METHOD OF, AND APPARATUS FOR, USING A GLASS FLUXING AGENT TO REDUCE FOAM DURING MELTING OF GLASS BATCH

A foam and frothy glass mixture that forms on a pool of molten glass and inhibits heat transfer between the overhead flames and the pool of molten glass is decreased, if not eliminated, by spreading a glass fluxing agent, e.g. but not limiting to the invention, sodium sulfate over the foam and/or fr...

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Hauptverfasser: DIGIAMPAOLO GERALD, JANSEN LAWRENCE E, DUNN RODNEY K, EAKIN ROBERT E
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Zusammenfassung:A foam and frothy glass mixture that forms on a pool of molten glass and inhibits heat transfer between the overhead flames and the pool of molten glass is decreased, if not eliminated, by spreading a glass fluxing agent, e.g. but not limiting to the invention, sodium sulfate over the foam and/or frothy glass mixture.