Investigation of glass flow in tank furnaces using radioactive tracers

JSGT 1958 V42 T088-T100

The glass flow in a number of tank furnaces has been investigated by adding a very small amount of radioactive tracer to the batch, and measuring the amount of radioactivity in the glass containers produced. Details are given of the methods used for preparing and adding the tracer, consisting of a glass containing active phosphorus, and for measuring the activity of the glass samples. Some typical results are discussed.

B. E. Moody & D. G. Monk