TC11 discuses advanced refractory materials and worldwide industrial experience on glass melting furnaces.
The material properties and application problems are reported and analyzed.
Testing procedure and inspection methods for refractory materials will be recommended.
Activities and planned actions
Meeting
September 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany:
October 2020 in Düsseldorf, Germany
October 2019 in Venice, Italy
October 2018 in Düsseldorf, Germany
October 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey
September 2016 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
October 2015 in Eindhoven, Holland.
October 2014 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Presentation
2022
– Crowns deformation during furnace lifetime: Jean-Pierre Meynckens
– Crowns design & material choices: Stefan Postrach/Daniela Messina
– Several approaches regarding creep (laboratories tests & long term prediction) :Christian Kunert
– Refractories for a Decarbonised World: Trevor Wilson (invited speaker)
– Hydrogen combustion and risk for superstructure refractories: Christian Kunert
– How high electrical boosting will affect glass furnaces’ refractory material : Michel Gaubil
– Float Bath Bottom Block problems (delamination, flaking, and bottom bubble generation): Melih Ustun
– Tin Bath Bottom Blocks_RHIM solutions: Andrea Roncaglia (invited speaker)
2019
Evaluation of silica testing methods:
– Presentation: Stefano Cappuzzo, Stefano Sanchetti (SSV)
– Presentation: Andrea Roncaglia (AGC)
– Presentation: Anne Jans Faber, Marco van Kersbergen (Celsian)
Worked out a silica RRT program:
– All members
Mixes
-Presentation: Refractory mixes for glass industry, Mark Taylor, Santiago Suarez (Magneco/Metrel)
Silica stone
Michael Dunkl, Ken Watanabe and Jean-Pierre Meynckens:
Non-destructive measurement of refractory materials and measurement of the residual wall thickness:
Measurement with Ground Penetration Radar for AZS side wall
Rongxing Bei and Burak Izmirlioglu: Problems in regenerators of glass melting
2017
Sven-Roger Kahl (Ardagh Glass): The new requirements for refractories for multi-fuel hybrid furnaces
Bruno Malphettes (SEFPRO): superstructure corrosion
Rongxing Bei (RHI): Overview of all possible refractories for crown and superstructure
Burak Izmirlioglu (Sisecam): The crown and superstructure refractories and glass defects
Simone Tiozzo (Stazione Sperimentale del Vetro): The glass defects from crown and superstructure
Esref Aydin (Ex TC11 Chairman): Catscratches and Cords
AnneJans Faber (Celsian): Methods and tools to study crown corrosion and heat losses of refractory walls
2016
Rongxing Bei: DURITAL AZ58 and DURITAL K99 EXTRA for the Superstructure of Glass Melting Furnaces.
Johannes Vetter: Thermochemical Regenerator – High Efficiency Heat Recovery for Oxy-Fired Glass Furnaces.
Anne Jans Faber: Project proposal – Reducing structural heat losses at glass Furnaces.
Anne Jans Faber: New CelSian CO+ sensor for burner control.
Marvin: The production at Ling Nan refractories, China and the quality control.
V2O5 in waste gas (kg/ton glass)
Heavy corrosion by pet coke firing
2015
Jean-Pierre Meynckens: Effect of pet coke on refractories in glass furnace.
Michel Gaubil: Diverse industrial experience in glass furnace using pet coke.
Rongxing Bei: Regenerator Lining Concept under Pet-Coke Firing.
Stef Lessmann: Experimental device to test the refractories for regenerators.
2018
Evaluation of different test methods for blistering
– Roland Heidrich (REFEL, Italy)
– Brian Harris (NSG, UK)
– Christian Kunert (Schott, Germany)
– Kenji Matano (AGCC, Japan)
Evaluation of different test methods for corrosion of silica bricks
– Brian Harris (NSG, UK)
– Burak İzmirlioğlu (ŞİŞECAM, Turkey)
– Christian Kunert (Schott, Germany)
– Rongxing Bei (RHI Magnesita, Germany)
Non-destructive measurement of refractory materials (radar, Ultrasonic..)
– Roland Heidrich (REFEL, Italy)
– Bernhard Fleischmann (HVG, Germany)
– Jean-Pierre Meynckens (AGC, Belgium)
2014
Amul Gupta and Michael Dunkl: Bubble formation by AZS-refractories during startup of glass melting furnace.
Kevin Selkregg: Glass defect in glass melting tanks by AZS-refractories.
Burak Izmirlioglu: Refractories, Glass Defects and Post Mortem Works:
Next steps:
– Influence factors for blistering: study on impurities, oxidation stage of the fused cast materials
– Evaluation of new test methods for refractory materials
Committee Members
Meynckens, Jean-Pierre (AGC) Committee Position: Chair
Gaubil, Michel Committee Position: Vice Chair
Bogaerts, Michel (AGC)
Cappuzzo, Stefano (STATIONE SPERIMENTALE DEL VETRO)
Harris, Brian (NSG)
Heidrich, Roland (REFEL)
Izmirlioglu, Burak (SISECAM)
Kunert, Christian (SCHOTT)
Matano, Kenji (AGCC)
Messina, Daniela (RHIMagnesita)
Postrach, Stefan (RHIMagnesita)
Sanchetti, Stefano (STATIONE SPERIMENTALE DEL VETRO)
Tojo, Shin (NEG)
van Kersbergen, Marco (CELSIAN)
Wilson, Trevor (DSF)
Ustun, Melih
Committee Contact Details
Jean-Pierre Meynckens
AGC – Refractories Development & Coordination
Rue Louis Blériot, 12
6041 Gosselies – Belgium
+32/478.40.59.12
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