Linde PLC——The 3rd revolution of glass furnace — Novel oxyfuel combustion technology of OPTIMELT™
This paper describes oxy-fuel combustion and vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) technology. It mainly describes OPTIMELT™ Thermochemical Regenerator (TCR) technology which can achieve more 15-20% of energy savings compared with conventional oxy-fuel technology. It is known as the 3rd revolution of glass furnace.