Journal article
A methodology to control direct-fired furnaces
International journal of heat and mass transfer, Vol.47(24), pp.5247-5256
2004
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/109694
Abstract
A suboptimal control strategy to control heat treatment processes in a direct-fired batch type furnace is formulated. It minimizes deviations from a prescribed temporal load temperature profile and the energy input in terms of the fuel consumption. The control method requires a model for the heat transfer and combustion, which is described. Application of the method shows that the fuel input and heat transfer to the load can be controlled to maintain a specified instantaneous temperature. This is accomplished through a feedback loop that is constructed by comparing the desired and measured temperatures. A parametric study is conducted to demonstrate the model.
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- Title
- A methodology to control direct-fired furnaces
- Creators
- Soumik Banerjee - Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, University of Illinois at Chicago, 223 Norris Hall MC 0219, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USADipankar Sanyal - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Calcutta 700032, IndiaSwarnendu Sen - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Calcutta 700032, IndiaIshwar K Puri - Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, University of Illinois at Chicago, 223 Norris Hall MC 0219, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
- Publication Details
- International journal of heat and mass transfer, Vol.47(24), pp.5247-5256
- Academic Unit
- Mechanical and Materials Engineering, School of
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Identifiers
- 99900547002001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article