Corning Incorporated
METHOD OF CONTROLLING BUBBLES IN A GLASS MAKING PROCESS

Abstract:

Methods are disclosed for shrinking bubbles on the free surface of a volume of molten glass contained within or flowing through a vessel, thereby minimizing re-entrainment of the bubbles into the volume of molten glass and reducing the occurrence of bubbles in finished glass products produced from the molten glass. Methods of identifying a source location for the bubbles is also described.