Glass Service is one of the worldwide consultants in the field of glass melting.
GS provides modeling and consulting services for:
SUPPORT OF FURNACE DESIGN
- Furnace capacity
- Oxy fuel conversions
- Intensification of melting (eg. electric boosting and bubbling)
- Design of a combustion system
- Batch charging
- Glass quality improvement
- Electric melting
- Design of the forehearth and glass homogeneity
- Ecology of melting
- Emission reduction
FURNACE TROUBLESHOOTING
- Glass quality improvement
- Furnace lifetime extension
- Oxy fuel firing
- Burner design and set-up
When such service is needed
It has been proven in more than 500 modeling studies that GS is able to solve questions about:
- New furnace design
- Combustion systems (gas, oil, and oxygen)
- Increase of the pull
- Bubbling, electric boosting, barrier, and submerged throat
- Furnace repair
Modeling helps to:
- Solve blister, seed, stone, and cord problems
- Solve furnace corrosion in the glass melt or combustion environment (including oxy fuel)
- Optimize furnace operation
- Optimize forehearth operation
Fuel Savings and Ecology
CONTAINER GLASS FURNACE
- Design of port neck
- Burner design and configuration
- Bubbling
- Electric boosting
- Furnace geometry
- NOx
Design of Tank and Forehearth System
COMPOSITE GLASS FIBER FURNACE
- Oxygen combustion
- Electric boosting
- Bubbling
- Forehearth system
Forming Productivity
FOREHEARTH
- Impact of cooling effect
- Pull and heat extraction capacity
- Geometry of the channel
- Thermal homogeneity
Regenerator Modeling
REGENERATOR
- Optimization of regenerator design
- Optimization of regenerator dimensions
- Thermal efficiency
- Channel optimization
Furnace Optimization
FLOAT FURNACE
- Bubbling
- Oxygen boosting
- Electric boosting
- Furnace capacity
Oxygen Conversion 
INSULATION GLASS FIBER FURNACE
- Control of NOx
- Increase in performance
- Saves energy
- Furnace design consultation