Optimization of parameters for an aluminum melting furnace using the Taguchi approach

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 33-34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-43

  Wang, Ji Min ^a   Yan, Hong Jie ^a   Zhou, Jie Min ^a   Li, Shi Xuan ^b   Gui, Guang Chen ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Suzhou Longray Thermal Technology Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Aluminum melting furnace; Cross table based analysis of variance; Melting process; Numerical simulation; Parameter optimization; Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM MELTING FURNACES; CROSS-TABLE-BASED ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; MELTING PROCESS; PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION; TAGUCHI;

ALUMINUM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MELTING; MELTING FURNACES; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTION; TAGUCHI METHODS;

METAL MELTING;

EID: 80055090377     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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