Glass melting technologies – Introductory training
This training provides an eminent overview of the key process steps involved in converting raw materials into a glass melt ready to be delivered to the forming process. The general description of glass production enables trainees who desire generic knowledge of glass melting to understand
the challenges of glass production. You will have a clear view of the main challenges in glass production and how they are linked to raw materials, furnace design, and process settings.
Contents:
• Overview of the glass melting process
• Composition, structure, and properties of glass
• From raw materials to melt
• Redox definition
• Quality of the melt: fining and foaming
• Coloration and discoloration
• Heat transfer
• Reducing energy consumption
• Combustion and emission reductions
• Electrical boosting and melting
• Glass quality: solid inclusions, bubbles, and seeds
