AU2003275273A1 - Apparatus and method for producing float glass having reduced defect density - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for producing float glass having reduced defect density

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AU2003275273A1
AU2003275273A1 AU2003275273A AU2003275273A AU2003275273A1 AU 2003275273 A1 AU2003275273 A1 AU 2003275273A1 AU 2003275273 A AU2003275273 A AU 2003275273A AU 2003275273 A AU2003275273 A AU 2003275273A AU 2003275273 A1 AU2003275273 A1 AU 2003275273A1
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float glass
defect density
reduced defect
producing float
producing
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George A. Pecoraro
Charlene S. Smith
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PPG Industries Ohio Inc
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PPG Industries Ohio Inc
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B18/00—Shaping glass in contact with the surface of a liquid
    • C03B18/02—Forming sheets
    • C03B18/20—Composition of the atmosphere above the float bath; Treating or purifying the atmosphere above the float bath
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B18/00—Shaping glass in contact with the surface of a liquid
    • C03B18/02—Forming sheets
    • C03B18/18—Controlling or regulating the temperature of the float bath; Composition or purification of the float bath
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B5/00—Melting in furnaces; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture
    • C03B5/16—Special features of the melting process; Auxiliary means specially adapted for glass-melting furnaces
    • C03B5/235—Heating the glass
    • C03B5/2353—Heating the glass by combustion with pure oxygen or oxygen-enriched air, e.g. using oxy-fuel burners or oxygen lances
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C3/00—Glass compositions
    • C03C3/04—Glass compositions containing silica
    • C03C3/076—Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica, by weight
    • C03C3/083—Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica, by weight containing aluminium oxide or an iron compound
    • C03C3/085—Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica, by weight containing aluminium oxide or an iron compound containing an oxide of a divalent metal
    • C03C3/087—Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica, by weight containing aluminium oxide or an iron compound containing an oxide of a divalent metal containing calcium oxide, e.g. common sheet or container glass
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P40/00—Technologies relating to the processing of minerals
    • Y02P40/50—Glass production, e.g. reusing waste heat during processing or shaping
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P40/00—Technologies relating to the processing of minerals
    • Y02P40/50—Glass production, e.g. reusing waste heat during processing or shaping
    • Y02P40/57—Improving the yield, e-g- reduction of reject rates

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
AU2003275273A 2002-09-27 2003-09-26 Apparatus and method for producing float glass having reduced defect density Abandoned AU2003275273A1 (en)

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US41451602P 2002-09-27 2002-09-27
US60/414,516 2002-09-27
PCT/US2003/030576 WO2004028987A1 (en) 2002-09-27 2003-09-26 Apparatus and method for producing float glass having reduced defect density
US10/672,026 2003-09-26
US10/672,026 US20040107732A1 (en) 2002-09-27 2003-09-26 Apparatus and method for producing float glass having reduced defect density

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EP (1) EP1542935A1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP5032744B2 (enExample)
CN (1) CN100339321C (enExample)
AU (1) AU2003275273A1 (enExample)
CA (1) CA2499949C (enExample)
MX (1) MXPA05003111A (enExample)
WO (1) WO2004028987A1 (enExample)

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CA2499949C (en) 2012-02-07
CN1684914A (zh) 2005-10-19
JP5032744B2 (ja) 2012-09-26
EP1542935A1 (en) 2005-06-22
MXPA05003111A (es) 2005-06-22
CN100339321C (zh) 2007-09-26
US10280105B2 (en) 2019-05-07
JP2006513118A (ja) 2006-04-20
CA2499949A1 (en) 2004-04-08
US20040107732A1 (en) 2004-06-10
US20070227190A1 (en) 2007-10-04

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