System and methods for adjustable edge cooling means for slot glass drawdown

Apparatuses and methods are described for controlling the width and thickness of glass during glass sheet production. The apparatuses and methods employ a gas cooling mechanism that is designed to extract heat from molten glass during the drawdown process to reduce width attenuation and generate mor...

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Hauptverfasser: ALLAM, ZAKARIA, BISSON, ANTOINE GASTON DENIS, PIERRON, CHRISTOPHE
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Sprache:chi ; eng
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Zusammenfassung:Apparatuses and methods are described for controlling the width and thickness of glass during glass sheet production. The apparatuses and methods employ a gas cooling mechanism that is designed to extract heat from molten glass during the drawdown process to reduce width attenuation and generate more uniform glass. In some examples, a nozzle of a glass forming apparatus includes a first nozzle portion with a first glass forming surface, and a second nozzle portion opposite the first nozzle portion, where the second nozzle portion includes a second glass forming surface opposite the first glass forming surface. The nozzle also includes a first cavity within the first nozzle portion, and a second cavity within the second nozzle portion. Gas, such as air, is delivered to each of the first cavity and the second cavity to cool molten glass as it is drawn between the first and second glass forming surfaces.