Numerical simulation and experimental analysis of an industrial glass melting furnace

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 450-459

  Abbassi, A ^a   Khoshmanesh, Kh ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Combustion space; Coupling; Glass furnace; Glass tank; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GLASS;

COMBUSTION SPACE; GLASS FURNACE; GLASS TANK;

MELTING;

EID: 38349176844     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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