Analysis of the performance of glass melting processes as a basis for advanced glass production

Glass Technology: European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part A

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 68-77

  Nêmec, Lubomir ^a   Jebavá, Marcela ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

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Indexed keywords

GLASS MELTING; GLASSY MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL GLASS MELTING; SAND DISSOLUTION;

DISSOLUTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLASS FURNACES; GLASS MANUFACTURE; MELTING; SEPARATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GLASS;

EID: 33748574909     PISSN: 00171050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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