Simulation Analysis of the Homogenisation Process in Glass Melting through Agitation and Diffusion Processes

Abstract

Homogenisation in glass melts was investigated in a simulation analysis in which the behaviour of one-dimensional models was calculated with a computer, the concentration profile being simulated by a series of numerical values. The roles of diffusion and agitation in the homogenistaion process in glass melts were discussed. It can be concluded that there is an appropriate combination of diffusion and agitation processes which will result in a desired homogenisation when the levels of intensity and scale of heterogeneity in the glass melts and in finished product are given.