Method and apparatus for regulating molten glass flow into a conditioning chamber
US4011070A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 3, 1975 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03B5/26
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A predetermined rate of flow of molten glass from a reservoir, for example a glass melting furnace, is maintained by flowing glass from the reservoir to an intermediate vessel in which the glass temperature is fixed in relation to the temperature of glass discharging from the reservoir, continuously developing a control signal representing any change in the quantity of glass in the intermediate vessel, and using that signal to adjust the flow from the reservoir.
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