Method and apparatus for melting mineral materials
US4113459A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 1977 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 1997 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P40/50
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for melting mineral materials, particularly vitrifiable materials, for the manufacture of glass in which the materials to be melted are supplied in the form of finely divided solid elements with each element containing the totality of the components, in their proper proportions, necessary for the formation of the glass. These materials are deposited onto a thin molten layer of the same material formed on a hearth. The molten layer is fed along the hearth and heaters produce an intense heating of the materials to produce the melting thereof.
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