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Presentations

The Energy and Education Sub-Committee held a seminar on "Energy Best Practices" prior to the Glass Problems Conference on Monday, October 24, 2005.  Click on the link to view each of the 6 presentations.  

Articles

Oxygen-Fuel

"Gas-fired Solutions for Tin Baths

As leading source for industrial process heating solutions, Eclipse is offering an extensive array of burners and systems for the glass industry.  Read more......

The following articles are courtesy of dmg world media and were published in Glass International.

Combustion Efficiency

"Gas for Glass - a New Approach"

When Pilkington's German plant needed to increase flat glass production, the company undertook a review of its on-site gas generation system.  Gavin Whitlock explains how an outsourced management and maintenance system was found.  Read more...

 

"Development of a High Luminosity Flat Flame Burner"

Val Smirnov and Chet Allen demonstrate how the design of a high luminosity burner can significantly reduce fuel consumption and NOx emissions.  Read more...

 

 

"DeNOx Oil and Gas Burners"

Andreas Birle describes how growing requirements for energy saving, NOx reduction and productivity in the glass melting process have encouraged the development of a new generation of DeNOx burners for heavy oil as well as for natural gas.  Read more...

 

"Combustion Under Control"

This article explains how a single premix unit feeding different burners can improve combustion efficiency.  Read more...

 

"Forehearth Control for Electric Glassmaking"

Controlling resistance very quickly, coupled with changes in furnace design and operation can lead to improvements in operation and efficiency, explains George A. Sites.  Read more...

 

Melting Technology

"Conference Examines Highly Efficient Melting Methods"

Glassmakers from 17 different countries attended the 13th Czech conference on glass melting.  Read More...

 

"The Challenge of Conventional Furnace Design"

Dr. Matthias Lindig examines the feasibility of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the glass industry, in line with European Union objectives.  Read more...

 

"EB Glass Melting Electrodes"

This article explains the use of recycled molybdenum for the manufacture of electron beam glass melting electrodes.  Read more...

 

 

 

"A System for Optimal Glass Furnace Control"

Josef Muller, Robert Bodi and Frantisek Matustik describe the advantages of using advanced control to achieve high-quality glass production.  Read more...

 

"Barrier Walls:  A New Approach"

Stuart Hakes advocates the use of water-cooled bubblers for container furnaces.  Read more...

 

 

 

Other Articles

"Reformulation of Container Glasses for Environmental Benefit Through Lower Melting Temperatures" - Glass Technology, February 2005 (from the Society of Glass Technology; www.sgt.org Read more...

 

Alternative Fuels

"Industrial Gasification Types and Peripherals" - clean coal gasification "Synfuel" is one of the possible alternatives to natural gas that the GMIC is exploring as a means to lower melting costs for the glass industry.  This presentation describes a number of the technologies currently in use or under development.

 

Links

Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)

Energy-Related Training Programs

In an arrangement with the GMIC, the AEE is offering a wide range of energy-related training programs at special rates for GMIC members.  Three types of seminars are available.  Please visit http://www.aeecenter.org/seminars/gmic/ for more details about the programs and to register.

U.S. Department of Energy

Industries of the Future: Glass R&D GovForums - Access to energy-saving literature, software, on-line discussion topics as well as many other useful tools.

This site provides the glass industry with a mechanism to raise and discuss matters of interest to professionals concerned with the evolution and future of glass.

 

Energy Matters Newsletter - Your resource for energy efficiency tips, techniques and strategies. 

This free U.S. Department of Energy newsletter informs industrial end users of energy-efficiency opportunities, technical issues, new products and services, and training opportunities related to energy-intensive industrial systems. 

BestPractices Training Sessions - Helping you to run your plant more efficiently.

These training programs, offered throughout the year and around the country, offer system-wide and component-specific courses.

Energy Management

CitiCapital - Financing for Energy-Related Equipment and Projects.   

The CitiCapital Energy Team offers resources to structure a cost-neutral or cash flow positive project for end-users.

 

Companies

BOC

Eclipse/Combustion Tec

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"Forehearths Profit from Oxygen-fuel Combustion"

Oxygen-fuel fired forehearths are quickly becoming a proven technology and are increasingly being accepted as a safe, reliable and efficient method for controlling the energy input in glass fibre forehearth operations Kevin Cook - Eclipse reports.  Read more......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Tall Crown Furnace Technology for Oxy-Fuel Firing"

An advanced oxy-fuel fired furnace design has been proven to extend the life of silica crowns while achieving high fuel efficiency and low NOx and particulate emissions.  H. Kobayashi, K.T. Wu, G.B. Tuson, F. Dumoulin and H.P. Kiewall show us how.  Read more...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Oxygen Technologies for Recovery and Boosting of Glass Furnaces"

Neil G. Simpson examines the options available for increasing furnace capacity to cope with changes in product demand.  Read more...

 

 

 

 

"A Fully Automatic Screening Apparatus"

Glass screening apparatus for the automatic glass melt of small quantities.  Read more...

 

 

 

Alternative Fuels

"Ohio Coal Development Office" - This office seeks "to maintain Ohio's competitive edge by developing and deploying technologies that can use coal economically, within environmental limits, while maintaining reasonable electricity costs and sustaining the jobs associated with coal's production and use."  They spoke recently to glass industry representatives about efforts in Ohio to develop and support coal gasification technologies.  See the presentation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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