Multiple-response optimization for melting process of aluminum melting furnace based on response surface methodology with desirability function.pdfVIP

J．Cent．SouthUniv．(2012)19 垒Springer DoI：10．1007／sl1771．012—1354—1 M ultiple—responseoptimizationformeltingprocessof aluminum meltingfurnacebasedonresponsesurfacemethodologywith desirabilityufnction ZHOUJie—min(N]~民)，WANGJi—min(~ ff敏)，YANHon ie(闫红杰)， LIShi—xuan(李世轩)，GUIGuang．chen(贵广臣) 1．SchoolofEnergyScienceandEngineering，CentralSouthUniversity，Changsha410083，China； 2．SuzhouLongrayThermalTechnologyCo．Ltd．，Suzhou215008，China ◎CentralSouthUniversiytPressandSpringer—VerlagBerlinHeidelberg2012 Abstract：Toreducethefuelconsumptionandemissionsandalsoenhancethemoltenaluminum quality,amathematicalmodelwith user—developed melting modeland burning capacity model，were established according to thefeaturesofmelting processof regenerativealuminum meltingfumaces．Basedonvalidatingresultsbyheatbalancetestforan aluminum meltingfumace，CFD (computationalfluiddynamics)technique．inassociationwithstatisticalexperimentaldesignwereusedtooptimizethemelting processofthealuminum meltingfurnace．Fourimportantfactorsinfluencingthemeltingtime，suchashorizontalanglebetween bumers．height．to．radiusratio．natura1gasmassflow andairpreheatedtemperautre，wereidentifled by PLACKETT_BURMAN design．A steepestdescentmethodwasundertakentodeterminetheoptimalregionsofthesefactors．Responsesurfacemethodology wimB0X—BEHNKEN designwasadoptedtofurtherinvestigatethemutualinteractionsbewteenthesevariablesonRSD (relative standarddeviation)ofaluminum temperature，RSD ofufrnacetemperatureandmeltingtime．Multiple。responseoptimizationby desirability ufnction approach wasused to detemr ine the optimum melting processparameters．The resultsindicate thatthe interactionbetweentheheight．to．radiusratioandhorizonta1anglebetweenburnersaffect