TY - JOUR
T1 - A multi-phase AC arc discharge and its application in in-flight thermal treatment of raw glass powders
AU - Yao, Y.
AU - Hossain, M. M.
AU - Watanabe, T.
AU - Matsuura, T.
AU - Funabiki, F.
AU - Yano, T.
N1 - Funding Information:
The financial support provided by Strategic Development of Energy Conservation Technology Project of NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) is gratefully acknowledged.
PY - 2008/6/1
Y1 - 2008/6/1
N2 - The in-flight melting technology with multi-phase alternating current (AC) arc was developed for the purpose of saving energy and shortening production cycle for glass industry. The 6-phase arc and 12-phase arc were used to investigate the in-flight melting behavior of soda-lime and alkali-free glass powders. Results showed that the vitrification degree of raw materials and the shrinkage of particle diameter increased with the increase of input power. The higher melting temperature and viscosity were responsible for the lower vitrification degree of alkali-free glass powders. Compared with 6-phase arc, 12-phase arc improved the vitrification degree of raw material for the longer residence time and higher plasma temperature under the same transformer current. The high vitrification degree achieved in short time indicated that the new in-flight melting technology with multi-phase ac arc would be a promising method for energy conservation in glass industry.
AB - The in-flight melting technology with multi-phase alternating current (AC) arc was developed for the purpose of saving energy and shortening production cycle for glass industry. The 6-phase arc and 12-phase arc were used to investigate the in-flight melting behavior of soda-lime and alkali-free glass powders. Results showed that the vitrification degree of raw materials and the shrinkage of particle diameter increased with the increase of input power. The higher melting temperature and viscosity were responsible for the lower vitrification degree of alkali-free glass powders. Compared with 6-phase arc, 12-phase arc improved the vitrification degree of raw material for the longer residence time and higher plasma temperature under the same transformer current. The high vitrification degree achieved in short time indicated that the new in-flight melting technology with multi-phase ac arc would be a promising method for energy conservation in glass industry.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cej.2007.11.016
DO - 10.1016/j.cej.2007.11.016
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:42749089020
SN - 1385-8947
VL - 139
SP - 390
EP - 397
JO - Chemical Engineering Journal
JF - Chemical Engineering Journal
IS - 2
ER -
