Aluminum holding furnace optimal design using the cfd method and factorial approach

Mohamed I. Hassan Ali; Saeed Alshehhi; Cynthia Belt

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-05864-7_141

Aluminum holding furnace optimal design using the cfd method and factorial approach

Mohamed I. Hassan Ali
, Saeed Alshehhi
, Cynthia Belt

Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering

Metals Energy Management LLC

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Abstract

Holding furnaces use less energy than melting furnaces but still represent an important process to optimize in the aluminum industry. Given that less energy is used, low-cost changes are needed to cost justify any furnace or burner work. Further modeling on a holding furnace was done to examine and investigate the optimum design to reduce energy usage. This paper investigates different options, e.g. burner size and load, chimney location and height, and furnace length and height. Preliminary results indicated a significant increase in the exergy efficiencies and therefore gas saving when the optimum selection of burner size, chimney location and furnace length/height is considered.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	Light Metals, 2019
Editors	Corleen Chesonis
Pages	1151-1157
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05864-7_141
State	Published - 2019
Event	Light Metals Symposium held at the TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 2019 - San Antonio, United States Duration: 10 Mar 2019 → 14 Mar 2019

Publication series

Name	Minerals, Metals and Materials Series
ISSN (Print)	2367-1181
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-1696

Conference

Conference	Light Metals Symposium held at the TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Antonio
Period	10/03/19 → 14/03/19

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Aluminum furnace
CFD modeling
Energy
Holding furnace

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Hassan Ali, MI, Alshehhi, S & Belt, C 2019, Aluminum holding furnace optimal design using the cfd method and factorial approach. in C Chesonis (ed.), Light Metals, 2019. Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, pp. 1151-1157, Light Metals Symposium held at the TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 2019, San Antonio, United States, 10/03/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05864-7_141

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Aluminum holding furnace optimal design using the cfd method and factorial approach

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