ThreeDimensional Mathematical Model of Combustion Gas Space in Glass Melting Funaces and its Namerical Solution Rao Wenbi Li Lihua Wu XiqiUnder grey and isothermal assumptions, dividing the gas space into several isothermal zones,and the crown and wall into some isothermal elements,a threedimensional mathematical model for combustion gas space in glass melting furnaces was constructed.The finite element method and gauss integration were used to calculate threedimensional direct interchange areas.A numerical solution has developed to accerate the calculating process.Simulations were made.The results show the effectiveness and applicability of the model.: glass melting furnaces; combustion space; mathematical mode; direct interchange areasRao Wenbi: Lect.,Dept. of Computer Science,WUT, Wuhan 430070,China.