A new high-refining glass melter with an S-shaped flow passage has been suggested. Heat transfer and fluid flow in the melter are calculated using the SIMPLER algorithm. Nonorthogonal coordinate system, which is based on a control-volume approach with a staggered grid arrangement, is used to analyze in the complex geometries of the glass melter. The model involves electric boosting for improvement of circulation patterns and the heat transfer from the melter to the batch. The Joulean heating is determined and coupled with the energy equation of the melter. Possibility of turbulence and schemes for stable numerical computation are investigated. Numerical simulations have been performed for better understanding of the processes which is important for an efficient design and operation of the system. the effects of the location of electrodes and the submerged throat height are determined.
