Abstract
We have applied Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to fuser thermal design and the included adiabatic technology. We have investigated the energy saving effect and the restraint effect for a rise in temperature of the metal reflector by a simple model and a fine model. These effects are the application of radiation shields. By applying a high accuracy radiation model to simple analysis models, we can relatively estimate a design plan. Especially in CFD, it is useful to quantitatively get a heat transfer rate. The energy saving effect by simple analysis models correlates well with experimental results. However, we cannot accurately calculate the temperature field by simple models. The radiation should be considered to be in the neighborhood of the fuser.
