Modeling of thermal processes in the packing of regenerative heat exchangers in industrial glass-melting furnaces

Abstract

A mathematical model of regenerative heat exchangers (regenerators) with stationary refractory packing used for heating incoming air for combustion in the high-temperature melting units of glass works is examined. The calculation package developed with the model can be used to model operation of the regenerators in tank glass-melting furnaces using modern types of packing with a different packing chamber configuration for glass-melting furnaces with horseshoe arid transverse flames in consideration of the features of their operation.