The DETR's Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme has recently produced the Good Practice Case Study 371 which focuses on UK container glass manufacturer Lax & Shaw's latest furnace. It incorporates a number of features that can improve energy efficiency and lead to cost savings. Lax & Shaw's no. 1 furnace was rebuilt in 1996, and replaced the former no 1, whcih was of a similar design, but incorporated electric boost and supplementary oxygen firing. The new no 1 furnace is an end-fired regenerative furnace designed to produce up to 240 tonnes/day. It is normally fired on natural gas but has a standby oil firing system which makes it possible to take advantage of the cheaper, interruptible tariff. The furnace incorporates a number of features designed to improve thermal efficiency. For a copy of Study 371,please fax ETSU on: 01235 433066.
