BURNERS, COMBUSTION, NOX EMISSIONS AND DECARBONIZATION (INTRODUCTORY TRAINING)

The use of fossil fuels in glass furnaces continues to have a significant impact on energy consumption and emissions. Heat transfer and the production of aggressive and harmful species like NOx are influenced by combustion settings and burner types. The course will cover the many factors causing pollution as well as strategies to reduce using both primary (process integrated) and secondary (end-of-pipe) techniques. These same methods will be used to examine decarbonization in a new section of the course.

Contents
• Combustion mechanisms
• Emissions sources and legislation
• Glass furnace energy balance
• Radiation and heat transfer
• NOx formation
• Burner types
• Staged combustion
• Carry-over and evaporation
• Impact of combustion on redox
• Combustion monitoring & control
• Abatement technologies
• Introduction to decarbonization
• Biogas and Bio fuels
• Hydrogen combustion

After the training you will:
• Recognize the mutual connection between batch components and the combustion atmosphere on the one hand, and glass quality and furnace lifetime on the other
• Know how to calculate industrially reasonable emission limits for various glass and furnace types
• Be familiar with emissions-reducing measures
• Identify the sources of emissions and develop mitigation strategies

Training methods
We offer a blended learning approach by mixing e-learning, lectures, open discussions, exercises, and case studies in teams or individually. The number of participants per course is between 8 and 20 to maximize your learning experience. Participants always receive the presentations and a training certificate.

Level of seniority
This training is meant for novice to junior professionals who would like to improve their understanding and apply the knowledge during practical cases.

Trainers

Neil Simpson

Neil Simpson graduated in Energy Engineering from Edinburgh Napier University. He developed burners for the glass industry with Laidlaw Drew and BOC, was a glass industry specialist at Eclipse and became an independent consultant in 2014. With over 20 published patent applications, Neil is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Society of Glass Technology. He became a CelSian registered trainer in 2015 and has organized multiple UK-based courses since then.

Sjoerd Stelwagen

Sjoerd Stelwagen studied Chemical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology. Directly after his study he started as a Technical Specialist at the Furnace department of Ardagh Glass in Dongen, The Netherlands, where he later became Batch and Furnace Manager. He then evolved as EHS manager for the Benelux plants. With more than 16 years of practical glass making experience, he joined Celsian in 2021 to work as a project manager and trainer.

Jeff Watts

Attended Ohio State University, majoring in ceramic engineering. Worked in PPG Industries as a production engineer. At Anchor Hocking, he researched raw materials to improve glass quality and reduce costs. Spent 18 years at O-I, starting as a senior global furnace operations engineer. He was promoted to global furnace operations leader. In this role, he led an international team and oversaw the development and implementation of a global standard for furnace operations. In 2024, he joined CelSian as operations project leader.

BURNERS, COMBUSTION, NOX EMISSIONS AND DECARBONIZATION (INTRODUCTORY TRAINING)

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