Thermodynamics of glass melts and thermo-chemistry of glass forming batches

Abstract

The paper deals with the thermodynamics of glass melts and glass forming batches. In a first step, an improved approach to the heat capacities of multi-component glass melts by the combination of a thermochemical model and the Adam-Gibbs equation is presented. Then, the heat demand of dolomite decomposition is reinvestigated. Finally, a proposition is made for the modelling of the batch-to-melt reaction path, yielding Information on both calcoric and rheological properties.