Korean Journal of Metals and Materials (대한금속재료학회지)

The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials (대한금속재료학회)
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The Study on the Power Consumption for Glass Melting by Cold Crucible Melter

CCM용융에 대한 유리용융 조건 연구

  • Jin, Hyun-Joo (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Kyu-Ho (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Jung, Young-Jae (GlasJinTech, Inc) ;
  • Bae, So-Young (GlasJinTech, Inc) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Ho (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Jung, Young-Joon (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Seok (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Kang-Taek (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Ryu, Bong-Ki (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University)
  • Received : 2007.10.18
  • Published : 2008.02.10
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Abstract

Generally CCM (cold crucible melting) is not suitable for melting glass. However, in this study we described the quantitative relationship between the basic property of glass and power balance, the power absorption in the melt, the losses in the coil and the cold crucible, for melting glass in CCM. The dependence of power balance on the applied frequency and the electric conductivity has been found. Above 300 kHz, the glass (B) contained alkali ion which has the low resistance $3.0{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ at $900^{\circ}C$ and $1.36{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ at $1,100^{\circ}C$ was melted easily and 60% of the overall power was absorbed in the melt and 30% and 10% of the overall power was lost in the cold crucible and coil respectively. Under the same condition, the glass (A) contained non-alkali ion was not melted easily and 50% of the overall power was absorbed in the melt and 40% and 10% of the overall power was lost in the cold crucible and coil respectively. In conclusion, the small absorbed power of the overall power in melt prevented a successful melting as for glass A, and the successful melting depends on the relative size of the absorbed power in melt irrespective of the melting volume. Hence, as typical for direct induction heating method(CCM), the successful melting strongly depended on the chosen working frequency based on electric conductivity of glass, power balance and the control of the critical power which was absorbed in melt.

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Supported by : 한국과학기술부

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