Glass, 2. Production

Bernard H. W. S. De Jong

Bernard H. W. S. De Jong

Corning Incorporated, Corning, New York, United States

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Ruud G. C. Beerkens

Ruud G. C. Beerkens

Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

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Peter A. Nijnatten

Peter A. Nijnatten

TNO Institute of Applied Physics, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

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Eric Le Bourhis

Eric Le Bourhis

Institut Pprime, Poitiers, France

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First published: 15 October 2011
Citations: 1

Abstract

The article contains sections titled:

1.

Historical Background

2.

Raw Materials

2.1.

Chemical Impurities and Decoloration

2.2.

Waste Glass (Cullet)

2.3.

Preparation of Raw Materials

3.

Melting Units

3.1.

Flat Glass and Container-Glass Tanks

3.2.

Unit Melters

3.3.

All-Oxygen-Fired Melters

3.4.

Electrical Melting Units

3.5.

New Melter Designs

3.6.

Pot Furnaces and Day Tanks

4.

Melting, Fining, and Homogenization

5.

Energy-Saving Technologies

6.

Glass Cooling

7.

Heating and Regulating Glass Melts

8.

Refractory Lining of Melting Units

9.

Vapor-Deposited Glasses

10.

Occupational Health

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