Improving the mechanical strength and thermal stability of glassware on the basis of system analysis [Articol]

Abstract

In terms of system analysis any property of glass is a system of correlated factors. In order to establish the factors that influence the mechanical strength and thermal stability of glass the author considers that three main blocks of factors have to be assigned: 1. Characteristics of glass and glassware, 2. Raw materials for glass production and 3. Glass interaction with environment. Every block consists of several groups and sub-groups of factors. The next stage reveals the influence of each factor on the strength of glass and its thermal stability. Then the arrangement of the factors is carried out, according to the degree of their importance. So the integral idea of the factors that influence the mechanical strength and thermal stability of glass can be obtained with the help of system analysis. Such an approach allows optimization of production of glassware with high mechanical strength and thermal stability.