GDF SUEZ service offer, in natural gas combustion control: applications in the glass industry (melting furnaces, and feeders), by Remy CORDIER (GDF-SUEZ)


“In industry, some high temperature processes are sensitive to natural gas variations in calorific value or Wobbe index. For the last thirty years, GDF SUEZ has developed expertise in the matter of identifying problems and putting forward best-suited technical solutions. Since 2003, GDF SUEZ proposed a complete service offer, based on a range of new appliances for measuring or regulating Wobbe index, for those customers adversely affected by gas variations and including:
- a diagnosis on site (process sensitivity assessment, estimation of the potential profitability of a corrective system),
- study of the technical solution,
- installation on the industrial site of the required equipment,
- commissioning of the appliance or system,
- training the personnel in the use and standard maintenance,
- maintenance throughout the contract duration.
This service offer has been carried out in the glass industry (container ware), especially for melting furnaces and feeders. The main stated benefits are: improvement of the quality in production, decrease of the number of burner adjustments and energy savings.”

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