1. A method for producing a glass product, said method comprising the steps of:
formingprocessing molten glass within a melting, a fining, a delivery, and a forming vessel;
enclosing at least one of the vessels; and
monitoringcontrolling an atmosphere around a non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel, wherein said step of monitoringcontrolling further includes:
controlling a level of hydrogen within a mixture of gases in the atmosphere so that a partial pressure is maintained at or greater than a level defined by an equilibrium relationship pH2 (ppm)=78,000\xd7e\u02c6(\u221258,900+13.1 T)(1.987*T(\xb0 K.)) around the non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel to prevent or mitigate oxidation reactions like hydrogen permeation and electrochemical reactions from occurring in the molten glass thus effectively suppressing the formation of undesirable gaseous inclusions within the molten glass.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said monitoringcontrolling step further includes the step of controlling a level of oxygen within the gas mixture around the non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel to reduce oxidation of a precious metal on said at least one vessel.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said monitoringcontrolling step further includes the step of controlling a cooling of the molten glass while the molten glass travels from one of said at least one vessel to another one of said at least one vessel.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said gas mixture results in up to 38,000 ppm of hydrogen at the non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said gas mixture is maintained at a dew point temperature of 200\xb0 F. or lower.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein said gas mixture has an oxygen content with a level of less than 21% by volume.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein said gas mixture has an oxygen level of 0.01% to 1% by volume and a water vapor level of 2% to 20% by volume, with the balance being essentially an inert gas.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein said gas mixture includes cracked ammonia products or combustion products.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein said non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel includes a metal selected from gold, platinum, rhodium, iridium, molybdenum, palladium, rhenium, tantalum, titanium, tungsten and alloys thereof.
10. A glass manufacturing system comprising:
a melting, fining, delivery, and forming vessel, each vessel includes an inner wall which contacts molten glass;
a capsule that encloses at least one of the vessels;
a closed-loop control system that monitors and controls an environment within said capsule and around a non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel; and
wherein said closed-loop control system controls a level of hydrogen within a mixture of gases in the environment so that a partial pressure is maintained at or greater than a level defined by an equilibrium relationship pH2 (ppm)=78,000\xd7e\u02c6(\u221258,900+13.1 T)(1.987*T(\xb0 K.)) around the non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel to effectively suppress formation of undesirable gaseous inclusions within the molten glass.
11. The glass manufacturing system of claim 10, wherein said closed-loop control system further controls a level of oxygen within the gas mixture in the environment around the non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel to reduce oxidation of a precious metal on said at least one vessel.
12. The glass manufacturing system of claim 10, wherein said closed-loop control system further controls a cooling of the molten glass while the molten glass travels from one of said at least one vessel to another one of said at least one vessel.
13. The glass manufacturing system of claim 10, wherein said gas mixture includes up to 38,000 ppm of hydrogen at the non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel.
14. The glass manufacturing system of claim 10, wherein said gas mixture is maintained at a dew point temperature of 200\xb0 F. or lower.
15. The glass manufacturing system of claim 10, wherein said gas mixture has an oxygen content with a level of less than 21% by volume.
16. The glass manufacturing system of claim 10, wherein said gas mixture has an oxygen level of 0.01% to 1% by volume and a water vapor level of 2% to 20% by volume, with the balance being essentially an inert gas.
17. The glass manufacturing system of claim 10, wherein said gas mixture includes cracked ammonia products or combustion products.
18. The glass manufacturing system of claim 10, wherein said non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel includes a metal selected from gold, platinum, rhodium, iridium, molybdenum, palladium, rhenium, tantalum, titanium, tungsten and alloys thereof.
19. A system for controlling an environment around at least one vessel in a glass manufacturing system, said system comprising:
a capsule that encloses said at least one vessel;
a closed-loop control system that controls a level of hydrogen within a mixture of gases located within said capsule so that a partial pressure is maintained at or greater than a level defined by an equilibrium relationship pH2 (ppm)=78,000\xd7e\u02c6(\u221258,900+13.1 T)(1.987*T(\xb0 K.)) around a non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel to effectively suppress formation of undesirable gaseous inclusions within the molten glass located within said at least one vessel.
20. The system of claim 19, wherein said closed-loop control system further controls a level of oxygen within the gas mixture around the non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel to reduce oxidation of a precious metal on said at least one vessel.
