Thermally efficient melting and fuel reforming for glass making
US5057133A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P40/50
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An integrated process for utilizing waste heat from a glass making furnace. The hot off-gas from the furnace is initially partially cooled, then fed to a reformer. In the reformer, the partially cooled off-gas is further cooled against a hydrocarbon which is thus reformed into a synthesis gas, which is then fed into the glass making furnace as a fuel. The further cooled off-gas is then recycled back to absorb the heat from the hot off-gas to perform the initial cooling.
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