A PROCESS AND A FURNACE FOR MELTING GLASS FORMING INGREDIENTS
Application 241/MAS/2001 published 2007-03-30, filed 2001-03-16
A process and furnace for melting glass is set forth wherein the majority of the combustion energy over the melting zone of the furnace is provided by oxy-fuel combustion while a majority of the combustion energy over the fining zone of the furnace is provided by air-fuel combustion. In many cases, it will be preferable to provide greater than 70% and up to and including 100% of the combustion energy over the melting by oxy-fuel combustion and greater than 70% and up to and including 100% ng zone of the combustion energy over the fining zone by air-fuel combustion. By proper tailoring of the combustion space atmosphere through oxy-fuel and air-Fuel firing, the present invention can result in an improvement in glass productivity and quality. The present invention can be applied in the construction of a new furnace or can be applied to existing air-fuel furnaces
Applicant
1)AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS,INC.
:7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD,ALLETOWN,PA 18195-1501 U.S.A.
Inventor
1)BRYAN CLAIR HOKE JR 2)KEVIN ALAN LIEVRE 3)ALEKSANDAR GEORGI SLAVEJKOV 4)JULIAN LEONARD INSKIP 5)ROBERT DEAN MARCHIANDO 6)ROBERT MICHAEL ENG No of Pages : 32 No of Claims : 35
International Info
Classification: C03B 5/235
Priority Information
09/534905 U.S.A. 2000-03-23