Process Improvement Through Oxy-Fuel Combustion - The Full Conversion Of A Television Glass Melter

Oxy-fuel combustion has been recognized for years as a cost-effective means of reducing NOx emissions from glass melters. Glass melters around the world have been successfully converted to oxy-fuel combustion for this specific purpose. This paper shows that the benefits of properly applied oxy-fuel technology go well beyond the reduction of NOx emissions. Therefore, the decision to fire a glass melter with oxy-fuel combustion should not be based solely on the need to reduce NOx emissions, but rather on the need to improve the glass melting process overall.