Thermal Imaging Of All Furnace Internal Surfaces For Monitoring And Control

Optimised glass furnace operation and control depend on accurate temperature data for critical glass and refractory points and areas in the melter combustion space. Infrared thermal imaging sensors provide significant advantages over traditional point thermocouples. While thermocouples are reliable, they can provide only limited temperature information. Thermal imaging sensors can provide the same information at critical points while also providing a temperature map of the complete combustion space. This real-time information can be used to monitor melter temperature profiles, refractory hot spots, location and movement of the batch line, and so on, and to provide more complete temperature data to the melter controller.