Module 3: Transport phenomena in furnaces
  Lecture 29: Refractory Design in furnaces
 

Cylindrical wall 

Heat conduction through the wall of a hollow cylindrical furnace can be mathematically described by the following equation at steady state

(5)

Consider a long cylinder of inside radius  and outside radius , and length  as shown in the figure.


Figure29. 3: One dimensional heat flow through a hollow cylinder