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The analysis of glass melting processes using three‐dimensional finite elements
Author(s) -
Murnane R. A.,
Johnson W. W.,
Moreland N. J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in fluids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1097-0363
pISSN - 0271-2091
DOI - 10.1002/fld.1650081203
Subject(s) - glass melting , process (computing) , mechanical engineering , computer science , mesh generation , flow (mathematics) , point (geometry) , computational science , set (abstract data type) , engineering drawing , dimension (graph theory) , engineering , materials science , mechanics , finite element method , mathematics , physics , geometry , structural engineering , programming language , operating system , pure mathematics , composite material
Traditionally glass process problems have been studied using laboratory and two‐dimensional computer simulation techniques to quantify the melting, cooling and distribution of the molten glass and its quality. Although these approaches are adequate for a large number of simple glass systems, there are processes with asymmetric geometries and operating conditions which cannot neglect the effect of the third dimension. During the past few years, with the advent of commercial parallel processors and corresponding software, extensive progress has been made with the implementation of full three‐dimensional glass flow simulations. Several development applications using FIDAP will be illustrated for electric melters, circular refiners and contoured forehearths. The discussion will cover the problem set‐ups, mesh generation, solution strategy, post‐processing and results. The advantages and developmental needs of FIDAP will be highlighted from the point of view of applied glass process engineering.