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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 95, 2017
2016 the 3rd International Conference on Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering (ICMME 2016)
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| Article Number | 10006 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Manufacturing and Industrial Production | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20179510006 | |
| Published online | 09 February 2017 | |
Effect of Parameters of Isopipe on the Quality of Glass Sheet Produced from Overflow Fusion Process by Numerical Simulation
1 State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
2 Hebei Shahe Glass Technology Research Institute, Shahe, 054100, China
3 Shaanxi Caihong Electronic Glass Company Limited, Xianyang, 712000, China
A numerical model for simulation of molten glass flow with semi-implicit method for pressure-linked equations (SIMPLE) and Volume of fluid (VOF) method during the overflow fusion process was carried out by using FLUENT software. The effect of the geometry parameters of the isopipe and flow rate of molten glass on the flow patterns during overflow was investigated. The results showed that the overflow trough depth only had an effect on the flow rate distribution of glass melt around the inlet point. The tilt angle at the top of the trough had a significant effect on flow rate distribution along the length of the trough, and the desired mass distribution was achieved at the tilt angle 4°∼6°. The flow rate had a large influence on the overflow of the molten glass, which had a directive significance to the overflow down draw sheet manufacturing process.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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