Calculation of the Characteristics of Transfer of Thermal Radiation in the Workspace of an Annular Furnace

A study has been made of the distinctive features of radiation transfer in the workspace of an annular furnace and the accuracy of calculation of radiation fluxes incident on the furnace walls in operation of the annular furnace and on the surface of cylindrical and rectangular metallic billets worked. The possibility of reducing the dimension of the problem on calculation of thermal-radiation fluxes from a three-dimensional problem to a two-dimensional one has been substantiated. The influence of the selectivity of the radiation of flue gases and the emissivity factor of refractory furnace surfaces on the integral radiation-flux densities has been considered.