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A Glimpse of the Evolutionary Studies on Glass Tank Furnace in Terms of Raw Materials, Melting Process, Refractories, and Energy Efficiency

Author(s) Soumya Mukherjee, Jit Mohan Das, Debolina Sengupta
Country India
Abstract This paper discusses the raw materials used in ancient glasses. Following a consideration of some archaeological reasons for studying glass, the discussion concentrates on the evidence provided by the chemical analysis of the glass and focuses on glass from later prehistoric Western Europe. Consideration of the major, minor, and trace components of the glass leads to the conclusion that prehistoric glass artisans were able to closely control the addition of small quantities of colorants, opacifiers and clarifiers to the glass melt. Some possible ways of introducing such small quantities of these substances are suggested. Reduction of fuel consumption in glass melting furnaces can cut the cost of production, and tackle the global warming. The paper presents three independent solutions to reduce the fuel consumption in industrial glass melting furnaces. The solutions include air preheating, raw material preheating, and improving the insulation of combustion space refractory. Energy balance equations are derived and used to identify the effects of each solution. The results indicate that the three solutions reduce the fuel consumption by 9.5%, 17%, and 34% respectively. An insight into the refractory usage is shown for different sections of the glass tank furnace.
Keywords Glass tank furnace, Raw Materials, Refractories, Fuel Consumption
Published In Volume 5, Issue 3, May-June 2023
Published On 2023-06-17
Cite This A Glimpse of the Evolutionary Studies on Glass Tank Furnace in Terms of Raw Materials, Melting Process, Refractories, and Energy Efficiency - Soumya Mukherjee, Jit Mohan Das, Debolina Sengupta - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 3, May-June 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i03.3759
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i03.3759
Short DOI https://doi.org/gsct4w
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