Industrial reheating furnaces: A review of energy efficiency assessments, waste heat recovery potentials, heating process characteristics and perspectives for steel …

J Zhao, L Ma, ME Zayed, AH Elsheikh, W Li… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the world's competitive industrial market, the development of existing manufacturing
equipment's such as industrial reheating furnaces (IRFs) increases profitability in terms of …

Experimental and numerical study on CO2 absorption mass transfer enhancement for a diameter-varying spray tower

XM Wu, Z Qin, SY Yun, ZX Zhang - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In this research article, orthogonal experiments were performed in a proposed diameter-
varying spray tower system to evaluate the importance of operating parameters and analyse …

Development and application of a numerically efficient model describing a rotary hearth furnace using CFD

M Landfahrer, C Schluckner, R Prieler, H Gerhardter… - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
A computationally highly efficient numerical model is presented able to characterize
combustion and steel heating in a real-size industrial rotary hearth furnace using …

Modelling and simulation of steel reheating processes under oxy-fuel combustion conditions–Technical and environmental perspectives

Y Hu, CK Tan, J Niska, JI Chowdhury, N Balta-Ozkan… - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the impact of flameless oxy-fuel combustion on the thermal
performance of a pilot-scale steel reheating furnace. A comprehensive mathematical model …

[HTML][HTML] Nonlinear dynamic simulation and control of large-scale reheating furnace operations using a zone method based model

Y Hu, CK Tan, J Broughton, PA Roach… - Applied Thermal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Modern reheating furnaces are complex nonlinear dynamic systems having heat transfer
performances which may be greatly influenced by operating conditions such as stock …

Development of a roller hearth furnace simulation model and performance investigation

JH Chang, J Oh, H Lee - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2020 - Elsevier
The roller hearth furnace is numerically investigated to analyze and optimize its
performance. It is essential to apply the temperature control model and the material transport …

[HTML][HTML] Heat transfer simulation and thermal efficiency analysis of new vertical heating furnace

W Chunsheng, Z Yan, L Zejun, Y Fuxiang - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
In view of the unclear heat transfer characteristics of the new type natural ventilation heating
furnace designed by Liaohe Oilfield, the simulation combined calculation method is …

Effect assessment of charging conditions on energy consumption and slab heating quality in an industrial-scale reheating furnace

J Xu, B Li, F Qi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
The effect of charging conditions on energy consumption and slab heating quality in
reheating furnaces has traditionally relied on empirical knowledge, lacking robust theoretical …

A Truncated transient slab model for a reheating furnace

ZY Ahmed, I T'Jollyn, S Lecompte… - Heat Transfer …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper considers the steel reheating process, in which cold slabs are reheated to a
temperature suitable for hot rolling operations. Temperature uniformity within the slab is very …

Computationally efficient alternative to a full-scale transient simulation of a reheating furnace

ZY Ahmed, I T'Jollyn, S Lecompte, T Demeester… - Thermal Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reheating of steel slabs in a reheating furnace is an intermediate step in the long and
complicated process of steel making. Reheat furnaces heat the slabs to about 1200° C …