Linde Gas

Float Glass Production (for thin film PV glass)

Batch Warm area Cold End

Batch Furnace Tin bath Annealing lehr Cutting line

Preparing and Melting process Forming process Cooling process Cutting

mixing raw material >1560oC

Utilities Further processing

Energy distribution, Bending, grinding, ….

Air separation: Oxygen, nitrogen...

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Glass Basics
Typical Recuperatice or Oxy-Fuel Melter

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 Linde Gas
Glass Basics
Typical Side-Port Regenerative Melter

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Key parameters for different glass lines
Parameter
Typical capacity
Land requirements
CAPEX
Energy requirements
Operation
Time from order to start-up
Manpower
Market share
Expected demand
Major applications
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Linde Gas
Float line Pattern line
400 to 800 tpd 240 tpd (2 x 120 tpd)
~40.000 to 80.000 m², 3.2 mm
200 x 600 m 100 x 150 m
80 to 150 Mill. € 30 to 45 Mill. €
1500 kcal/kg of glass 1000 kcal/kg of glass
1125 kcal/kg of glass - oxygen melting 900 kcal/kg of glass - oxygen melting
70.000 to 140.000 Nm³/d of natural
28.000 Nm³/d of natural gas
gas
52.000 to 100.000 Nm³/d - oxygen 25.000 Nm³/d - oxygen
365 days a year, continous
10 to 18 years 8 to 12 years
20 to 24 months 15 to 18 months
~ 250 persons
~ 20% of PV glass ~ 80% of PV glass
high good
BIPV, TF substrate and cover transparent protective cover
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