A large part of the global brick manufacturing industry has evolved based on knowledge
transmitted from generation to generation without developing a consistent scientific …

Porcelain tiles manufacturing is energy-intensive since it contains several stages in which
the product is subjected to thermal treatments. The energy used in the process mainly …

The flow characteristics and heat transfer around brick model settings are very important
fields of investigation to get over the problem of energy consumption and production …

Time-dependent measurements are essential to describe the temperature and heat transfer
coefficient development lead to understanding the unsteady nature of tunnel kiln behavior …

Porcelain tile manufacturing is an energy-intensive industry that is in dire need of increasing
productivity, minimizing costs, and reducing CO2 emissions, while keeping the product …

Drying and firing of ceramic products are processes that require high energy consumption.
Making these processes more efficient can improve product quality, reduce processing time …

This article focuses on the experimental and numerical study of an industrial prototype
furnace intended for the production of ceramics in order to improve the energy efficiency and …

A transient study for the prediction of the temperature of hot gases inside a kiln loaded with
bricks, using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), is presented in this work. The prediction …

This paper investigates the combined effect of the kiln or brick surface roughness and the
brick lattice setting density on the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics in tunnel kilns …

Shuttle kilns are widely used in the sanitary ware industry. A key parameter to reduce energy
consumption and increase their overall performance is temperature uniformity. Therefore, in …