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ENERGY-SAVING

BORMIOLI ROCCO,

SGRPRO, STARA GLASS Energy-saving

approach to an

energy monitoring

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consumption levels.
ne of the most challeng- as an evaluation of one furnace’s
ing aspects of such an performance over time.
Oenergy-intense sector as This is a problem with differ-
A. Bussolati,
glass melting is the classification of ent valences and different points
M. Marchegiani, L. Tosini
BORMIOLI ROCCO the various furnaces’ performance of view that enable, on the one
in terms of energy, pollution and hand, to verify design conditions
A. Mola - SGRPRO
other aspects, as comparison (and if necessary improve them)
E. Cattaneo - STARA GLASS between the different furnaces, and with consequences on the design

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