Finite element analysis of a thermally insulated infrared radiant emitter

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to analyze the efficiency of the technical solution that is based on thermal insulation of the infrared radiant burner outer surface and to identify of the characteristics of combustion and heat and mass exchange processes. Calculation of the heat balance is performed for thermal capacities of 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 kW and proceeding from the main goal that was to generate directed local heating of workplaces and production areas. We used Ansys Multiphysics software and Fluent CFD solver to implement finite element analysis. Calculation of the thermal insulation layer thickness for a given external surface temperature was additionally performed. The technical solutions offered provides an optimal thermal regime in the whole building and enable us to increase the efficiency of the high temperature infrared radiant emitter to 2-17% and a consequence of the system as a whole.