Method and apparatus for preheating pulverous materials prior to their introduction into a melting furnace
US4330315A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 1980 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P40/50
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to method and apparatus for improving the preheating of pulverous materials, their introduction into melting furnaces, and their melting therein, with application to the recycling of some of the vitrifiable starting materials delivered to a tank furnace for glass making through a heat exchanger to raise its entry level temperature.
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