Fourteen years ago the introduction of oxy-fuel combustion in glass melting technology in the Dutch glass industry began. This paper refers to the first oxy-fuel furnace in The Netherlands, and the experiences with a silica crown. First, an explanation about the environmental legislation in The Netherlands is given, which lead to the installation of this first oxy-fuel furnace. This is followed by a description of this first full scale oxy-fuel implementation and the experiences with emission reduction, energy consumption, refractory wear and glass composition in this furnace.
Origin
O-I, The Netherlands
Journal Title
69Th Conf On Glass Problems (Cesp 30 1 2009) 3-11
Sector
General
Class
G 3855