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Title: Glass Industry Bandwidth Analysis

Abstract

This is a study on energy use and potential savings, or "bandwidth" study, for several glassmaking processes. Intended to provide a realistic estimate of the potential amount of energy that can be saved in an industrial process, the "bandwidth" refers to the difference between the amount of energy that would be consumed in a process using commercially available technology versus the minimum amount of energy needed to achieve those same results.

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  1. Gas Technology Inst., Des Plaines, IL (United States)
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Research Org.:
Gas Technology Inst., Des Plaines, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Advanced Manufacturing Office (EE-5A) (Advanced Manufacturing Office Corporate)
OSTI Identifier:
1218802
DOE Contract Number:
FC36-03GO13092
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
Industry; ITP; Glass; Bandwidth

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Rue, David M. Glass Industry Bandwidth Analysis. United States: N. p., 2006. Web. doi:10.2172/1218802.
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abstractNote = {This is a study on energy use and potential savings, or "bandwidth" study, for several glassmaking processes. Intended to provide a realistic estimate of the potential amount of energy that can be saved in an industrial process, the "bandwidth" refers to the difference between the amount of energy that would be consumed in a process using commercially available technology versus the minimum amount of energy needed to achieve those same results.},
doi = {10.2172/1218802},
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year = {Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2006},
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