Bypass wedge for drying and preheating glass batch agglomerates
US4316732A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 1980 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2000 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P40/50
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process and apparatus for the manufacture of glass is disclosed. Glass batch agglomerates are formed, fed to a vertical bed preheat hopper, dried and preheated with furnace exhaust gases, and then fed to a glass melting furnace. A bypass wedge removes a portion of the exhaust gases below the top of the vertical bed to reduce superficial velocity and temperature of the gas through the top of the bed and reduce particulate emissions.
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