Abstract
In this chapter, a brief review of the glass industry, its aspect, energy usage in it, and the journey it had through time is presented. Modern technologies introduced in the glass industry are addressed and alternative fuels for conventional fuels are explained. Also, a study about the feasibility of using hydrogen combustion and electric melting (photovoltaic and/or grid connection energy supply) as an alternative for existing furnaces is done for four different cases. The calculations are done based on an existing glass factory located in Turkey, which has the capacity of melting 1600 tons of glass per day. Calculations show that establishing a solar power plant on a factory rooftop for electric energy production and supplying this energy for melting 40% of glass using electrodes has the lowest energy consumption among all four cases. Results show that the most efficient and environment-friendly option for glass melting is electric melting compared to natural gas and hydrogen combustion melting.
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Abbreviations
- SPP:
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Solar power plant
- PGC:
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Power grid connection
- NGF:
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Natural gas furnace
- PV:
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Photovoltaic
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This study was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK), (2244 Industrial Ph.D. Fellowship Program, Project No: 119C189).
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Kodak, O., Sadeghi-Khaneghah, F., Konukman, A.E.Ş., Kılıç, L., Arzan, N., Dural, G. (2023). Energy Usage in Glass Industry: Past, Today, and Tomorrow. In: Sogut, M.Z., Karakoc, T.H., Secgin, O., Dalkiran, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 2022 International Symposium on Energy Management and Sustainability . ISEMAS 2022. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30171-1_12
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