The present invention relates to an alkali-free glass and a method for producing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an alkali-free glass suitable as a glass for substrates of various displays such as liquid crystal display, and a method for producing the same. According to the present invention, an alkali-free glass suitable as a glass for display substrates, in which inclusion of bubbles is greatly reduced by virtue of containing a refining agent and suppressing the stirring reboil, is obtained.

A large melting furnace suitable for borosilicate glass. The melting furnace includes a melting area, a reinforcing area, an ascending area and a clarifying area. The melting area includes no furnace crown, a surface of molten glass in the melting area is not covered by any wall and exposed for feeding. The reinforcing area includes a first furnace crown, the first furnace crown includes a first partition wall and a second partition wall, and the reinforcing area and the melting area are separated by the first partition wall, and a lower end of the first partition wall goes deep below a surface of molten glass but is not in contact with a bottom of the melting furnace, so as to guarantee that the molten glass in the melting area and the reinforcing area is interconnected.

A large melting furnace suitable for borosilicate glass. The melting furnace includes a melting area, a reinforcing area, an ascending area and a clarifying area. The melting area includes no furnace crown, a surface of molten glass in the melting area is not covered by any wall and exposed for feeding. The reinforcing area includes a first furnace crown, the first furnace crown includes a first partition wall and a second partition wall, and the reinforcing area and the melting area are separated by the first partition wall, and a lower end of the first partition wall goes deep below a surface of molten glass but is not in contact with a bottom of the melting furnace, so as to guarantee that the molten glass in the melting area and the reinforcing area is interconnected.

An electric induction system and method is provided for induction heating and melting of basalt charge for the production of molten process basalt that can be used for molten basalt processes that produce basalt articles of manufacture including cast basalt articles and continuous basalt casting processes for producing basalt articles such as fibers and filaments.

A system for protecting air cooled condensers from hailstone damage including system components and method of installation, in which a protective screen preferably of stainless steel mesh is draped over and supported above condenser components to degrade hailstone momentum by reducing both velocity and mass, and by exposing residual hail to heat energy of air exhausting from the condenser.

The invention discloses a composition for preparing glass, a glass article and a use thereof, and a glass article made from the composition. The glass article is preferably a glass substrate made from a composition with an M value of from about 1 to about 10 as calculated by the empirical equation: M=0.13wt (B.sub.2O.sub.3)wt (B.sub.2O.sub.3)+0.42wt (CaO)+0.55wt (MgO)+0.75wt (SrO)0.05wt (Al.sub.2O.sub.3)wt (Al.sub.2O.sub.3). A use of the glass article (especially the glass substrate) for manufacturing a display device is disclosed herein, wherein the glass article has better properties, such as lowered content of solid inclusions and gas inclusions, lowered thickness range and lowered warpage.

The invention discloses a composition for preparing glass, a glass article and a use thereof, and a glass article made from the composition. The glass article is preferably a glass substrate made from a composition with an M value of from about 1 to about 10 as calculated by the empirical equation: M=0.13wt (B.sub.2O.sub.3)wt (B.sub.2O.sub.3)+0.42wt (CaO)+0.55wt (MgO)+0.75wt (SrO)0.05wt (Al.sub.2O.sub.3)wt (Al.sub.2O.sub.3). A use of the glass article (especially the glass substrate) for manufacturing a display device is disclosed herein, wherein the glass article has better properties, such as lowered content of solid inclusions and gas inclusions, lowered thickness range and lowered warpage.

The present invention relates to an alkali-free glass and a method for producing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an alkali-free glass suitable as a glass for substrates of various displays such as liquid crystal display, and a method for producing the same. According to the present invention, an alkali-free glass suitable as a glass for display substrates, in which inclusion of bubbles is greatly reduced by virtue of containing a refining agent and suppressing the stirring reboil, is obtained.

The present invention relates to the field of special glass materials and preparation, in particular to a glass composition resistant to ion bombardment, a cladding glass of microchannel plate, a microchannel plate and a preparing method thereof. The coordination between the components and the adjustment of the dosage, in particular, oxides with high bond energy containing scandium and/or strontium and/or zirconium and/or molybdenum, can be introduced into the glass material, so as to improve the surface binding energy (SBE), thereby improving the ion bombardment resistance of the glass material and significantly prolonging the working life of the microchannel plate during detecting high-energy ions directly, while meeting other necessary properties such as good anti-crystallization, good acid and alkali resistance, appropriate softening temperature, thermal expansion coefficient, and bulk resistance, etc.

The present invention relates to the field of special glass materials and preparation, in particular to a glass composition resistant to ion bombardment, a cladding glass of microchannel plate, a microchannel plate and a preparing method thereof. The coordination between the components and the adjustment of the dosage, in particular, oxides with high bond energy containing scandium and/or strontium and/or zirconium and/or molybdenum, can be introduced into the glass material, so as to improve the surface binding energy (SBE), thereby improving the ion bombardment resistance of the glass material and significantly prolonging the working life of the microchannel plate during detecting high-energy ions directly, while meeting other necessary properties such as good anti-crystallization, good acid and alkali resistance, appropriate softening temperature, thermal expansion coefficient, and bulk resistance, etc.