MATERIALS & ENERGY

Date:

(OXYGEN FIRED) GLASS FURNACE

ALGLASS QUESTIONNAIRE

COMPANY :

LOCATION :
FURNACE : LAST START-UP DATE :

1. FURNACE TYPE AND GEOMETRY

PROJECT Full O2 On the fly conversion Oxy fuel boosting

New (Without reference furnace)

REFERENCE AIR FURNACE (if needed): End-Port Unit-melter

Side-Port

TANK SIZES : Length = m

Width = m
Melting area = m2
Glass depth = m
Crown height = m (from glass level)
Side wall thickness = mm (combustion chamber)

EXHAUST PORT : Number =

Width = m Surface : m2
Position (cf figure)

BATCH CHARGER : Number =

Width = m
Position (cf figure)
In case of port #0 boosting (side port furnace) :
Available distance between backwall and first port:
Drawings presenting the peehole size and position between
backwall and first port

ELECTRIC BOOSTING : Yes No

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Power installed = kW
Number electrodes =
Position (cf figure)

BUBBLING : Yes No
Number : Position : (see figure)
Fluid : Air N2 O2
Flow rate per bubbler :

WALL UNDER GLASS : Yes No ---- mm

2. OPERATION

GLASS PRODUCT :

FURNACE PULL RATE :

Today Target (metric tons)

Maximum = t/d t/d

Nominal = t/d t/d

Minimum = t/d t/d

TYPE OF GLASS : Soda-lime Borosilicate E-Glass Crystal Other :

COLOR : Flint Light green Dark green Light amber Dark amber Other :

CULLET RATIO (vs PULL) : %

HEAT OF REACTION (fusion only) : kWh/t Unknown

GLASS ENTHALPY @ EXIT TEMPERATURE : kWh/t

DEVOLATILIZATION FROM BATCH :CO2 = Nm3/t

Other = Nm3/t
Batch humidity %

CARBON CONTENT IN BATCH : %

GLASS TEMPERATURE : Value :

Position :

CROWN TEMPERATURE PROFILE : Maximum operating temperature of refractory =

Number of thermocouples = Open Closed
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Location (cf figure)

Regulation couple Yes No

Existing or expected :

Thermocouple T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7
Temperature

SIDE WALL TEMPERATURE : Maximum operating temperature of refractory =

FURNACE PRESSURE :

3. COMBUSTION
FUEL : Natural gas Fuel Other

NATURAL GAS OPERATION :

AVAILABLE PRESSURE : NET HEATING VALUE : kWh/Nm3

COMPOSITION : CH4 :
C2H6 :
C3H8 :
C4H10 :
CO2 :
N2 :

STOICHIOMETRIC OXYGEN/AIR : Nm3/Nm3 NG

FUEL OIL OPERATION :

FUEL TYPE (N) : TEMPERATURE OF USE :

VISCOSITY :

AVAILABLE FUEL PRESSURE : Gross HEATING VALUE : kWh/kg

COMPOSITION : C :
H:
O:
N:
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S:

STOICHIOMETRIC OXYGEN/AIR : Nm3/kg fuel

ATOMIZATION : mechanical air steam natural gas O2

Pressure of atomizing fluid= Flow rate of atomizing fluid=

BURNERS : Number of burner, port =

Number of injector per port =
Position of injectors in port underport sideport other
Distance from glass level (in case of unit-melter) = mm
Position (cf figure)

ENERGY DISTRIBUTION:

Zone/Burner 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Power

% energy

COMBUSTION CONTROL :

Automatic control
Global Per Zone (number of zone : ) Per Burner

Instrument Air : Available Not Available

Pressure :

BACK UP:
Fuel yes no
Air yes no
Electricity yes no

FLUE GASES EMISSIONS :

Present Target
NOx :
SOx :

Particulates :

FLUE GAS EXHAUST SYSTEM :

Description :
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Pressure regulation system :

4. HEAT BALANCE DATA :

SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION :

Total kWh/t
Fossil energy kWh/t pull rate : t/d
Electric boosting kWh/t

AIR FLOW (Nm3 / h) : ESTIMATED PREHEATED AIR

TEMPERATURE (C) :

AIR LEAKS FLOW : Nm3/h

CAMERA COOLING: Nm3/h

FLUE GAS TEMPERATURE (at port exit - before recuperator / regenerator) :

OXYGEN IN FLUE GASES : %

ESTIMATED WALL LOSSES :

5. POSSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION OF OXY-BURNERS :

DISTANCE FROM GLASS LEVEL =

DRAWINGS yes no

6 MISCELLANEOUS

Glass