Calculation of the Radiative Heat-Exchange Areas in a Large-Scale Furnace with the Use of the Monte Carlo Method

Alexander Matthew; CK Tan; Paul Roach; John Ward; Jonathan Broughton; Andy Heeley

doi:10.1007/s10891-014-1067-4

Calculation of the Radiative Heat-Exchange Areas in a Large-Scale Furnace with the Use of the Monte Carlo Method

Alexander Matthew, CK Tan, Paul Roach, John Ward, Jonathan Broughton, Andy Heeley

Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science

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Abstract

An improved approach to the simulation of the radiative heat exchange in a furnace is proposed. This approach is realized with the use of the computer program REFORM based on the well-known Monte Carlo ray tracing algorithms. The method proposed allows one to determine the factors of radiative heat exchange in furnaces for which the method of direct numerical integration is difficult to use due to their geometries. The indicated REFORM program was validated and the results obtained with it were compared with corresponding existing solutions. It has been established that the approach proposed makes it possible to more accurately represent the radiative heat exchange between a steel load and its surroundings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	732-742
Journal	Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermophysics
Volume	87
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10891-014-1067-4
Publication status	Published - 4 Jun 2014

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