Infrared Thermometer Applications in Glass Industry
Raytek, with 35 years of experience in manufacturing infrared thermometers for industrial environments, is committed to providing * * products for the glass industry, specifically designed for monitoring and controlling every part of glass production lines. The products include non-contact infrared scanners, intelligent probe temperature measurement systems (probes and display devices), and can be customized according to the needs of customer glass production.
The Raytek infrared thermometer (or probe) provides fast, * *, non-contact temperature measurement. Real time monitoring enables the manufacturing of glass and secondary processed glass to benefit from the following:
● Increase production and yield
● Improve process control
● Improve product consistency
● Improve product quality
● Reduce downtime
Infrared probes are used to measure the temperature of kilns, glass in the furnace, melting tanks, heat storage chambers, clarification tanks, material channels, droplets, molds, float lines, annealing furnaces, as well as cooling and coating areas. Effective temperature measurement reflects the condition of the heating or cooling process, such as whether the heat storage chamber becomes too hot or too cold, whether the temperature in the tin bath and annealing furnace areas is correct, and so on. Careful inspection of the melting state to cooling process can ensure that the glass maintains its characteristics in every manufacturing process.
furnace
There are two types of furnaces, one is a horizontal flame furnace and the other is a horseshoe flame furnace. The flame cycle in the furnace changes direction, allowing the heat storage chamber to heat the combustion air, thereby improving fuel efficiency. The lattice bricks in one side of the heat storage chamber are heated by the hot gas discharged from the furnace, and when the lattice bricks reach the appropriate temperature, the flame direction changes, and this side of the heat storage chamber becomes the combustion air that enters the furnace for
heating. This alternate operation.
To ensure optimal operating efficiency, thermometers are installed at the top and bottom of each heat storage chamber, which can start the reversal of air and flame at the optimal time. Monitoring the corrosion of grid bricks and refractory materials using probes is crucial for scheduling hot and cold repairs according to the plan, as it can avoid the passive situation of huge expenses caused by emergency shutdowns. The exterior of the furnace body and heat storage chamber is regularly inspected with portable thermometers to detect hot spots caused by erosion of refractory bricks, thereby preventing glass liquid leakage.
