Cruciform

CRUCIFORMS® products

CRUCIFORMS® range consists of customizable fused cast regenerator packings designed to maximize thermal efficiency, allowing glassmakers to boost furnace energy performance, lifetime, improve glass quality and making way for more sustainable glassmaking.

Product range overview

Type 2
Type 3
Type 4
Type 6
Type 8
Title
Enhanced lifetime
Title
Standard solution
Title
Standard solution
Title
Lower clogging
Title
Energy boost
different types of cruciforms, type 2
different types of cruciforms, type 3
different types of cruciforms, type 4,
different types of cruciforms,type 6
different types of cruciforms, type 8
Characteristics
Surface Flat Flat Corrugated Flat Corrugated
Height [mm] 333 420 420 175 420
Thickness [mm] 40 30 30 30 30
Heat exchange area [m²/m³] 19.4 - 12.7 19.9 - 13.1 20.8 - 13.6 10.6 - 9.0 32.3 - 21.2
Setting density [kg/m³] 1,015 - 668 971 - 607 989 - 565 607 - 399 1,324 - 871
Flue size [mm] 130 to 170 x 130 to 170 140 to 180 x 140 to 180 140 to 180 x 140 to 180 320 to 350 x 320 to 350 140 to 180 x 55 to 75
Material
Alumina
Alumina-Zirconia-Silica (AZS)
Low Zirconia AZS
Alumina
ER 5312 RX

Checker packing material for high efficiency and high durability regenerator.

Used at the upper part of the checkerpack. Electrofused ß"' alumina CRUCIFORMS® is extremely resistant to alkali vapor environments and carry-over. 

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Alumina-Zirconia-Silica (AZS)
ER 1682 RX

Checker packing material for high efficiency and high durability regenerator.

Typically used in the middle and bottom part of the checkerpack where sodium sulphate condensation takes place and where temperature variations are the highest during operation and eventually cleaning. 

Dedicated to regenerator packing of furnaces producing sodalime glass under non-reducing conditions.

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Low Zirconia AZS
Alumina
Alumina-Zirconia-Silica (AZS)
ER 1682 RX

Checker packing material for high efficiency and high durability regenerator.

Typically used in the middle and bottom part of the checkerpack where sodium sulphate condensation takes place and where temperature variations are the highest during operation and eventually cleaning. 

Dedicated to regenerator packing of furnaces producing sodalime glass under non-reducing conditions.

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Low Zirconia AZS
ER 1621 RX

Checker packing material for high efficiency and high durability regenerator.

Excellent trade-off between cost and performance, well suited for partial repairs, solar furnaces and last chambers of architectural glass furnaces.

Dedicated to regenerator packing of furnaces producing sodalime glass under non-reducing conditions.
 

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Alumina
ER 5312 RX

Checker packing material for high efficiency and high durability regenerator.

Used at the upper part of the checkerpack. Electrofused ß"' alumina CRUCIFORMS® is extremely resistant to alkali vapor environments and carry-over. 

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Alumina-Zirconia-Silica (AZS)
ER 1682 RX

Checker packing material for high efficiency and high durability regenerator.

Typically used in the middle and bottom part of the checkerpack where sodium sulphate condensation takes place and where temperature variations are the highest during operation and eventually cleaning. 

Dedicated to regenerator packing of furnaces producing sodalime glass under non-reducing conditions.

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Low Zirconia AZS
ER 1621 RX

Checker packing material for high efficiency and high durability regenerator.

Excellent trade-off between cost and performance, well suited for partial repairs, solar furnaces and last chambers of architectural glass furnaces.

Dedicated to regenerator packing of furnaces producing sodalime glass under non-reducing conditions.
 

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Alumina
Alumina-Zirconia-Silica (AZS)
ER 1682 RX

Checker packing material for high efficiency and high durability regenerator.

Typically used in the middle and bottom part of the checkerpack where sodium sulphate condensation takes place and where temperature variations are the highest during operation and eventually cleaning. 

Dedicated to regenerator packing of furnaces producing sodalime glass under non-reducing conditions.

Go to product
Low Zirconia AZS
Alumina
ER 5312 RX

Checker packing material for high efficiency and high durability regenerator.

Used at the upper part of the checkerpack. Electrofused ß"' alumina CRUCIFORMS® is extremely resistant to alkali vapor environments and carry-over. 

Go to product
Alumina-Zirconia-Silica (AZS)
Low Zirconia AZS