RT Journal Article
T1 Rapid simulation models for aluminium furnaces design
A1 Anglada, Eva
A1 Vicario, Iban
A1 de Landia, Leonor
A1 Mendizabal, Gorka
A1 Toledo, Nagore
AB The minimisation of energy consumption in aluminium metal casting industries requires an appropriate design of the furnaces to reduce as possible the heat losses through the walls. Detailed simulation models have been developed that allow the in-depth study of furnace behaviour, but these models are too complex and slow for some industrial necessities. To make possible a fast evaluation during preliminary phases more agile models are needed. This agility may be achieved by simplified models, but the results could be affected by a lack of accuracy. The work presented hereafter shows how the steady state analysis of the furnace walls with simplified models of finite elements may give sufficiently accurate and fast results. The simulation models have been validated against experimental results, thus confirming their ability to adequately reproduce the thermal behaviour of the walls of several furnaces regardless of their composition or heating system.
SN 1364-0461
YR 2017
FD 2017-07-04
LA eng
NO Anglada , E , Vicario , I , de Landia , L , Mendizabal , G & Toledo , N 2017 , ' Rapid simulation models for aluminium furnaces design ' , International Journal of Cast Metals Research , vol. 30 , no. 4 , pp. 226-230 . https://doi.org/10.1080/13640461.2017.1286557
NO Publisher Copyright: © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
DS TECNALIA Publications
RD 29 sept 2024