Mapa, L. B., & Vancha, A. R. (2012, June), Design of Experiments Modeling of a Heat Tunnel  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21157

\bibitem{asee_peer_21157}
  Mapa, L. B., \& Vancha, A. R. (2012, June), \emph{Design of Experiments Modeling of a Heat Tunnel}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21157

Lash B. Mapa and Avanish Reddy Vancha.  "Design of Experiments Modeling of a Heat Tunnel".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21157 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21157}
  Lash B. Mapa and Avanish Reddy Vancha.
  "Design of Experiments Modeling of a Heat Tunnel".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21157 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

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AB  -                   Design of Experiments Modeling of a Heat TunnelAbstract       There are many factors that contribute to heat losses in tunnels used in processing and       this is an attempt to understand the factors that are significant in reducing the heat losses,       with the long term goal of making design improvements to increase the efficiency of the       equipment to provide value to the customer. Retaining the heat in a process heat tunnel is       important for several reasons. Temperature settings, safety, environmental pollution and       energy conservation are the major ones. As energy prices continue to escalate, economic       benefits of energy conservation should be examined. State and federal teams are now       pushing standards for ovens to gain energy efficiency; but many manufacturers feel that       the upgrading of heat tunnel energy efficiency would affect their bottom line adversely.       Heat tunnels present further challenges as they all incorporate openings to allow the       conveyor and products to enter and exit the oven. These 'product apertures' require       measures to reduce the escape of heat from the tunnel and the consequential increase in       operating costs. The most common method in fast production lines is the use of curtains.       The present study was performed to understand the direction that a designer should       concentrate to maximize the process settings such as curtain design, temperature,       conveyor speed, heat generation levels and insulation thickness. This was achieved by       constructing a Design of Experiments (DOE) model to investigate the factors that affect       heat losses at high (+) and low (-) levels.
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