Abstract:
Un horno de fundicion de resistencia eléctrica para composiciones vidriables tales como vidrio, esmalte o cerámica tiene un extremo de fundido (1) que rota alrededor del eje vertical y un horno superior estacionario (4) que puede ser operado continua o intermitentemente y que permite un intercambio de productos rápido y limpio.
Abstract:
The glass melting tank for supplying a flat glass forming process has a melting zone (12) for melting solid batch material (20) and a refining zone (13) with reduced return flow of glass. The base of the refining zone (13) comprises a fusion cast refractory material (30) comprising alumina, silica and between 31 % and 43% by weight of zirconia. The refractory is conditioned by oxidation at at least 1450° C for 24 hours.
Abstract:
The mineral fiber forming apparatus (10) having electrodes (14) for heating heat softenable mineral material to form a molten mineral mass is disclosed. Organically-coated glass fiber scrap and cullet are supplied to a vessel (12) providing the heat softenable mineral material. An impeller (16) turbulently mixes the molten mineral mass dispersing batch into the molten mineral mass and converting water in the molten mineral bath to steam. Molten mineral material formed by the appartus (10) includes small seeds and gaseous occlusions. The molten mineral material is fed from an outlet port (24) in the vessel (12) to a rotary spinner (30) which forms hollow mineral fibers (32) having gaseous occlusions of between 1 % and 10 % by volume by centrifuging the molten mineral material.
Abstract:
An electric resistance melting furnace for vitrifiable compositions such as glass, enamel or ceramic has a melting end (1) which rotates around the vertical axis and a stationary top furnace (4) which may be continuously or intermittently operated and which allows a fast and clean exchange of products.
Abstract:
An electric furnace for converting fly ash into mineral wool. It is critical that fly ash for the production of mineral wool be melted and poured within critical temperature and pour rate tolerances. The electric furnace contains a product exit orifice (16), a plurality of electrodes (26, 28 and 30) located in the vessel to define primary current paths adjacent the orifice, a movable control electrode (200) is positioned for defining an additional current path adjacent the orifice and a circuit (300) for energizing the primary electrodes with multiphase current and for time-sharing the multiphase current with the control electrode. The degree of time-sharing is responsive to the temperature of the product passing through the orifice and/or the rate of flow therethrough. Also, the control electrode is positionable dependent upon the temperature of the exiting product and/or flow rate through the orifice.
Abstract:
57 A method is disclosed of melting thermoplastic material, such as glass, in a refractory vessel (24), while protecting the refractory walls (26, 28) against corrosion and protecting the material from contamination by such corrosion. This is achieved by providing at least the sidewalls (26) of the refractory vessel (24) with an oxidizable metal liner (30, 30B), for example of molybdenum, the liner (30, 30B) being spaced away from but in close proximity to the sidewalls (26) to form an annular space (32).