Effect of furnace operating conditions on alkali vaporization, batch carryover, and the formation of so2and NO in an oxy-fuel fired container glass furnace

Glass Technology: European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part A

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 177-187

  Molina, Alejandro ^a,d   Shaddix, Christopher R ^a   Blevins, Linda G ^a,e   Walsh, Peter M ^b   Neufeld, John W ^c  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c Gallo Glass Company ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^e U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI VAPORIZATION; FURNACE ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FURNACE OPERATING CONDITIONS; OXY-FUEL FIRED CONTAINER GLASS FURNACE;

ALKALINITY; CORROSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MELTING; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VAPORIZATION;

GLASS FURNACES;

EID: 33947204971     PISSN: 00171050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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