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What is the first stage in the glassmaking process?
What is the first stage in the glassmaking process?
- Melting in a tank furnace
- Preparation of batch
- Collection of raw materials (correct)
- Adding cullet and decolourisers
Which equipment is used to finely powder the raw materials, cullet, and decolourisers in the glassmaking process?
Which equipment is used to finely powder the raw materials, cullet, and decolourisers in the glassmaking process?
- Grinding machines (correct)
- Mixing machines
- Blowing machine
- Melting furnace
What is the mixture of raw materials, cullet, and decolourisers known as before it is taken for the melting process?
What is the mixture of raw materials, cullet, and decolourisers known as before it is taken for the melting process?
- Annealed blend
- Spun mixture
- Molten glass
- Batch or frit (correct)
In glassmaking, which process involves placing pots in specially prepared holes in the furnace?
In glassmaking, which process involves placing pots in specially prepared holes in the furnace?
Which stage of glassmaking involves adding molten glass into specially prepared holes?
Which stage of glassmaking involves adding molten glass into specially prepared holes?
What is the purpose of allowing producer gas through ports in a tank furnace during glassmaking?
What is the purpose of allowing producer gas through ports in a tank furnace during glassmaking?
What is the purpose of decolourisers in the glassmaking process?
What is the purpose of decolourisers in the glassmaking process?
Which type of furnace in glassmaking allows for a continuous melting process?
Which type of furnace in glassmaking allows for a continuous melting process?
What is the purpose of grinding machines in glassmaking?
What is the purpose of grinding machines in glassmaking?
What is the final stage in the glassmaking process?
What is the final stage in the glassmaking process?
Which stage of glassmaking involves mixing raw materials, cullet, and decolourisers until a uniform mixture is obtained?
Which stage of glassmaking involves mixing raw materials, cullet, and decolourisers until a uniform mixture is obtained?
What is the main difference between a pot furnace and a tank furnace in glassmaking?
What is the main difference between a pot furnace and a tank furnace in glassmaking?
Why is obtaining a uniform mixture important in the glassmaking process?
Why is obtaining a uniform mixture important in the glassmaking process?
What happens during the melting stage of glassmaking?
What happens during the melting stage of glassmaking?
What is common between blowing, casting, rolling, and spinning in the context of glassmaking?
What is common between blowing, casting, rolling, and spinning in the context of glassmaking?
