Glass problems conference focuses on oxy-fuel
More than 550 people attended the 56th Conference on Glass Problems, held October 24--25, 1995, at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), to discuss melting, refractories, combustion, energy and environmental issues. As in the past few years, oxy-fuel-related papers made up a large percentage of the program. Since 1991, the fiber, container and specialty glass industries have accepted the oxy-fuel process as an alternative to regenerative and recuperative air-fuel furnaces. According to one source, more than 50 major (> 20 ton/day) furnaces have been converted to oxy-fuel combustion technology. The advantages of oxy-fuel over air-fuel combustion systems have been well documented in numerous articles. Benefits include reduced NO{sub x} and SO{sub x} emissions and particulate carryover. Improvements in glass quality and higher throughputs also have been realized. Economics, burner technology, refractory corrosion, and modeling are discussed in this summary. The complete proceedings of this conference are published in Ceram. Eng. Sci. Proc., 17 [2] (1996).
- OSTI ID:
- 218569
- Journal Information:
- American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 75, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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