A numerical procedure is presented to predict the turbulent non-premixed combustion flames in regenerative furnaces. A moment closure method with the assumed β probability density function (PDF) for the mixture fraction is used in the present work. The procedure is applied to an experimental regenerative slab reheat furnace developed in NKK to demonstrate its predictive capability. The predictions are compared with the experimental data. The comparison is favorable. [S0022-1481(00)01302-5]
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