First- and second-law analyses of energy recoveries in blast-furnace regenerators

We examine various systems for the recovery of thermal energy from waste gases and for preheating in blast-furnace Cowper stoves, with the basic aim of improving efficiencies when utilizing blast-furnace gas with low net heating value at constant peak temperature. Using first- and second-law analyses, with suitably defined exergetic quantities, numerical values are given to measure energy savings.