The Intensification of Glass Melting Processes

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Consideration of different methods of charging batch into a glass furnace showed the importance of the dimensions of the constituent particles on segregation and the rate of reaction. Batch melting in thin layers was studied and applied on a large scale, and resulted in decreased fuel expenditure, increased furnace efficiency, a longer life of the furnace refractories, and a maintenance of steady continuous conditions in the tank.

I. I. Kitaigorodsky