Flat Flame Oxy-Fuel Burner Technology For Glass Melting

Recently developed flat-flame oxy-fuel burners alleviate heat-transfer limitations of conventional oxy-fuel burners. This paper demonstrates and quantifies the essential benefits of the flat flame oxy-fuel burner by comparing it with conventional oxy-fuel burners for glass melting. A combination of Computational Fluid Dynbamic (CFD) modeling and glass furnace operating characteristics are used to explore the impact of this new firing method. Technical parameters reviewed include burner design, flame shape and velocity, and thermal distribution.