• DocumentCode
    1098166
  • Title

    Energy comparisons between electric melting and gas firing for the production of rolled glass

  • Author

    Litzinger, John J.

  • Author_Institution
    AFC Ind. Inc., Kingsport, TN, USA
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1988
  • Firstpage
    503
  • Lastpage
    507
  • Abstract
    The production of glass by electric melting and gas firing is compared on a direct basis. The product and processes are compared from a quality, operational, energy, construction, and economic viewpoint. It is argued that electric melting is much more BTU-efficient but, depending on the cost of local energy, not always cost-efficient
  • Keywords
    electric heating; glass industry; BTU-efficient; electric melting; energy comparisons; gas firing; rolled glass production; Costs; Energy efficiency; Firing; Furnaces; Glass industry; Insulation; Power generation economics; Production; Temperature; Windows;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/28.2902
  • Filename
    2902
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1098166