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Air Products' Cleanfire HR® Oxy-Fuel
Burner Technology Brings Value To TV Glass Manufacturing
Facility
System Enhances Product Quality, Productivity
and Environmental Performance
Monday 17th December 2001 — Air Products and
Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) patented CLEANFIRE HR® Oxy-Fuel
Burner was the technology of choice when LG Philips Displays
made the decision to convert its conventional air-fuel based
melting process to a new oxy-fuel based melting system for
the company's production of glass for television screens.
The melting process conversion to oxy-fuel at the LG Philips
facility in Simonstone, UK began in late 2000 and was completed
in the first quarter of 2001. Today, in addition to the
fully-operational CLEANFIRE HR Oxy-Fuel Burner system, Air
Products owns and operates a 105 ton per day PRISM®
APack™ cryogenic on-site plant at the LG Phillips manufacturing
facility. Prior to completion of the new on-site tonnage
facility, Air Products supplied this LG Philips' plants
oxygen needs on a merchant basis.
Air Products was pleased to be involved with the furnace
conversion from the early planning stages. "We got
involved with the changeover early on and were able to provide
Philips support in the computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
analysis layout," said Peter Maddock, Focus Account
Manager for Air Products. "Together with Philips we
were able to simulate the furnace and the results were,
amongst others, used in the design process to determine
the optimal layout of the oxy-fuel burner system. This was
of benefit to the success of the furnace conversion."
Air Products' CLEANFIRE HR Oxy-Fuel burner is one of the
world's most advanced glass furnace combustion technologies
because of its impact on glass quality and environmental
performance. Melting raw materials, using oxygen rather
than air in the combustion process, minimizes available
nitrogen during production and significantly lowers nitrogen
oxide (NOx) and particulate emissions.
"There are additional benefits to the CLEANFIRE HR
system," said Maddock. "Conversion to this system
allows a manufacturer to produce more glass to meet market
demand with increased energy efficiency and without having
to expand the physical size of a manufacturing facility."
"LG Philips is pleased with the initial results of
its first oxy-fired TV Furnace, with operational performance
having met or exceeded the modeling and design specification.
Involvement of Air Products at the earliest stage of the
project proved beneficial in establishing and verifying
design criteria and start-up management for the new furnace.
The teamwork and support during the difficult period of
a Christmas 2000 warm-up was first class," said LG
Philips.
For more than 20 years, Air Products has been committed
to assisting customers enhance glass production performance.
Air Products has continued development of its CLEANFIRE
oxy-fuel burner technology series for glass manufacturers
to continually improve the economic and environmental benefits
of melting via oxygen. "The oxy-fuel burner technology
controls combustion which largely impacts the properties
of melting glass," said Maddock. "This burner
has become the technology of choice for large glass furnaces
and those with stringent glass quality requirements."
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (www.airproducts.com)
is the world's only combined gases and chemicals company.
Founded more than 60 years ago, the business has annual
revenues of $5.7 billion and operations in 30 countries.
Air Products is a market leader in the global electronics
and chemical processing industries, and a longstanding innovator
in many industrial markets, including coatings, adhesives
and polyurethanes. The company distinguishes itself through
its 18,000 employees around the world, who build lasting
relationships with their customers and communities based
on understanding, integrity and passion.
***NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking
statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to
changes in current expectations.
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