Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) recently commissioned and brought onstream its second integrated oxy-fuel solution for Techpack Solutions in Korea. The cutting-edge offering helps this leading Korean container glassmaker reap multiple benefits of reduced emissions and improved energy efficiency, productivity and glass quality.
The integrated solution encompasses Air Products’ oxy-fuel combustion system, including Cleanfire HRiTM oxy-fuel burners and an automatic flow control skid, as well as a Prism vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) oxygen generator supplying reliable and economical on-site oxygen used to power the oxy-fuel burners for melting glass. In addition, Techpack Solutions will be installing Air Products’ newest technology, the Cleanfire HRe burner, which is the industry’s first smart burner. The HRe burner will enhance Techpack’s furnace control and help them optimize their maintenance schedule.
Oxy-fuel technology is proven to bring multiple benefits such as over 50% reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions, 10–20% in energy savings, about 25% increase in productivity, reduction of capital, and improvement in efficiency and glass quality, says Air Products.