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In the present work a three-dimensional mathematical model describing the physical phenomena occuring in a glass melting furnace is presented. This model is based on the solution of conservation equations for mass, momentum, energy and combustion related chemical species, and comprises two main submodels, for the combustion chamber and for the glass melt tank. The model incorporates among others physical modelling for the turbulent diffusion flame, soot formation and consumption and thermal radiation. The time-averaged conservation equations set was solved using a finite volume technique. The discrete transfer procedure is used to solve radiative transfer in the combustion chamber. Predicted distributions of soot, oxygen and fuel concentrations are presented as well as temperature field and the fluid flow pattern inside both the combustion chamber and the glass melting tank.
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Carvalho, M.G., Nogueira, M. (1990). Modelling Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in an Industrial Glass Furnace. In: ESPRIT ’90. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0705-8_36
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