Assessment of simplified thermal radiation models for engineering calculations in natural gas-fired furnace

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 25-26, 2007, Pages 5260-5268

  Kontogeorgos, D A ^a   Keramida, E P ^a   Founti, M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Natural gas furnaces; P 1 model; Radiation; Six flux model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS; TURBULENT FLOW;

NATURAL GAS FURNACES; P-1 MODEL; SIX-FLUX MODEL;

HEAT RADIATION;

COMPUTATION THEORY; HEAT RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 36549055671     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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