Continuous Flow Dilution Equation As A Tool In Judging And Controlling Changes In Glass From A Continuous Glassmelting Furnace

The simple exponential equation first proposed by W.M Hampton accurately represented the data for rate of change in a continuous glassmelting furnace. A tabulation, useful in a simplifying calculations, is presented. A procedure is outlined for making accelerated colour changes, and data from an actual change are presented. A relation between transit time (time for batch introduced at the doghouse to become part of the glass at the forming position) and homogeneity is suggested. The differential form of the exponential equation change from observation of the rate of change as represented by density measurements.