May 2020
Heat Transfer
Use CFD modeling to improve burner design and operation
Process heaters are essential pieces of equipment in the refining and petrochemical industry that are used to heat hydrocarbons to a desired temperature.
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The Author
Chen, Z. - Becht Engineering, Medina, Ohio
Zumao Chen has more than 18 yr of experience in computational fluid dynamics modeling of reacting and non-reacting multiphase flow systems for new product development, design optimization and troubleshooting. He also has more than 6 yr of experience in mathematical model development for fluid dynamics, convective and radiative heat transfer and combustion, as well as in computer programming to simulate complex flow systems.
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