High temperature glass melting vessel

A method of making a glass article, the method comprising processing a glass composition in a glass melt delivery system vessel, the glass melt delivery system vessel comprising:

• at least one sidewall and floor, wherein the at least one sidewall and floor comprise a refractory material;
• at least one electrode extending through the refractory material;
• wherein the at least one electrode heats a glass melt in contact with the refractory material at an average temperature of at least about 1600° C. without exceeding a breakdown condition of the refractory material in contact with the glass melt;
• wherein the melting vessel comprises two opposing sidewalls, each opposing sidewall comprising at least two electrodes extending therethrough, wherein the ratio of the closest distance between the electrodes and a width of the electrodes in the lengthwise direction of the sidewall ranges from about 0.8:1 to about 2.4:1, and wherein a vertical distance between the floor and a bottom of one of the electrodes is at least about 5% of a length of the electrode in a vertical direction.

A glass article made by a method comprising processing a glass composition in a glass melt delivery system vessel, the glass melt delivery system vessel comprising:

• at least one sidewall and floor, wherein the at least one sidewall and floor comprise a refractory material;
• at least one electrode extending through the refractory material;
• wherein the at least one electrode heats a glass melt in contact with the refractory material at an average temperature of at least about 1600° C. without exceeding a breakdown condition of the refractory material in contact with the glass melt;
• wherein the melting vessel comprises the two opposing sidewalls, each opposing sidewall comprising at least two electrodes extending therethrough, wherein a ratio of the closest distance between the electrodes and a width of the electrodes in a lengthwise direction of the sidewall ranges from about 0.8:1 to about 2.4:1, and wherein a vertical distance between the floor and a bottom of the one of the electrodes is at least about 5% of a length of the electrode in the vertical direction.

An electronic device comprising a glass article made by a method comprising processing a glass composition in a glass melt delivery system vessel, the glass melt delivery system vessel comprising:

• at least one sidewall and floor, wherein the at least one sidewall and floor comprise a refractory material;
• at least one electrode extending through the refractory material;
• wherein the at least one electrode heats a glass melt in contact with the refractory material at an average temperature of at least about 1600° C. without exceeding a breakdown condition of the refractory material in contact with the glass melt:
• wherein the melting vessel comprises the two opposing sidewalls, each opposing sidewall comprising at least two electrodes extending therethrough, wherein a ratio of the closest distance between the electrodes and a width of the electrodes in a lengthwise direction of the sidewall ranges from about 0.8:1 to about 2.4:1, and wherein a vertical distance between the floor and a bottom of the one of the electrodes is at least about 5% of a length of the electrode in the vertical direction, wherein the glass article is the glass sheet.