CFD analysis of a pusher type reheating furnace and the billet heating characteristic

B Mayr, R Prieler, M Demuth, L Moderer… - Applied Thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, a time saving method is presented for the simulation of an 18 MW pusher type
reheating furnace with a production capacity of 60 t/h which is fired by natural gas burners …

MILD combustion of hydrogen and air–An efficient modelling approach in CFD validated by experimental data

M Mayrhofer, M Koller, P Seemann, H Bordbar… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work deals with the development of an efficient modelling approach for the
flameless combustion of pure hydrogen with highly preheated air. It contains an application …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling approach and numerical analysis of a roller-hearth reheating furnace with radiant tubes and heating process optimization

Q Gao, Y Pang, Q Sun, D Liu, Z Zhang - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Precise knowledge of the heat transfer in a reheating furnace is important for optimizing the
slab production process. In the present work, a new comprehensive CFD (Computational …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and unsteady CFD analyses of the heating process of large size forgings in a gas-fired furnace

NB Arkhazloo, Y Bouissa, F Bazdidi-Tehrani… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Comprehensive unsteady analysis of large size forged blocks heating characteristics in a
gas-fired heat treatment furnace was carried out employing experimentally measured …

Evaluation of flamelet-based combustion models for the use in a flameless burner under different operating conditions

M Mayrhofer, M Koller, P Seemann, R Prieler… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The thermal input of a flameless burner is commonly realized by its switch on-time at a
unique, optimized design point. This typical on–off regulation approach may provide …

Numerical and experimental investigation of scale formation on steel tubes in a real-size reheating furnace

M Landfahrer, C Schluckner, R Prieler… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Precise knowledge of the scale mass formed is essential for the production of high quality
steel. In this context several different models have been developed to represent the …

CFD-based optimization of a transient heating process in a natural gas fired furnace using neural networks and genetic algorithms

R Prieler, M Mayrhofer, C Gaber, H Gerhardter… - Applied Thermal …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present study a transient heating process in a natural gas fired test furnace, used for
fire resistance tests of construction and building materials, was investigated by …

Development of a numerically efficient CFD model to predict transient temperature distribution of mother tubes moving translative and rotative through a gas fired …

M Landfahrer, R Prieler, B Mayr, H Gerhardter… - Applied Thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work the heating of mother tubes in a walking beam type reheating furnace has been
investigated. The tubes are heated prior to further processing into seamless tubes in a …

Numerical model incorporating different oxidizer in a reheating furnace fired with natural gas

M Landfahrer, C Schluckner, H Gerhardter, T Zmek… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
The call for an increase in efficiency and performance leads to constant developments of
furnaces and burners. For this purpose, a propagated application of different burner types …

Comparison between solid body and gas radiation in high temperature furnaces under different oxygen enrichments

B Mayr, R Prieler, M Demuth, C Hochenauer - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Up to now, the heat flux to a load in a reheating furnace has been subdivided, at most, into
two parts: a convective part and a radiative part, which is a combination of solid body and …