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Calculation of Radiant Section Temperatures in Fired Process Heaters

1Department of Chemical Engineering, Al-Baath University, Homs, Syria


Chemical Engineering and Science. 2013, Vol. 1 No. 4, 55-61
DOI: 10.12691/ces-1-4-2
Copyright © 2013 Science and Education Publishing

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Hassan Al-Haj Ibrahim, M. Mourhaf Al-Qassimi. Calculation of Radiant Section Temperatures in Fired Process Heaters. Chemical Engineering and Science. 2013; 1(4):55-61. doi: 10.12691/ces-1-4-2.

Correspondence to: Hassan Al-Haj Ibrahim, Department of Chemical Engineering, Al-Baath University, Homs, Syria. Email: hasahi123@hotmail.com

Abstract

Flame and effective gas temperatures are key variables that need to be accurately determined before analysis of heat transfer in the radiant section of fired heaters can be meaningfully undertaken. To facilitate the calculation of these temperatures, appropriate equations were derived using two Computer Matlab programmes specially written for the purpose. A third programme was also written for the solution of the derived equations using the Newton-Raphson method. The whole calculation procedure was illustrated by an example worked out for an actual process heater used in a crude oil topping unit.

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