Method of producing flat glass

Details Method of producing flat glass Method of producing flat glass

1995-02-10

1996-10-08

Czaja, Donald E.

Glass manufacturing

Processes

Forming product or preform from molten glass

651821, C03B 1802

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055627498

ABSTRACT:
A method of producing flat glass is provided. Molten glass is introduced into a chamber in which a molten tin float bath is housed. The molten glass floats on top of the molten tin as it cools. A plurality of recuperative gas burners are positioned above the molten tin float bath. The recuperative gas burners are totally enclosed and the gas inlets, air inlets and exhaust gas outlets of the burners are all positioned outside the chamber containing the molten tin float bath so that the molten tin and glass within the chamber is protected from contamination by gas and air entering the gas inlets and from exhaust gases exiting through the exhaust gas outlets.

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