Production Plant
TL;DR: In this paper, a numerical model for the simulation of the regenerative chambers in both steady and unsteady conditions is presented, where the option of gas recirculation is also included.
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Analysis of energy, exergy and CO2 emissions in a fiberglass furnace with oxy-fuel combustion
TL;DR: In this paper , a new mathematical model of material, energy, exergy, and carbon flows was established and verified against operational data for an 80600 t/y fiberglass furnace in China.
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