Physicochemical Processes in Transportation and Storage of Glass Batch

Conditions for hydration of soda and their effect on batch quality are considered. Regimes for transportation and storage of batch are determined. Recommendations for charging and discharging of batch are issued. Clotting and stratification of glass batch may happen in the course of its transportation and storage. A result of this process is disruption of homogeneity of the batch, which has a negative effect on its quality, even when the mixer originally yields high-quality batch. Let us analyze conditions that result in disruption of batch homogeneity.