Introduction and Problem Statement

Process heating systems are some of the largest energy-intensive systems in most industrial facilities and account for approximately 36% of industrial energy consumption.  These systems may include equipment such as furnaces, ovens, heaters, kilns, and lehrs.  They are used in a variety of processes in an industrial energy system to transfer heat from energy sources to the products.

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