Improvement of a chain-hardening furnace by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation

Applied Energy

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 260-276

  Sala, J M ^a   González, L M López ^b   Miguez J L ^c   Eguia J J ^a   Vicuna J E ^b   Juarez M C ^b   Domenech J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b Departamento de Ingenieria Mecanica   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

CFD; Chain; Furnace; Modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FABRICATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FURNACES; HARDENING; HEAT TREATMENT; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; QUENCHING; WATER;

CHAIN-HARDENING FURNACE; GAS TEMPERATURE; OFFSHORE OIL-PLATFORMS; WATER-QUENCHING TANK;

HEAT TREATING FURNACES;

CHAIN; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FURNACE; HARDENING; HEAT TREATMENT;

EID: 14644437686     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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