Glass-batch-preheater program. Annual report, February 1, 1984-January 31, 1985
Gas-fired glass melting systems suffer from poor thermal efficiency and dirty flue-gas emissions. The fluidized-bed glass-batch preheater is being developed to improve the fuel consumption rate or productivity of gas-fired glass melting furnaces via heat recovery. Secondary benefits of flue-gas cleanup may enable the glass industry to meet environmental standards. The savings from these improvements will increase the competitive position of the glass industry and, in particular, the container market. In addition, commercialization of this technology will enable the gas industry to retain glass industry gas load that presently lost to electric systems. A complete glass-batch-preheating system has been designed for installation and test on a 200-ton/day production glass container furnace.
- Research Organization:
- Thermo Electron Corp., Waltham, MA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5989367
- Report Number(s):
- PB-86-100658/XAB; TE-4343-118-85
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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