Energy and Education Presentations The Energy and Education SubCommittee held a seminar on "Energy Best Practices" prior to the Glass Problems Conference on Monday, October 24. Click on the link to view each of the 6 presentations. The following articles are courtesy of dmg world media and were published in Glass International. Combustion Efficiency
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...
Val Smirnov and Chet Allen demonstrate how the design of a high luminosity burner can significantly reduce fuel consumption and NOx emissions. Read more...
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...
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...
This article explains how a single premix unit feeding different burners can improve combustion efficiency. Read more...
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
Neil G. Simpson examines the options available for increasing furnace capacity to cope with changes in product demand. Read more...
Dr. Matthias Lindig examines the feasibility of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the glass industry, in line with European Union objectives. Read more...
This article explains the use of recycled molybdenum for the manufacture of electron beam glass melting electrodes. Read more...
Josef Muller, Robert Bodi and Frantisek Matustik describe the advantages of using advanced control to achieve high-quality glass production. Read more...
Stuart Hakes advocates the use of water-cooled bubblers for container furnaces. Read more...
Glass screening apparatus for the automatic glass melt of small quantities. 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... "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. "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. Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
U.S. Department of Energy
Energy Management
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"Gas for Glass - a New Approach"
"Development of a High
Luminosity Flat Flame Burner"
"Combustion Under Control"
"Forehearth Control for Electric Glassmaking"
"Conference
Examines Highly Efficient Melting Methods"
"Oxygen
Technologies for Recovery and Boosting of Glass Furnaces"
"The
Challenge of Conventional Furnace Design"
"EB
Glass Melting Electrodes"
"Barrier
Walls: A New Approach"
"A
Fully Automatic Screening Apparatus"