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CONTAINER GLASS FEEDERS :RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CHOICE OF REFRACTORY MATERIALS AFGM Edsa Shangri-la MANILA SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 It is clearly understood that feeders play a crucial rolein the quality of glass produced by the furnace. Any defects generated in the feeder zones could wellbe found in the finished product, since the glass at thisstage works at relatively low temperatures and has a low capacityto absorb any flaws. In addition, market demands for quality are constantly on theincrease. Defects and flaws which were acceptable in the recentpast are now often cause for rejecting the glass. This jeopardizesboth yield and profitability of glass production. Regardless of the design used to channel the glass from thedistributor to the machines,and to condition it thermally for forming,the choice of the refractories in glass contact is increasingly important. These curves show clearly that, for feeder applications, where temperatures commonly occur between 1200°C and 1280°C, corrosion resistance difference between BPAL/ZA33 and fused cast AZS or Alumina is very low. For campaigns 8 – 12 years, which is the usual lifetime in containers, no need to use fused cast channel blocks. What about ??CAT SCRATCHES??? One of the types of flaws most often encountered in container glass are flaws known as ??cat scratches??. Market sensitivity to this flaw is constantly growing, and the flaw affects not only white and flint glass, but also colored glass. Based on several decades of experience in expert appraisals of glass inclusions, the research teams at Saint-Gobain SEFPRO have developed highly precise typology of these cat scratches. In 85% of the cases, they are characterized by the simultaneous presence of significant amounts of zirconia and alumina. Research into the ZrO2/Al2O3 ratio, and the presence of certain elements which clearly show a fusion origin (V2O5 for example in the case of fuel-heated furnaces)