AMETEK Land recently announced that Philippe Kerbois, EMEA glass sales manager, and Neil Simpson of Simpson Combustion and Energy will present at the 33rd Hotbels Glass Industry Seminar 2018, which will be held April 25-26 in Lexington, Ky. Their presentation, entitled “Thermal Imaging NO_x Filter Helps Optimize Combustion for Emissions Reduction,” follows on from their 2017 presentation on the use of a near-infrared thermal imaging borescope to profile glass furnaces and increase capacity. The 2018 presentation reveals specific new findings relating to NO_x production at higher levels.

The presentation reports on the findings of AMETEK Land and Simpson Combustion and Energy research that was carried out into apparent flame temperatures and corresponding NO_x levels within the glass melt process. The presentation offers details on how areas of peak flame intensity were analyzed to identify which firing side has higher NO_x and which port/burner has the most impact. It additionally reports on an industry case study in which the research results were applied successfully to optimize combustion for a stack emission test.

“Hotbels is an important glass industry conference at which we look forward to showing how our thermal imaging systems can now be used not only for monitoring purposes, but also to help optimize combustion efficiency and reduce emissions,” said Kerbois.

For more information, visit www.ametek-land.com. Details regarding the Hotbels seminar can be found at http://hotbels.com.