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Method and apparatus for heating mineral fibers

US4734996A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 1986
Grant dateApr 5, 1988
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF26B17/026
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and apparatus for heating fibrous mineral insulation material comprises an oven divided into zones, a conveyor for carrying the insulation material through the oven, means for directing hot gases into contact with the insulation material in the first oven zone, first heating means for heating the hot gases, and second heating means, distinct from the first heating means and positioned upstream from the first oven zone for heating the conveyor.

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