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Cleanfire® HRₓ™ Burner

The next generation oxy-fuel burner for the glass industry

The Air Products Cleanfire® HRₓ™ burner harnesses the power of oxygen staging and allows users to control the magnitude and location of staging. The HRₓ™ burner offers you expanded functionality and flexibility with unmatched performance in your glass melting furnace; whether as a boost burner to complement the operation of an air-fuel furnace, or in a full oxy-fuel furnace, to increase fuel efficiency, lower NOₓ emissions, or reduce foam.

Your key operating personnel can have instantaneous access to up-to-date burner operating parameters in your control room or remote computers and smart devices through Air Products Smart Technology, which uses state-of-the-art on-burner diagnostic sensors and wireless communications technology to monitor and control our gases and equipment as well as track key process parameters.

To help you understand if this burner is a good fit for your needs we can run a demonstration in our pilot-scale Advanced Clean Energy lab.

Cleanfire® HRe™ burner - The first smart burner for the glass industry

Cleanfire® HRₓ™ Burner

  • The Cleanfire® HRₓ™ burner utilizes the principles of oxygen staging to expand the functionality and scope of benefits, allowing expanded functionality and the ability to adjust the location and amount of staging in various regions of the melting furnace to achieve increased flame radiation for high fuel efficiency
  • Ultra-low NOₓ emissions
  • Foam reduction capability for higher-quality glass production
  • Cleanfire® HRₓ™ burner is also available as low pressure burner with low pressure Prism® VSA for oxygen supply
  • Enhanced productivity
  • Optional instrumentation for remote performance monitoring

Hydrogen Blends for Glass Melting, an evolving technology

The HRx burner is well equipped to handle the combustion of natural gas and H₂ blends, providing an immediate path to reducingyour carbon footprint without causing:

  • Higher breast wall temperatures
  • Elevated NOx emissions
  • Glass melting inefficiencies

Oxygen-staged Combustion in Oxy-fuel Fired Melting Furnaces

This paper describes the principles behind oxygen staging and it's novel use in glass melting furnaces to achieve a variety of benefits.

Advanced Clean Energy Laboratory—virtual Demonstrations to Global Locations

The Advanced Clean Energy Laboratory is our newest demonstration facility, capable of facilitating development and full-scale testing of combustion systems using actual customer fuels. Plus a remote video imaging system enables real-time participation in testing via the Internet.
 

Cleanfire® HRₓ™ oxy-fuel burner

Watch our short video to better understand how this burner can help you boost your performance and productivity for better glass.

Looking for the next generation of oxy-fuel glass melting technology?

Let Air Products application engineers demonstrate the unique combination of benefits that the new Cleanfire® HRₓ™ burner can bring to your operation.

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