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In comparison to other furnaces the cross fired furnaces can be designed in larger overall dimensions due to the larger firing zone because of the lateral burner arrangement. The only limitation is the furnace width due to crown span length. Typical melting capacities are in between 250 – 500 t/d, but also 750 t/d or even more are possible. Similar to the end fired furnace the regenerative cross fired furnace ensures low energy consumption due to heat recovery system and high flexibility regarding load changes. The energy consumption of a cross fired furnace is usually slightly higher than that of an end fired furnace. However, this furnace type can, compared with the end fired furnace, be built with larger melting surfaces because of the lateral arrangement of the port necks. Therefore the cross fired furnace is normally used for furnaces with high capacity or in case the existing building does not allow an end fired furnace.