Title:
METHOD FOR HEATING GLASS MELTING FURNACE EQUIPPED WITH ROOF-MOUNTED, STAGED COMBUSTION OXYGEN-FUEL BURNER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002356331
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a method for melting glass forming material in a glass melting furnace equipped with at least one oxygen-fuel burner mounted on the ceiling, which enables to increase the glass manufacturing speed, enhance the yield of glass and reduce the exhaustion of nitrogen oxides and/or sulfur oxides by improving heat transfer.
This method comprises supplying a flow of fuel and a flow of gaseous oxidant to at least a burner 34 mounted on the ceiling 22 of a glass melting furnace 10, pouring the fuel and the oxidant into the furnace, making at least a part of combustion proceed in the vicinity of a glass forming material 30 so as to generate convective and radiative heat transfer to the glass forming material 30.
Inventors:
SIMPSON NEIL GEORGE
PRUSIA GREG FLOYD
CLAYTON THOMAS G
RICHARDSON ANDREW PETER
LEBLANC JOHN R
PRUSIA GREG FLOYD
CLAYTON THOMAS G
RICHARDSON ANDREW PETER
LEBLANC JOHN R
Application Number:
JP2002056117A
Publication Date:
December 13, 2002
Filing Date:
March 01, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BOC GROUP INC
International Classes:
C03B5/00; C03B5/16; C03B5/235; F23C5/00; F23C6/04; F23C99/00; F23C5/08; F23D14/02; F23D14/22; F23D14/32; F23D17/00; F23L7/00; F27D7/02; (IPC1-7): C03B5/235; F23C5/08; F23C11/00; F23D14/22; F23D14/32; F23L7/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH09112814A | 1997-05-02 |
Foreign References:
| EP1077201A2 | 2001-02-21 | |||
| EP1078892A2 | 2001-02-28 | |||
| WO1999031021A1 | 1999-06-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto (5 outside)