Bubbler systems

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FIC has some disturbing news for the glass industry
Our Bubbler Systems can
n Reduced fuel consumption:
reduce fuel consumption,
up to 5%.
increase productivity and
n Reduced furnace
quality.
temperature:
FIC offers a Pulse type
decrease in firing
Bubbling System as well as its
temperature can be as much
more favoured Variable
as 30 degrees C.
Bubbling System. We can
n Increased production:
supply Bubbler tubes in a
usually around 5% but
range of materials.
greater increases recorded.
As the bubbles rise, the glass
n Improved homogeneity:
is disturbed and cold glass is
improves glass flows in
taken to the hotter regions
the furnace; improved
of the furnace.
quality; helps in the
elimination of cords.
n Decrease in stone
loss: especially
important with
coloured glass.
n Down time
reduction: much
quicker colour change.
n No unmelted batch
in the refining area.
l Design and Build
l Electric Furnaces
l Electro Boost
l High Q Holders
l Electrode Holders
l HVP Forehearth
l Iso-Thermal Unit
l Bubbler Systems
l Electrode Maintenance Unit
l Drains
l Mathematical Modelling
l Engineering Services
The World’s
Number One
in Furnace Technology
FIC has some disturbing news for the glass industry
A bubbling system promotes
Down time is also reduced
a controlled disturbance in
with an FIC Bubbler System.
the glass flow, bringing the
The bubbling in float
cooler glass from the bottom
furnaces causes disturbance
of the furnace towards the
at the bottom of the furnace
surface in a mixing action
thus promoting a much
where it can absorb the heat
quicker colour change.
from the flames without the
Quality is ensured and no
use of excessive crown
unmelted batch can enter
temperatures. The benefits
the refining area as the
are not only decreased fuel
bubbles from our systems
consumption and firing
‘break’ on the surface of the
temperature but also a
glass and produce a physical
notable increase in
barrier to the batch/foam
production and quality
blanket.
promoted by the improved
homogeneity. The superior
glass flows within the
FIC can offer the following
types of Bubbler Tubes:
furnace help to eliminate
n Ceramic
cords.
n Water-Cooled
The system also has major
n Platinum/Platinum Coated
advantages for the melting
n Inconel
of coloured glass. The
product loss due to stone
n Super Kanthal®
inclusions in a furnace
melting dark green glass
could be as high as 7%.
An FIC Bubbler System will
normally reduce this figure
to less than 1% by
stimulating the convection
currents so that stones are
lifted into the hotter zone at
the top of the furnace and so
become molten.
The World’s Number One
l Design and Build
l Electric Furnaces
l Electro Boost
l High Q Holders
l Electrode Holders
l HVP Forehearth
l Iso-Thermal Unit
l Bubbler Systems
l Electrode Maintenance Unit
l Drains
l Mathematical Modelling
l Engineering Services
FIC (UK) Limited
Long Rock Industrial Estate
Penzance
Cornwall TR20 8HX
United Kingdom
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