MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF FLUID FLOW AND HEAT PROCESSES IN A REGENERATOR WITH CERAMIC CHIMNEY BLOCK CHECKER WORK

Abstract

Selected results of mathematical modelling and computer simulation of fluid flow and heat transfer processes in a glass furnace regenerator are reported. The conjugate heat transfer problem is solved in 3D using the ANSYS 8.0 /FLOTRAN programme. The regenerator’s geometry, finite element mesh, thermal loads and boundary conditions are presented. The momentum, continuity and energy equations are solved.

Keywords

• glass furnace regenerator
• modelling
• simulation
• FEM
• conjugate heat transfer
• cyclic equilibrium