Parameters affecting the workability of container glass Part 2. Influence of dissolved gases and of other parameters
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The hypotheses associated with variations of dissolved gases, structure, macroinhomogeneity (or cordiness), surface composition gradients and radiant heat transfer properties are presented in some detail in the second part of the review. While each of the physicochemical parameters considered was shown to be potentially influential by laboratory experiments, there is still no general agreement on the factors which are most relevant in practice. The most popular candidates are microstructure formation and variations of the content of dissolved gases; however, so far no conclusive evidence has been obtained. The influence of such parameters on stress-induced viscosity variations is also not well clarified. In order to decide what should be improved in the melting practice to achieve a better control of the forming behaviour, it is essential to solve the alternative with suitable experiments on carefully selected production samples.