A theoretical model has been developed to predict the thermal performance of inert, direct-fired, woven-metal fiber-matrix porous radiant burner. The local chemical heat release was modeled by a detailed mechanism, and convection heat transfer between the gas and the solid phases in the burner was described by an empirical heat transfer coefficient. The solid matrix was modeled as a gray medium, and the discrete ordinates method was used to solve the radiative transfer equation to calculate the local radiation source/sink in the energy equation for the solid phase. The fully coupled nature of the calculations without external specification of flame location represents a key advance over past efforts towards modeling of porous radiant burners, because for a given mass flow rate the actual heat loss from the flame determines its position and is not a free parameter. The calculated results for the burner surface temperature, the gas exhaust temperature and the radiation efficiency for a single layer Fecralloy burner were compared with experimental data from this laboratory and reasonable agreement was obtained for a range of operating conditions.
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Analytical and Experimental Study of Combustion and Heat Transfer in Submerged Flame Metal Fiber Burners/Heaters
S. A. Leonardi,
S. A. Leonardi
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1288
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R. Viskanta,
e-mail: viskanta@ecn.purdue.edu
R. Viskanta
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1288
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J. P. Gore
J. P. Gore
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1288
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S. A. Leonardi
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1288
R. Viskanta
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1288
e-mail: viskanta@ecn.purdue.edu
J. P. Gore
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1288
Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER. Manuscript received by the Heat Transfer Division February 26, 2001; revision received September 4, 2002. Associate Editor: R. Skocypec.
J. Heat Transfer. Feb 2003, 125(1): 118-125 (8 pages)
Published Online: January 29, 2003
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February 26, 2001
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September 4, 2002
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January 29, 2003
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Leonardi , S. A., Viskanta, R., and Gore, J. P. (January 29, 2003). "Analytical and Experimental Study of Combustion and Heat Transfer in Submerged Flame Metal Fiber Burners/Heaters ." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. February 2003; 125(1): 118–125. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1527910
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