Energy prices have become a major contribution to the operational costs of many companies. At the DMS Centre's “Virtual Engineering Workshop” in November 2006, a presentation describing modelling approaches to understand how to improve furnace performance was given. Click here to view.
Several case studies are available illustrating aspects of furnace modelling:
- Improving temperature uniformity in a bar furnace
- Reducing scale build-up in a bloom furnace
- Improving flow in a billet furnace
- measuring furnace temperature
Benefits of CFD furnace modelling & optimisation:
- Improved mixing and homogenisation of the flue gas
- Minimisation of furnace volume (investment costs)
- Reduction of excess air & flue gas recirculation ratio (efficiency, operation costs)
- Reduction of temperature peaks (fouling and slagging & ops & maintenance costs)
- Reduction of flue gas velocity peaks (material stress and erosion & maintenance costs)
- Reduction of CO2 emissions
- Reduction of NOx emissions
