The challenges that are posed to today’s competitive glass industry are environmental emission regulations, higher performance and energy saving.

Our tailor-made solutions meet our customer’s requirement and help them overcome these challenges, accomplished through a close collaboration with them

Furnace Performance Analysis

By reproducing the concept, we have the capability to predict the behavior of the system in different situations:

• Evaluation of overall effect of furnace components on melting and refining process
  
• Comparison of alternative geometrical scenarios
  
• Different operation parameters e.g. worst case, future scenarios, color or glass composition changes

Furnace Geometry and Features

Looking for gaining more productivity of furnace? The interpretation of the simulation results enables us to carry out the most advantageous configuration, positioning and combination of components.

• Optimization of furnace design
  
• Effective configuration of Electrical Boosting
  
• Positioning of Bubbling Nozzles
  
• Integration of Batch Preheating System

Energy & Emission

• Optimization of energy sources (fossil or electricity)
  
• Energy consumption reduction
  
• Effective heat recovery system
  
• Optimum combustion system
  
• Emission reduction (NOx, CO, SOx)

Glass Quality Analysis

• Melting & refining quality analysis
  
• Residence time and short cut current
  
• Sand dissolution analysis
  
• Bubble trace
  
• Emission evaluation
  
• Bottom and riser temperature prediction
  
• Conventional current flow in furnace
  
• Definition of quality failure sources

Existing Furnace

The simulation study of running furnace can be conducted for following purposes:

• Analysis of the process in operation
  
• Performance of the optimization and substitution of solutions without any intervention in the real production process
  
• Furnace capacity increasement
  
• Glass quality improvement
  
• Energy consumption reduction
  
• Emission reduction
  
• Dynamic calculation of color change time

Assessment of new or redesign melting concepts

By reproducing the concept, we have the capability to predict the behavior of the system in different situations:

• Careful decision making in terms of suitable type of furnace e.g. Oxy-fuel, Regenerative, Recuperative, etc.
  
• Optimization of furnace geometry
  
• Optimization of Energy Sources
  
• Optimum installation of melting/refining components
  
• Glass quality improvement
  
• Energy consumption reduction
  
• Emission reduction

Working End and Forehearth design optimization concepts

By reproducing the concept, we have the capability to predict the behavior of the system in different situations:

• Improvement of glass conditioning / thermal homogeneity
  
• Coloring forehearth; dynamic calculation of coloring process

Regenerators & Recuperators

For efficient heat recovery from flue gas and increasing the life time of regenerators:

• Optimum dimension
  
• Type of checkers
  
• Air / Flue gas current flow
  
• Checkers temperature profile
  
• To predict the condensing region
  
• Positioning of the exhaust channel

Type of furnaces

• Crossed-fired regenerative
  
• End-fired regenerative
  
• Recuperative melter
  
• Oxy-fuel furnace
  
• Electric melting furnace

Type of Products

• Container Glass
  
• Float
  • Super flint (low iron)
    
  • Pattern Glass
    
  • Construction / Automotive Glass
• Table Ware
  
• Fiber Glass
  
• Special Glass
  
• Cosmetic Glass
  
• Display Glass