Abstract: A float bath for manufacturing a float glass includes a brick assembly composed of a plurality of bricks storing a molten metal so that a float glass is capable of moving forward while floating on the molten metal, a bottom casing for forming an outer side of the brick assembly, and an air blower installed away from the bottom casing to supply a cooling air toward the bottom casing. The air blower includes a plurality of nozzles having a diameter of about 30 mm and arranged with a pitch of about 250 mm to about 300 mm in order to cool the bottom casing to a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: Disclosed is a float bath which allows easy temperature control according to an internal position, and a glass manufacturing apparatus and glass manufacturing method including the float bath. The float bath includes a plurality of heaters provided at an upper portion of the float bath to supply heat into the float bath, and a shield provided between predetermined heaters among the plurality of heaters to block heat transfer therebetween.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a float glass manufactured by causing a molten glass continuously supplied onto a molten tin in a bath to flow on the molten tin toward an outlet of the bath, in which the float glass satisfies the following formula (1). According to the present invention, a high-quality float glass and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. [ Math . ? 1 ] ? 0 Da ? ( Ca - C ? ( x ) ) ? ? ? x Ca × D × 100 ? 0.

Abstract: A float bath for manufacturing a float glass includes a brick assembly composed of a plurality of bricks to store a molten metal so that a float glass is capable of moving forward while floating on the molten metal, a bottom casing for forming an outer side of the brick assembly, and an air blower installed away from the bottom casing to supply a cooling air toward the bottom casing. The air blower is disposed so that the cooling air is injected toward gaps between the bricks.

Abstract: Disclosed is a float bath system for manufacturing a float glass, comprising a block assembly having a plurality of blocks connected to each other and configured to store a molten metal therein; a steel casing surrounding the block assembly; an air blower capable of supplying air to the steel casing; and a cooling water spray member capable of spraying a cooling water onto the steel casing. And, a cooling method of said float bath system is disclosed.

Abstract: A float bath for manufacturing a float glass includes a brick assembly composed of a plurality of bricks to store a molten metal so that a float glass is capable of moving forward while floating on the molten metal, a bottom casing for forming an outer side of the brick assembly, and an air blower installed away from the bottom casing to supply a cooling air toward the bottom casing. The air blower is disposed so that the cooling air is injected toward gaps between the bricks.

Abstract: A float bath for manufacturing a float glass includes a brick assembly composed of a plurality of bricks storing a molten metal so that a float glass is capable of moving forward while floating on the molten metal, a bottom casing for forming an outer side of the brick assembly, and an air blower installed away from the bottom casing to supply a cooling air toward the bottom casing. The air blower includes a plurality of nozzles having a diameter of about 30 mm and arranged with a pitch of about 250 mm to about 300 mm in order to cool the bottom casing to a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: The present invention provides a glass substrate for flat panel display in which yellowing occurring in a case of forming silver electrodes on glass substrate surface is inhibited. A glass substrate for flat panel display, which is formed by a float method, which has a composition consisting essentially of, in terms of oxide amount in mass %: SiO2 50 to 72%, Al2O3 0.15 to 15%, MgO + CaO + SrO + BaO 4 to 30%, Na2O more than 0% and at most 10%, K2O 1 to 21%, Li2O 0 to 1%, Na2O + K2O + Li2O 6 to 25%, ZrO2 0 to 10%, and Fe2O3 0.0725 to 0.15%; and wherein the average Fe2+ content in a surface layer of the glass substrate within a depth of 10 ?m from the a top surface is at most 0.0725% in terms of Fe2O3 amount.

Abstract: Disclosed is a float bath system for manufacturing a float glass, comprising a block assembly having a plurality of blocks connected to each other and configured to store a molten metal therein; a steel casing surrounding the block assembly; an air blower capable of supplying air to the steel casing; and a cooling water spray member capable of spraying a cooling water onto the steel casing. And, a cooling method of said float bath system is disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a float bath system for manufacturing a float glass, comprising a block assembly having a plurality of blocks connected to each other and configured to store a molten metal therein; a steel casing surrounding the block assembly; an air blower capable of supplying air to the steel casing; and a cooling water spray member capable of spraying a cooling water onto the steel casing. And, a cooling method of said float bath system is disclosed.

Abstract: A method of making float glass is provided that results in a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) films being integrally formed with the float glass at the tin side thereof. In particular, a donor(s) such as antimony and/or an oxide thereof is added to the glass batch during the process of manufacture. The donor diffuses into the tin oxide inclusive layer adjacent the tin bath during the “float” manufacturing process, thereby increasing the number of electrons in the tin oxide inclusive layer so as to form a TCO film at the tin side of the glass.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for manufacturing glass sheets that comprise the use of platinum group metal alloy or metal-alloy-clad vessels or conduits having alloy compositions including oxidizable species capable of undergoing redox reactions with molten glass components to suppress oxygen blister formation at glass contact surfaces.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for producing a float glass capable of controlling a temperature rise in the bottom casing to prevent the bottom casing from being corroded by reaction with the molten metal released therefrom. The bottom casing of a flat glass producing apparatus is comprised of a plurality of non-magnetic casing pieces that are electrically insulated from each other by means of a non-woven fabric of silica glass having non-affinity for tin whereby in comparison with a flat glass producing apparatus having the bottom casing of a united structure, an induced current can be controlled thereby prohibiting a temperature rise in the bottom casing. With such structure, tin penetrating in joint portions of the bottom bricks can be prevented from melting and the corrosion of the bottom casing by reaction with the released molten tin can be prevented.

Abstract: A float glass chamber and related methods comprising a hot section having an atmosphere in at least the lower plenum comprises less than 3 percent hydrogen based on volume and a cold section, wherein the boundary line between the hot section and the cold section is where the temperature of the glass falls below a threshold temperature