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CFD Simulation of Biogas Fired Clay Brick Kiln

Alemayehu Beyene1, Venkata Ramayya2 and Getachew Shunki3
  • 1 Jimma, Ethiopia
  • 2 Jimma Unievsrity, Ethiopia
  • 3 Metu Unievsrity, Ethiopia

Abstract

More strong and quality clay bricks are obtained if and only if bricks are fired with uniform optimum temperature during clay brick firing process in the clay brick kiln. To insure this transient temperature of fluegas and brick are analyzed using CFD simulation during clay brick firing in the clay brick kiln. In the simulation, 3-D geometrical model of fluegas and clay brick with inlet boundary of velocity and wall condition used respectively. Contour and vector of total temperature of brick and fluegas at different flow time is presented. In addition, temperature variation of selected brick and fluegas at different flow time is analyzed.

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Volume 11 No. 2, 2018, 1045-1061

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajeassp.2018.1045.1061

Submitted On: 25 April 2018 Published On: 20 June 2018

How to Cite: Beyene, A., Ramayya, V. & Shunki, G. (2018). CFD Simulation of Biogas Fired Clay Brick Kiln. American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11(2), 1045-1061. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajeassp.2018.1045.1061

Open AccessCopyright: © 2018 Alemayehu Beyene, Venkata Ramayya and Getachew Shunki. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Brick Kiln
  • CFD Simulation
  • Fluegas
  • Clay Brick