Recuperation

Below you will find a list of PDF and linked articles about RECUPERATION and energy efficiency.

This article is written by Charlie Correll from Correll Glass Studios and describes the importance of insulation and recuperation in regard to creating energy efficient hot glass art making equipment. It includes a chart about the Equivalent Inches of Firebrick for various insulation materials and their rate of heat loss. Correll discusses procedures that managed to “cut his gas bill in half without sacrificing anything but a hot, noisy studio”.

With energy efficiency in mind, this article written by Hugh Jenkins of Big Island Glass describes recuperation and its impact on reducing gas consumption in glass making art studios. It features detailed diagrams about how a recuperator operates, three ways to power recuperators, and two stack designs. It also features a chart detailing the jets, gas pressure, and propane consumption for several recuperator installations, pre and post retrofit. Lastly it describes the ways to maintain a recuperation system.