Oil-Firing From a Furnace Builder's Point of View

JSGT 1951 V35 T146-T157

The factors which have to be considered before constructing an oil-fired tank furnace for melting glass are the ability to produce good glass and the capital and operational costs of doing so. These factors are commented on and the influence of the different forms of burners and their location in a cross-fired tank furnace on the length of life of the refractories are considered in detail. An oil-fired furnace with individual cell-like regenerators is discussed as a possible future development.

Alec Garstang