Refractories are the main materials used in the glass furnaces and have big influence on the service life of glass furnaces, the quality of glass, the energy consumption and the cost. The development of the manufacturing technology of glass greatly depends on the the development of refractory technology and improvement of the quality of refractories.
(More)The term special glass refers to a wide range of technical glasses with highly different chemical compositions and functions which are designed for special applications. Special glass features high cost, special functions, production complexity and diversity, and technological progress.
Special glasses use highly different furnaces and manufacturing procedures. Many methods have been applied into the manufacturing process of special glass, including electric heating, high frequency induction heating, multi-crucible melting, high pressure vacuum melting, solar furnace melting, plasma flame to melt and laser melting.
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