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Research on Structural Optimization of Regenerative Melting Aluminum Furnace

Received: 25 October 2021     Accepted: 30 December 2021     Published: 31 December 2021
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Abstract

In order to predict the performance parameters of a regenerative melting aluminum furnace new designed based on the regenerative combustion technology, the computational fluid dynamics numerical simulation method was used to study its combustion characteristics. Flow field, temperature field and mass fraction of pollutant NO were numerically simulated for the furnace by using the k-ε turbulence model, Eddy-Dissipation Concept combustion model, P-1 radiation equation, and NOX pollutant model respectively of the ANSYS-Fluent software. The result shows a short circuit of the flue gas appears when the regenerative burner is arranged on the same side furnace wall, at the same time, the distribution of the temperature field is uneven. The researcher carried out structural transformation of the aluminum melting furnace. Compared with the furnace before modification, the furnace that the regenerative burners installed in the middle of both sides wall ensures temperature field distribution more uniform and reduction of the NO emissions at furnace outlet.

Published in Advances in Applied Sciences (Volume 6, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.aas.20210604.19
Page(s) 132-141
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Keywords

Regenerative Aluminum Melting Furnace, Numerical Simulation, Structural Optimization

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Author Information
  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing, China

  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing, China

  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing, China

  • Guangzhou Longxin Regenerative Industrial Furnace Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, China

  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing, China

  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing, China

  • Guangzhou Longxin Regenerative Industrial Furnace Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, China

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