In the Float Glass Manufacturing Process, the Molten Glass (Raw

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Essay

In the float glass manufacturing process, the molten glass (raw materials)floating over molten tin bath is rapidly cooled, which solidifies it into a sheet. The sheet emerging from tin bath is slowly heated in the annealing chamber and then allowed to cool to room temperature before being cut to required sizes. Why is the glass subjected first to rapid cooling and why is it subsequently heated?

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