This paper tackles the problem of industrial waste heat Elica NIKOLATESLA RC 83cm Recirculating Air Venting Induction Hob – BLACK recovery through an unexploited heat transfer mechanism: thermal radiation.Energy intensive industries have a considerable potential of unused radiant heat, which cannot be recovered through existing methods.That potential energy is quantified for the main identified industries: steel and glassmaking.Then, a radiant heat capturing device allowing high temperature heat capture is Reclining Sofa designed according to process requirements.
Finally, recoverable heat is estimated and potential uses are proposed.