Methodological bases of optimization of thermal insulation structures of glass furnaces

Abstract

In the construction of modern bathrooms of flaming glass furnaces, glass resistant refractory materials of high quality and a variety of thermal insulation materials are used, which are compounded into multi-layer thermal insulation panels, reducing heat losses. However, increasing the temperature of wall bars when applying thermal insulation sharply reduces their service life due to high-temperature physical and chemical corrosion. Such a contradiction and a wide range of insulation products, as well as various modes of glass melting and intensity of forced cooling of the outer lateral surface of the furnace requires the choice of an optimal set of thermal insulation materials under the chosen conditions of furnace operation to ensure maximum operating life of the unit with maximum efficiency.