21. The system of claim 19, wherein said closed-loop control system further controls a cooling of the molten glass while the molten glass travels from one of said at least one vessel to another one of said at least one vessel.
22. The system of claim 19, further comprising a constrictor plate positioned around the non-glass contact surface of one of said at least one vessel that reduces a flow of the gas mixture over that vessel and causes a laminar flow of the gas mixture within said capsule.
23. The system of claim 19, wherein said closed-loop control system includes:
a controller;
a plurality of sensors;
a humidity feed system;
a heatingcooling control system;
a air handler; and
an O2N2 makeup system.
24. A method for producing a glass product, said method comprising the steps of:
formingprocessing molten glass within a melting, a fining, a delivery, and a forming vessel;
enclosing at least one of the vessels; and
monitoringcontrolling an atmosphere around a non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel, wherein said step of monitoringcontrolling further includes:
controlling a level of hydrogen within a mixture of gases in the atmosphere around the non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel to reduce hydrogen permeation from the molten glass and effectively suppress formation of undesirable gaseous inclusions within the molten glass; and
controlling a level of oxygen within the gas mixture around the non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel to reduce oxidation of a precious metal on said at least one vessel.
25. The method of claim 24, wherein said step of monitoringcontrolling further includes controlling a flow rate and heat of the gas mixture around the non-glass contact surface of said at least one vessel.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A device for displaying an electronic document, the device comprising:
a double-sided display including a first display and a second display that are disposed on opposite sides of the double-sided display and display different portions of the electronic document;
a motion sensing unit configured to sense a motion of the double-sided display; and
a controller configured to display a portion of the electronic document on the first display, and to display another portion of the electronic document on the second display based on a motion sensed by the motion sensing unit.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to display a cover of the electronic document on the second display, if the sensed motion is a turnover of the double-sided display.
3. The device of claim 2, further comprising a gesture sensing unit configured to sense a gesture,
wherein the controller is configured to sequentially change a page of the electronic document that is displayed, based on the sensed gesture, and to output an indication that there are no further pages when a page of the electronic document that has been displayed on the first display has been reached.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to display a last page of the electronic document on the second display, if the sensed motion is a turnover of the double-sided display.
5. The device of claim 4, further comprising a gesture sensing unit configured to sense a gesture,
wherein the controller is configured to sequentially change a page of the electronic document that is displayed, based on the sensed gesture, and to output an indication that there are no further pages when a page of the electronic document that has been displayed on the first display has been reached.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to display a portion of a cover of the electronic document corresponding to a region of the second display that is bent toward the first display, on the bent region of the second display, if the sensed motion is a bending of the double-sided display toward the first display.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to display a portion of a last page of the electronic document corresponding to a region of the second display that is bent toward the first display, on the bent region of the second display, if the sensed motion is a bending of the double-sided display toward the first display.
8. A method for displaying an electronic document using a double-sided display including a first display and a second display on opposite sides of the double-sided display, the method comprising:
displaying a portion of the electronic document on the first display of the double-sided display;
sensing a motion of the double-sided display; and
displaying another portion of the electronic document on the second display of the double-sided display based on the sensed motion.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the another portion of the electronic document comprises displaying a cover of the electronic document on the second display, if the sensed motion includes a turnover of the double-sided display.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
sensing a gesture input from a user;
sequentially changing a page of the electronic document that is displayed, based on the sensed gesture; and
outputting an indication that there are no further pages when a page of the electronic document that has been displayed on the first display has been reached.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the another portion of the electronic document comprises displaying a last page of the electronic document on the second display, if the sensed motion includes a turnover of the double-sided display.
12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
sensing a gesture input from a user;
sequentially changing a page of the electronic document that is displayed, based on the sensed gesture; and
outputting an indication that there are no further pages when a page of the electronic document that has been displayed on the first display has been reached.
13. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the another portion of the electronic document comprises displaying a portion of a cover of the electronic document corresponding to a region of the second display that is bent toward the first display, on the bent region of the second display, if the sensed motion includes a bending of the double-sided display toward the first display.
14. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the another portion of the electronic document comprises displaying a portion a last page of the electronic document corresponding to a region of the second display that is bent toward the first display, on the bent region of the second display, if the sensed motion includes a bending of the double-sided display toward the first display.