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Effect of the Flow Pattern in a Float Glass Furnace on Glass Quality: Calculations and Experimental Evaluation of On‐Site Samples
Author(s) -
Feng Zhijun,
Li Dongchun,
Qin Guoqiang,
Liu Shimin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2009.03319.x
Subject(s) - float glass , outflow , ribbon , consistency (knowledge bases) , flow (mathematics) , float (project management) , materials science , glass furnace , mechanics , composite material , environmental science , mineralogy , chemistry , mathematics , engineering , physics , geometry , meteorology , marine engineering
Simulations of the fluid dynamics of daily quantity of outflow from different locations (flowing cycles) in a float glass furnace were performed using a FLOTRAN module in ANSYS software. Simulation results were compared with experimental data obtained from side stripe images of the produced glass ribbon. Results showed that, with increased daily melting quantities, the daily quantity of outflow through the furnace outlet from cycle I and cycle III increased, but the daily quantity of outflow from cycle II decreased. The comparison of the simulation and the experimental results reveals remarkable consistency.