Numerical Study of the Power Flat Flame Burner Effect on the Uniform Temperature Distribution in Cracking Furnaces

In the present study, with the help of numerical study, the study of the uniform heat flux formation on process tubes as the main parameter in cracking furnaces has been investigated using flat flame burners with different thermal powers. Due to the lack of experimental data for solver validation, two problems of swirl burner and channel with conjugate heat transfer of combustion gases and solid surface have been used. To carry out simulations, the chtMultiRegionReactingFOAM solver in OpenFOAM software has been developed by adding the conjugate heat transfer capability to the ReactingFOAM solver. In simulations, k-ω SST turbulence model has been used for turbulence modeling. The results of the simulations show that the use of a flat flame burner in cracking furnaces allows for the uniform temperature distribution in the furnace with the low maximum combustion temperature. Also, to create the appropriate heat flux around the pipes so that the proper temperature distribution for cracking reactions is provided, the minimum heat flux of the flat flame burners is required, which in less than that, the appropriate temperature distribution does not occur on the pipes.