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Glass melting

US5426663A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 1993
Grant dateJun 20, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC03B5/031
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A glass melting tank provides heat in a melting chamber 11 from pairs of electrodes 26, 27 and 28. A three-phase electrical power supply 34 provides power to the electrode pairs and the voltage supplied for the different phase is independently controlled by a power control 33.

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