6. Furnaces

  1. Myer Kutz
  1. Carroll Cone

Published Online: 16 FEB 2006

DOI: 10.1002/0471777471.ch6

Book Title

Mechanical Engineers' Handbook: Energy and Power, Volume 4, Third Edition

Mechanical Engineers' Handbook: Energy and Power, Volume 4, Third Edition

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How to Cite

Cone, C. (2006) Furnaces, in Mechanical Engineers' Handbook: Energy and Power, Volume 4, Third Edition (ed M. Kutz), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471777471.ch6

Author Information

  1. Toledo, Ohio, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 16 FEB 2006
  2. Published Print: 4 NOV 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471719885

Online ISBN: 9780471777472

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Keywords:

  • furnace construction;
  • furnace control system;
  • waste heat recovery systems

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Scope and Intent

  • Standard Conditions

  • Furnace Types

  • Furnace Construction

  • Fuels and Combustion

  • Oxygen Enrichment of Combustion Air

  • Thermal Properties of Materials

  • Heat Transfer

  • Fluid Flow

  • Burner and Control Equipment

  • Waste Heat Recovery Systems

  • Furnace Components in Complex Thermal Processes

  • Furnace Capacity

  • Furnace Temperature Profiles

  • Representative Heating Rates

  • Selecting Number of Furnace Modules

  • Furnace Economics

  • Reference

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