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production, but are also used for the production of
tableware and sodium silicates. For container produc-
tion, a furnace campaign typically lasts 8 years and for
oat glass production can last as long as 12 years.
Undershot and supplemental oxy/fuel oxygen
enrichment have been successfully used on this type
of furnace.
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Premix enrichment has also been used on
furnaces with damaged checkers. These furnaces have
also been converted to full oxy/fuel.
24.3 Oxygen-Enhanced Combustion
for Glass Production
This section rst discusses some of the unique benets
of oxygen-enhanced combustion in glass production. It
also ...