Ceramics-Silikáty 44 (1) 14-19 (2000)

APPLICATION OF GLASS MELT MODELING FOR EXAMINING FORCED BUBBLING DESIGN 

Bryan C. Hoke, Jr. 

A glass manufacturer wanted to improve the melting capability of the furnace using bubbling. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models were applied to examine the effect of bubbling and optimize the number of bubblers to use. Several results were examined and the study revealed that too many bubblers can worsen the melting capability of the furnace. This paper demonstrates how modeling can be used for furnace design.