Abstract—The reheating furnace is used to reheat the steel slabs before the hot-rolling process. The supported system includes the stationary/moving beams, and the skid buttons which block some thermal radiation transmitted to the bottom of the slabs. Therefore, it is important to analyze the steel slab temperature distribution during the heating period. A three-dimensional mathematical transie...

LiNbO a crystal has excellent electro-optical and non-linear optical properties [1, 2]. However local fluctuations of the refractive index and light scattering centers prevent a wider application of this material in optical devices. Since sub-grain boundaries seem to cause such inconvenience, the production of sub-grain free LiNbO a crystals is strongly required. Various properties of molten L ...

This paper presents the results of measurements of liquid metal fluidity and linear shrinkage of nickel alloy IN-713C in vacuum induction melting furnace Balzers VSG-2. Because of limited volume of the furnace chamber special models for technological trials were designed and constructed to fit in the mould of dimensions 170x95x100mm. Two different designs of test models were proposed: horizonta...

A transient heat transfer mathematical model for the prediction of temperature distribution in the car body during primer baking has been developed by considering the thermal radiation and convection in the furnace chamber and transient heat conduction governing equations in the car framework. The car cockpit is considered like a structure with six flat plates, four vertical plates representing...

Understanding of how and where NOx formation occurs in industrial boiler is very important for efficient and clean operation of utility boilers. This study aims to numerically simulate the NOx formation using a 3D model furnace of an industrial boiler. The studied boiler is a 160 MW and is gas fired with natural gas. The boiler combustion model is a 3D problem that involves turbulence, combusti...

High material penetration by neutrons allows for experiments using sophisticated sample environments providing complex conditions. Thus, neutron imaging holds potential for performing in situ nondestructive measurements on large samples or even full technological systems, which are not possible with any other technique. This paper presents a new sample environment for in situ high resolution ne...

Quality regulation of the combustion process inside the furnace is the basis of high demands for increasing robustness, safety and efficiency of thermal power plants. The paper considers the possibility of spatial temperature distribution control inside the boiler, based on the correction of distribution of coal over the mills. Such control system ensures the maintenance of the flame focus away...

A direct method is presented for the determination of manganese in whole blood or serum by atomic absorption spectroscopy, using a graphite furnace with a temperature ramp controller. Blood or serum is diluted with an equal volume of a five percent solution of Triton-X100 containing heparin. This prevents the blood from coagulating and produces a solution with a viscosity suitable for injection...

Like for coal and biomass, the storage of Refused Derived Fuels (RDF) processed through a mixture of non hazardous waste has self-ignition (SI) risks. Some combustible waste fires have been associated to chemical oxidation (T>70oC), one of the self-heating (SH) mechanisms that occurs before SI. Literature about factors that influence these processes in RDF is scarce. Thus, main objective was to...

The Ce3Pd6Sb5-type antimonides RE3Pd6Sb5 (RE = Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb) were synthesized by arc-melting and subsequent annealing in sealed silica ampoules in a high-frequency furnace. The new compounds Sm3Pd6Sb5 (a = 1337.0(5), b = 441.5(1), c = 988.6(3) pm) and Tb3Pd6Sb5 (a = 1328.8(4), b = 439.9(2), c = 976.6(5) pm) were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction data. The RE3Pd6Sb5 antimonides ado...